महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-45

पाण्डवानां प्रियं कुर्वन्नात्मनश्च नरोत्तम ।
अद्य त्वा योधयिष्यामि रणे पुरुषसत्तम ॥४५॥

45. pāṇḍavānāṁ priyaṁ kurvannātmanaśca narottama ,
adya tvā yodhayiṣyāmi raṇe puruṣasattama.

45. pāṇḍavānām priyam kurvan ātmanaḥ ca narottama
adya tvā yodhayiṣyāmi raṇe puruṣasattama

45. narottama,
puruṣasattama,
pāṇḍavānām ca ātmanaḥ priyam kurvan aham adya tvā raṇe yodhayiṣyāmi.

45. O best among men, performing what is dear to the Pandavas and to my own self (ātman), I will fight you today in battle, O foremost of men.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

• प्रियम् (priyam) - what is dear/pleasing (dear, pleasing, beloved; a beloved thing)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best among men

• अद्य (adya) - today

• त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

• योधयिष्यामि (yodhayiṣyāmi) - I will fight you (I will make (you) fight, I will cause to fight (with me))

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

• पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men, O foremost of men

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, the Pandavas

Patronymic from Pandu

प्रियम् (priyam) - what is dear/pleasing (dear, pleasing, beloved; a beloved thing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, pleasing, beloved

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'a dear thing'.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kṛ - to do, make, perform

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to do) + -at

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the implicit 'I' (aham).

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of oneself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Note: Used with `priyam` (dear to oneself).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Bhishma.

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of accusative singular for 'you'.

योधयिष्यामि (yodhayiṣyāmi) - I will fight you (I will make (you) fight, I will cause to fight (with me))

(verb)

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

Future Active (causative)

1st person singular, Future tense, causative stem from root yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war

पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men, O foremost of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣasattama

puruṣasattama - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+sattama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of sat (good, existing)

Note: An epithet for Bhishma.