महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-115, verse-46

एवमेतन्महाबाहो धर्मेषु परिनिष्ठितम् ।
स्वप्तव्यं क्षत्रियेणाजौ शरतल्पगतेन वै ॥४६॥

46. evametanmahābāho dharmeṣu pariniṣṭhitam ,
svaptavyaṁ kṣatriyeṇājau śaratalpagatena vai.

46. evam etat mahābāho dharmeṣu pariniṣṭhitam
svaptavyam kṣatriyeṇa ājau śaratapalagatena vai

46. mahābāho evam etat dharmeṣu pariniṣṭhitam vai
kṣatriyeṇa śaratapalagatena ājau svaptavyam

46. O mighty-armed one, this is indeed firmly established in the natural law (dharma): a kṣatriya, lying on a bed of arrows in battle, ought to accept death.

Words meanings summery:

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

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in the duties, in the natural laws, in the principles of natural law

• परिनिष्ठितम् (pariniṣṭhitam) - established, firmly fixed, fully accomplished

• स्वप्तव्यम् (svaptavyam) - ought to accept death (should be slept, ought to sleep)

• क्षत्रियेण (kṣatriyeṇa) - by a kṣatriya, by a warrior

• आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in combat

• शरतपलगतेन (śaratapalagatena) - by one lying on a bed of arrows, having gone to a bed of arrows

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in the duties, in the natural laws, in the principles of natural law

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

परिनिष्ठितम् (pariniṣṭhitam) - established, firmly fixed, fully accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pariniṣṭhita

pariniṣṭhita - established, perfected, finished, settled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefixes pari- and ni-

Prefixes: pari+ni

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'etat'.

स्वप्तव्यम् (svaptavyam) - ought to accept death (should be slept, ought to sleep)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svaptavya

svaptavya - to be slept, fit to be slept

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root svap (to sleep) with suffix -tavya

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Impersonal passive construction.

क्षत्रियेण (kṣatriyeṇa) - by a kṣatriya, by a warrior

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior class, a warrior

Note: Agent in the passive construction 'svaptavyam'.

आजौ (ājau) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āji

āji - battle, combat, race

शरतपलगतेन (śaratapalagatena) - by one lying on a bed of arrows, having gone to a bed of arrows

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaratapalagata

śaratapalagata - lying on a bed of arrows

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+talpa+gata)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• talpa – bed, couch
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kṣatriyeṇa'.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.