महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-89

कामं वध्यतु मे सैन्यं नाहं योत्स्ये महात्मना ।
जयो वास्तु वधो वा मे कथं वा कृष्ण मन्यसे ॥८९॥

89. kāmaṁ vadhyatu me sainyaṁ nāhaṁ yotsye mahātmanā ,
jayo vāstu vadho vā me kathaṁ vā kṛṣṇa manyase.

89. kāmam vadhyatu me sainyam na aham yotsye mahātmanā
jayaḥ vā astu vadhaḥ vā me katham vā kṛṣṇa manyase

89. me sainyam kāmam vadhyatu; aham mahātmanā na yotsye.
jayaḥ vā vadhaḥ vā me astu.
kṛṣṇa,
vā katham manyase?

89. Let my army be slain, I do not care; but I will not fight with that great-souled one. Whether victory or death befalls me, so be it. O Kṛṣṇa, what is your opinion on this?

Words meanings summery:

• कामम् (kāmam) - as one wishes, willingly, let it be

• वध्यतु (vadhyatu) - let it be killed/slain

• मे (me) - my, of me, for me

• सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - Referring to Bhīṣma (with the great-souled one)

• जयः (jayaḥ) - victory

• वा (vā) - or

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - death, killing

• वा (vā) - or

• मे (me) - my, of me, for me

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• वा (vā) - or

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think

Words meanings and morphology

कामम् (kāmam) - as one wishes, willingly, let it be

(indeclinable)

वध्यतु (vadhyatu) - let it be killed/slain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vadh

Root: vadh (class 1)

मे (me) - my, of me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - Referring to Bhīṣma (with the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, conquest, triumph

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

वधः (vadhaḥ) - death, killing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, death

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a deity), black, dark

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)