महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-81

एष तस्मात्पुरोधाय कंचिदन्यं ममाग्रतः ।
मां पातयतु बीभत्सुरेवं ते विजयो भवेत् ॥८१॥

81. eṣa tasmātpurodhāya kaṁcidanyaṁ mamāgrataḥ ,
māṁ pātayatu bībhatsurevaṁ te vijayo bhavet.

81. eṣaḥ tasmāt purodhāya kañcit anyam mama agrataḥ
mām pātayatu bībhatsuḥ evam te vijayaḥ bhavet

81. tasmāt eṣaḥ bībhatsuḥ kañcit anyam mama agrataḥ
purodhāya mām pātayatu evam te vijayaḥ bhavet

81. Therefore, let this Bibhatsu (bībhatsu) place someone else in front of me and then strike me down; in this way, victory will be yours.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (Arjuna) (this, he, this one)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

• पुरोधाय (purodhāya) - having placed in front (having placed in front, having put forward)

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - someone (else) (someone, something, a certain)

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another (person), someone else (specifically Śikhaṇḍin) (other, another, different)

• मम (mama) - my (front) (my, of me)

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front (of me) (in front, before, in the presence of)

• माम् (mām) - me (Bhishma) (me)

• पातयतु (pātayatu) - let him strike down (let him cause to fall, let him fell, let him strike down)

• बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna) (loather of war, one who causes disgust, name of Arjuna)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

• ते (te) - your (victory) (your, to you)

• विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph, conquest)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - will be, would be (may be, would be, should be)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (Arjuna) (this, he, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, he

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverbial particle meaning 'therefore' or 'from that (cause)'.

पुरोधाय (purodhāya) - having placed in front (having placed in front, having put forward)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root dhā (to place) with upasarga puraḥ (in front of). Formed with the -ya suffix.

Prefix: puras

Root: dhā (class 3)

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - someone (else) (someone, something, a certain)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable form of a pronoun (kad+cit)

Note: Can function as an indefinite pronoun/adjective. Here it's accusative singular masculine/neuter, referring to 'anyam'.

अन्यम् (anyam) - another (person), someone else (specifically Śikhaṇḍin) (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to a 'certain other' person, i.e., Śikhaṇḍin, whom Bhīṣma cannot fight.

मम (mama) - my (front) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive pronoun referring to Bhīṣma.

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front (of me) (in front, before, in the presence of)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'agra' (front, tip) with the tasi suffix meaning 'from' or 'in the direction of'.

माम् (mām) - me (Bhishma) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

पातयतु (pātayatu) - let him strike down (let him cause to fall, let him fell, let him strike down)

(verb)

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

causative stem

Causative of root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna) (loather of war, one who causes disgust, name of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bībhatsu

bībhatsu - loathing, causing disgust, terrible; name of Arjuna

Intensive/desiderative stem of root badh/bād (to press, vex) or related to bhī (to fear)

एवम् (evam) - in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (victory) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic form for the second person singular genitive (or dative).

विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory (victory, triumph, conquest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest

From root ji (to conquer) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - will be, would be (may be, would be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)