महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-15

स मां निहन्यात्संग्रामे यो मां कुर्यान्निरायुधम् ।
समास्तु शाश्वतीर्हन्याद्यो मां हन्याद्धि संयुगे ॥१५॥

15. sa māṁ nihanyātsaṁgrāme yo māṁ kuryānnirāyudham ,
samāstu śāśvatīrhanyādyo māṁ hanyāddhi saṁyuge.

15. saḥ mām nihanyāt saṃgrāme yaḥ mām kuryāt nirāyudham
samāḥ tu śāśvatīḥ hanyāt yaḥ mām hanyāt hi saṃyuge

15. yaḥ mām nirāyudham kuryāt saḥ mām saṃgrāme nihanyāt
yaḥ mām saṃyuge hanyāt hi saḥ samāḥ śāśvatīḥ hanyāt tu

15. May he who renders me weaponless strike me down in battle. Indeed, may he who strikes me in combat be struck (in return) for eternal (śāśvatī) years.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the hypothetical opponent) (he, that)

• माम् (mām) - me

• निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - may strike down (may strike down, may kill)

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war, in combat)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• माम् (mām) - me

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - may render (may do, may make, may cause)

• निरायुधम् (nirāyudham) - weaponless (weaponless, unarmed)

• समाः (samāḥ) - years (often used for lifespan duration) (years, seasons)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, yet, indeed, on the other hand)

• शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may be struck (may strike, may kill, may destroy)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• माम् (mām) - me

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may strike (may strike, may kill, may destroy)

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

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in combat (in combat, in battle, in conflict)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the hypothetical opponent) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - may strike down (may strike down, may kill)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ni-han

From root han (class 2) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war, in combat)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, combat

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - may render (may do, may make, may cause)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

From root kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निरायुधम् (nirāyudham) - weaponless (weaponless, unarmed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirāyudha

nirāyudha - weaponless, unarmed

Compound of nis (without) and āyudha (weapon)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āyudha)

• nis – without, out, forth
  indeclinable
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees in case, number, and gender with the direct object 'mām'.

समाः (samāḥ) - years (often used for lifespan duration) (years, seasons)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season, equal, even

Note: Adverbial accusative of duration.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, yet, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent

Note: Agrees with 'samāḥ'.

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may be struck (may strike, may kill, may destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of han

From root han (class 2)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used here in a passive sense or with an implied object.

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may strike (may strike, may kill, may destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of han

From root han (class 2)

Root: han (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in combat (in combat, in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - combat, battle, conflict