महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-59

भवान्हि नो वधोपायं ब्रवीतु स्वयमात्मनः ।
भवन्तं समरे राजन्विषहेम कथं वयम् ॥५९॥

59. bhavānhi no vadhopāyaṁ bravītu svayamātmanaḥ ,
bhavantaṁ samare rājanviṣahema kathaṁ vayam.

59. bhavān hi naḥ vadhopāyam bravītu svayam ātmanaḥ
| bhavantam samare rājan viṣahema katham vayam

59. rājan bhavān hi naḥ ātmanaḥ svayam vadhopāyam
bravītu vayam bhavantam samare katham viṣahema

59. O King, please tell us yourself the means to defeat you. Indeed, how can we possibly withstand you in battle?

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - Your Grace, you

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, our)

• वधोपायम् (vadhopāyam) - means to defeat (you) (means of killing, method of destruction)

• ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - (you) please tell (may he tell, please tell)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself (of oneself, of the self (ātman))

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (accusative)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• विषहेम (viṣahema) - we could endure, tolerate, resist

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - Your Grace, you

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - Your Grace, respectful term for 'you'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: A respectful form of address.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Could also be genitive or accusative, but dative fits 'tell to us'.

वधोपायम् (vadhopāyam) - means to defeat (you) (means of killing, method of destruction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadhopāya

vadhopāya - means of killing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+upāya)

• vadha – killing, slaughter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: han (class 2)
• upāya – means, method, resource
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - (you) please tell (may he tell, please tell)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Used here for respectful command, addressing the second person (bhagavān).

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself (of oneself, of the self (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual

Root: an (class 2)

Note: The word (ātman) refers to the individual person being addressed.

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - Your Grace, respectful term for 'you'

Root: bhū (class 1)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Root: mṛ (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

विषहेम (viṣahema) - we could endure, tolerate, resist

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of sah

Prefix: vi

Root: sah (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us