महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-76, verse-11

रणे तवार्थाय महानुभाव न जीवितं रक्ष्यतमं ममाद्य ।
सर्वांस्तवार्थाय सदेवदैत्याँल्लोकान्दहेयं किमु शत्रूंस्तवेह ॥११॥

11. raṇe tavārthāya mahānubhāva; na jīvitaṁ rakṣyatamaṁ mamādya ,
sarvāṁstavārthāya sadevadaityāँ;llokāndaheyaṁ kimu śatrūṁstaveha.

11. raṇe tava arthāya mahānubhāva na
jīvitam rakṣyatamam mama adya
sarvān tava arthāya sadevadaityān
lokān daheyam kimu śatrūn tava iha

11. mahānubhāva,
adya raṇe tava arthāya mama jīvitam rakṣyatamam na (aham) tava arthāya sadevadaityān sarvān lokān daheyam kimu iha tava śatrūn (daheyam)?

11. O high-minded one (mahānubhāva), in battle today, my life is not the most precious thing to be protected for your sake. For your sake, I would even burn all the worlds, including gods and demons; how much more so (kimu) your enemies here?

Words meanings summery:

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war, in conflict)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

• महानुभाव (mahānubhāva) - O high-minded one (mahānubhāva) (O greatly fortunate one, O high-minded one, O magnanimous one)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - my life (life, living)

• रक्ष्यतमम् (rakṣyatamam) - most precious thing to be protected (most to be protected, most guardable)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, whole (masc. acc. pl.))

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for your sake (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

• सदेवदैत्यान् (sadevadaityān) - including gods and demons (including gods and demons, with gods and demons)

• लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (worlds, realms (masc. acc. pl.))

• दहेयम् (daheyam) - I would burn (I would burn, I might burn)

• किमु (kimu) - how much more so (kimu) (how much more, what then, what about)

• शत्रून् (śatrūn) - your enemies (enemies (masc. acc. pl.))

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

Words meanings and morphology

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in war, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict, noise

From root `raṇ` (to sound, rejoice, fight)

Root: raṇ (class 1)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the sake of (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, sake

Note: Follows a genitive (`tava`) or is part of a compound (`tavārthāya`).

महानुभाव (mahānubhāva) - O high-minded one (mahānubhāva) (O greatly fortunate one, O high-minded one, O magnanimous one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahānubhāva

mahānubhāva - high-minded, noble, magnanimous, greatly fortunate

Bahuvrīhi compound: "whose nature/disposition (anubhāva) is great (mahā)"

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+anubhāva)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• anubhāva – dignity, power, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu

Note: Addressing Duryodhana.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates the statement "my life is most to be protected".

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - my life (life, living)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root `jīv` (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause, with implied verb "is".

रक्ष्यतमम् (rakṣyatamam) - most precious thing to be protected (most to be protected, most guardable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣyatama

rakṣyatama - most to be protected

Superlative of Gerundive

Superlative form of `rakṣya` (to be protected), which is a gerundive from root `rakṣ` (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun

Note: Possessive.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, whole (masc. acc. pl.))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for your sake (for the sake of, for the purpose of)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, sake

सदेवदैत्यान् (sadevadaityān) - including gods and demons (including gods and demons, with gods and demons)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sadevadaitya

sadevadaitya - together with gods and demons

Bahuvrīhi compound: "with (sa) gods (deva) and demons (daitya)"

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+deva+daitya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• daitya – demon, son of Diti
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `lokān`.

लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (worlds, realms (masc. acc. pl.))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

दहेयम् (daheyam) - I would burn (I would burn, I might burn)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dah

Optative mood, Parasmaipada, 1st person singular

Root: dah (class 1)

किमु (kimu) - how much more so (kimu) (how much more, what then, what about)

(indeclinable)

Particle formed from `kim` (what) + `u` (interrogative/emphatic)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - your enemies (enemies (masc. acc. pl.))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time