महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-51, verse-34

यो यो हि समरे पार्थं प्रत्युद्याति विशां पते ।
स स वै विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः परलोकाय नीयते ॥३४॥

34. yo yo hi samare pārthaṁ pratyudyāti viśāṁ pate ,
sa sa vai viśikhaistīkṣṇaiḥ paralokāya nīyate.

34. yaḥ yaḥ hi samare pārtham pratyudyāti viśām pate
saḥ saḥ vai viśikhaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ paralokāya nīyate

34. viśām pate yaḥ yaḥ hi samare pārtham pratyudyāti
saḥ saḥ vai tīkṣṇaiḥ viśikhaiḥ paralokāya nīyate

34. O lord of men, whoever indeed faces Partha (Arjuna) in battle, he is certainly led to the other world by sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• पार्थम् (pārtham) - Partha (Arjuna) (Partha (Arjuna), son of Pritha)

• प्रत्युद्याति (pratyudyāti) - faces (faces, goes against, confronts)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of men (of people, of subjects, of commoners)

• पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, surely, certainly)

• विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - by arrows (with arrows, by arrows)

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp (arrows) (by sharp, by keen, by fierce)

• परलोकाय (paralokāya) - to the other world (to the other world, for the other world, to the next life)

• नीयते (nīyate) - is led (to death) (is led, is taken, is carried)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

Root: smṛ (class 1)

पार्थम् (pārtham) - Partha (Arjuna) (Partha (Arjuna), son of Pritha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna

Note: Object of 'pratyudyāti'.

प्रत्युद्याति (pratyudyāti) - faces (faces, goes against, confronts)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pratyudyā

Present Indicative

root yā with prefixes prati and ud, 2nd class, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Prefixes: prati+ud

Root: yā (class 2)

विशाम् (viśām) - of men (of people, of subjects, of commoners)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, commoners

Note: Part of vocative compound 'viśām pate'.

पते (pate) - O lord (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Note: Part of vocative compound 'viśām pate' meaning "lord of men".

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

वै (vai) - certainly (indeed, surely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - by arrows (with arrows, by arrows)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viśikha

viśikha - arrow, dart (literally, 'without a tuft' or 'pointless' but refers to an arrow due to its sharp point)

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - by sharp (arrows) (by sharp, by keen, by fierce)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, piercing, fierce, pungent

Note: Qualifies 'viśikhaiḥ'.

परलोकाय (paralokāya) - to the other world (to the other world, for the other world, to the next life)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of paraloka

paraloka - the other world, the next world, afterlife

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+loka)

• para – other, another, supreme, distant
  adjective
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates purpose or destination.

नीयते (nīyate) - is led (to death) (is led, is taken, is carried)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of nī

Present Indicative

root nī, 1st class (passive stem), Passive voice, 3rd person singular

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Implies being killed and sent to the afterlife.