महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-17

श्रुत्वैतद्गर्जितं वीर हास्यं हि मम जायते ।
चिरकालेप्सितं लोके युद्धमद्यास्तु कौरव ॥१७॥

17. śrutvaitadgarjitaṁ vīra hāsyaṁ hi mama jāyate ,
cirakālepsitaṁ loke yuddhamadyāstu kaurava.

17. śrutvā etat garjitam vīra hāsyam hi mama jāyate
cirakālepśitam loke yuddham adya astu kaurava

17. vīra,
etat garjitam śrutvā hi mama hāsyam jāyate kaurava,
loke cirakālepśitam yuddham adya astu

17. Upon hearing this roar (garjita), O hero, laughter indeed wells up within me. O Kaurava, may the battle, long-desired in the world, commence today!

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - upon hearing (having heard, upon hearing)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• गर्जितम् (garjitam) - roar (roaring, thundering, a roar, thunder)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero (hero, brave man)

• हास्यम् (hāsyam) - laughter (laughter, mirth, joke)

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

• मम (mama) - within me (my, of me)

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, wells up (is born, arises, becomes)

• चिरकालेप्शितम् (cirakālepśitam) - long-desired (long-desired, wished for a long time)

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• अस्तु (astu) - may it commence (may it be, let it be)

• कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava (descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - upon hearing (having heard, upon hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru (class 5)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Functions as an indeclinable past participle.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Agrees with 'garjitam'.

गर्जितम् (garjitam) - roar (roaring, thundering, a roar, thunder)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of garjita

garjita - roared, thundered; a roar, thunder (as noun)

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root garj (to roar)

Root: garj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

वीर (vīra) - O hero (hero, brave man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty man

हास्यम् (hāsyam) - laughter (laughter, mirth, joke)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hāsya

hāsya - laughter, mirth, comical, ridiculous

Gerundive

Derived from root has (to laugh)

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jāyate'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मम (mama) - within me (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Often expresses a dative of interest or possessive.

जायते (jāyate) - arises, wells up (is born, arises, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

From root jan (class 4), passive/middle voice

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Intransitive verb.

चिरकालेप्शितम् (cirakālepśitam) - long-desired (long-desired, wished for a long time)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cirakālepśita

cirakālepśita - desired for a long time

Past Passive Participle

Compound of cira-kāla (long time) and īpsita (desired)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cirakāla+īpsita)

• cirakāla – long time, a long period
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of cira (long) and kāla (time)
• īpsita – desired, wished, longed for
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Desiderative of root āp (to obtain) + kta suffix
  Root: āp (class 5)

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, universe, realm

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war; fought (as adjective)

Past Passive Participle

From root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'astu'.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - may it commence (may it be, let it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

From root as (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Often used to express a wish or command.

कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava (descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a member of the Kuru dynasty

Derived from Kuru

Note: Refers to Duryodhana or another prominent figure from the Kuru lineage.