महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-4

अर्जुन उवाच ।
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन ।
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन ॥४॥

4. arjuna uvāca ,
kathaṁ bhīṣmamahaṁ saṁkhye droṇaṁ ca madhusūdana ,
iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāvarisūdana.

4. arjuna uvāca kathaṃ bhīṣmam aham saṃkhye droṇam ca
madhusūdana iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhau arisūdana

4. arjuna uvāca madhusūdana arisūdana aham saṃkhye pūjārhau
bhīṣmam ca droṇam ca iṣubhiḥ kathaṃ pratiyotsyāmi

4. Arjuna said: "O Madhusudana, O Destroyer of Foes, how can I fight back with arrows in battle against Bhishma and Drona, who are both worthy of worship?"

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• अहम् (aham) - I

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in warfare

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona (name)

• च (ca) - and

• मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusudana, O killer of the demon Madhu (epithet of Krishna)

• इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows

• प्रतियोत्स्यामि (pratiyotsyāmi) - I will fight against

• पूजार्हौ (pūjārhau) - Bhishma and Drona (two who are worthy of worship)

• अरिसूदन (arisūdana) - O Destroyer of Foes (epithet of Krishna)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna, white, silver

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name), terrible, formidable

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in warfare

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - number, reckoning, battle, conflict

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona (name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of a teacher/guru), a measure of capacity, a trough

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusudana, O killer of the demon Madhu (epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - destroyer of Madhu (demon), an epithet of Krishna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – sweet, honey, a demon's name
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root sūd (to kill, destroy)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of iṣu

iṣu - arrow

प्रतियोत्स्यामि (pratiyotsyāmi) - I will fight against

(verb)

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

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice

Prefix: prati

Root: yudh (class 4)

पूजार्हौ (pūjārhau) - Bhishma and Drona (two who are worthy of worship)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pūjārha

pūjārha - worthy of worship, deserving of honor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūjā+arha)

• pūjā – worship, honor, respect
  noun (feminine)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine)

अरिसूदन (arisūdana) - O Destroyer of Foes (epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arisūdana

arisūdana - destroyer of enemies, an epithet of Krishna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+sūdana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root sūd (to kill, destroy)
  Root: sūd (class 10)