महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-16

किं नु कृत्वा कृतं मे स्याद्ब्रूहि माधव माचिरम् ।
मध्यस्थमिव पश्यामि समरे सव्यसाचिनम् ॥१६॥

16. kiṁ nu kṛtvā kṛtaṁ me syādbrūhi mādhava māciram ,
madhyasthamiva paśyāmi samare savyasācinam.

16. kim nu kṛtvā kṛtam me syāt brūhi mādhava mā aciram
madhyastham iva paśyāmi samare savyasācinam

16. mādhava,
mā aciram brūhi: kim nu kṛtvā me kṛtam syāt? samare savyasācinam madhyastham iva paśyāmi.

16. O Madhava, tell me quickly what action I should take to achieve a favorable outcome. I see Arjuna (Savyasachin) as if neutral in this battle.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

• नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - (something) accomplished, a favorable outcome (done, made, accomplished, achieved)

• मे (me) - for me (indicating benefit or objective) (for me, by me, to me)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

• माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• अचिरम् (aciram) - without delay, quickly, soon

• मध्यस्थम् (madhyastham) - neutral (in the battle) (standing in the middle, neutral, impartial)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• सव्यसाचिनम् (savyasācinam) - Arjuna (an epithet of Arjuna) (Savyasachin (one who can shoot with the left hand), Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Functions as "what" in "what having done".

नु (nu) - indeed (emphasizing the question) (indeed, now, then, surely)

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix 'tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - (something) accomplished, a favorable outcome (done, made, accomplished, achieved)

(Past Passive Participle)

मे (me) - for me (indicating benefit or objective) (for me, by me, to me)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Enclitic form. Here expressing purpose or relation, "for my sake".

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative

From root 'brū' (to speak). Irregular formation.

Root: brū (class 2)

माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, lord of Lakshmi; an epithet of Krishna

Patronymic from Madhu.

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle.

अचिरम् (aciram) - without delay, quickly, soon

(indeclinable)

Negative compound of 'a' + 'cira' (long time). Adverbial use.

Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+cira)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cira – long time
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverb modifying 'brūhi'.

मध्यस्थम् (madhyastham) - neutral (in the battle) (standing in the middle, neutral, impartial)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhyastha

madhyastha - standing in the middle, neutral, impartial, mediator

Compound. From 'madhya' (middle) + root 'sthā' (to stand).

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (madhya+stha)

• madhya – middle, central
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective
  Agent noun/Participle
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Acts as an object complement to 'savyasācinam'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paś

Present tense

From root 'dṛś' (to see), with present stem 'paśya'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The speaker (Yudhishthira) is the subject.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

From 'sam' (together) + root 'ṛ' (to go, rise).

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Locative case, indicating place.

सव्यसाचिनम् (savyasācinam) - Arjuna (an epithet of Arjuna) (Savyasachin (one who can shoot with the left hand), Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of savyasācin

savyasācin - one who shoots with the left hand, Arjuna

Compound. 'savya' (left) + 'sācin' (shooter).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (savya+sācin)

• savya – left (hand), reverse
  adjective
• sācin – shooting, throwing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Often understood as 'shooter', derived from root 'sāc' or related to 'sāyin'.
  Root: sac/sā