महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-98

ते वयं प्रमुखे तस्य स्थापयित्वा शिखण्डिनम् ।
गाङ्गेयं पातयिष्याम उपायेनेति मे मतिः ॥९८॥

98. te vayaṁ pramukhe tasya sthāpayitvā śikhaṇḍinam ,
gāṅgeyaṁ pātayiṣyāma upāyeneti me matiḥ.

98. te vayam pramukhe tasya sthāpayitvā śikhaṇḍinam
gāṅgeyam pātayiṣyāmaḥ upāyena iti me matiḥ

98. vayam te tasya pramukhe śikhaṇḍinam sthāpayitvā
upāyena gāṅgeyam pātayiṣyāmaḥ iti me matiḥ

98. We, by positioning Śikhaṇḍin in front of him, will fell Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma) by this stratagem. This is my conviction.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - refers to the Pāṇḍavas, functioning as an emphatic "we" (those, they)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front of (referring to Bhīṣma) (in the forefront, in front, at the head)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Bhīṣma (of him, his)

• स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having caused to stand, having placed, having positioned

• शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin

• गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā (an epithet of Bhīṣma))

• पातयिष्यामः (pātayiṣyāmaḥ) - we will cause to fall, we will fell, we will slay

• उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by a stratagem, by a method

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks end of quoted thought)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, opinion, intention, mind, conviction

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - refers to the Pāṇḍavas, functioning as an emphatic "we" (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Often used with vayam to emphasize "we".

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front of (referring to Bhīṣma) (in the forefront, in front, at the head)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pramukha

pramukha - forefront, chief, leader, mouth

from pra-mukha (forefront, face)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pra+mukha)

• pra – forward, before, in front
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative case often indicates "in front of".

तस्य (tasya) - of Bhīṣma (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma from the previous verse.

स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having caused to stand, having placed, having positioned

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from causative of root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound action with the main verb.

शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Śikhaṇḍin (a warrior in the Mahābhārata)

Note: Object of sthāpayitvā.

गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā (an epithet of Bhīṣma))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gāṅgeya

gāṅgeya - son of Gaṅgā, an epithet for Bhīṣma

patronymic from Gaṅgā

Note: Object of pātayiṣyāmaḥ.

पातयिष्यामः (pātayiṣyāmaḥ) - we will cause to fall, we will fell, we will slay

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of pat

causative future from root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Formed from causative stem PĀTAY-.

उपायेन (upāyena) - by means, by a stratagem, by a method

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upaya

upaya - means, method, stratagem, device

from upa-i (to go near, approach) -> to a means

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks end of quoted thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Follows a statement of thought or speech.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of genitive/dative singular. Here, possessive with matiḥ.

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, opinion, intention, mind, conviction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, intelligence, opinion, intention

from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)