महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-25

आत्तशस्त्रस्य हि रणे वृष्णिवीरं जिघांसतः ।
यदहं बाहुमच्छैत्सं न स धर्मो विगर्हितः ॥२५॥

25. āttaśastrasya hi raṇe vṛṣṇivīraṁ jighāṁsataḥ ,
yadahaṁ bāhumacchaitsaṁ na sa dharmo vigarhitaḥ.

25. āttaśastrasya hi raṇe vṛṣṇivīram jighāṃsataḥ yat
aham bāhum acchaitsaṃ na sa dharmaḥ vigarhitaḥ

25. hi raṇe āttaśastrasya vṛṣṇivīram jighāṃsataḥ
bāhum yat aham acchaitsaṃ sa dharmaḥ na vigarhitaḥ

25. Indeed, in battle, my act of cutting off the arm of someone who had taken up arms and was intent on killing the Vṛṣṇi hero—that conduct (dharma) is not censured.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्तशस्त्रस्य (āttaśastrasya) - of one who has taken up arms; of one whose weapons are seized/drawn

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

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• वृष्णिवीरम् (vṛṣṇivīram) - Lord Krishna (the Vṛṣṇi hero)

• जिघांसतः (jighāṁsataḥ) - of one wishing to kill, desiring to strike

• यत् (yat) - that (referring to the action of cutting off the arm) (that which, because, since)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

• अच्छैत्सं (acchaitsaṁ) - I cut off, I severed

• न (na) - not

• स (sa) - that (action) (that, he)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - that conduct/action (natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, conduct)

• विगर्हितः (vigarhitaḥ) - censured, blameworthy, condemned

Words meanings and morphology

आत्तशस्त्रस्य (āttaśastrasya) - of one who has taken up arms; of one whose weapons are seized/drawn

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āttaśastra

āttaśastra - one who has taken up arms; whose weapon is drawn

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātta+śastra)

• ātta – taken, seized, drawn
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā-dā (to take)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• śastra – weapon, missile, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas

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

(indeclinable)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

वृष्णिवीरम् (vṛṣṇivīram) - Lord Krishna (the Vṛṣṇi hero)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛṣṇivīra

vṛṣṇivīra - hero of the Vṛṣṇis

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛṣṇi+vīra)

• vṛṣṇi – name of an ancient Yadava clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
  noun (masculine)

जिघांसतः (jighāṁsataḥ) - of one wishing to kill, desiring to strike

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jighāṃsat

jighāṁsat - desiring to kill, wishing to strike

Present Active Participle

Desiderative stem from root han (to strike/kill) + śatṛ suffix. Root han reduplicates to jighāṃs.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies āttaśastrasya.

यत् (yat) - that (referring to the action of cutting off the arm) (that which, because, since)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Functions as a relative pronoun referring to the action.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun

बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm

अच्छैत्सं (acchaitsaṁ) - I cut off, I severed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of chid

Aorist

Root aorist form, 1st person singular. a augment + chid + s + am. a-chid-s-am -> acchaitsaṃ.

Root: chid (class 7)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that (action) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to dharmaḥ.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - that conduct/action (natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, conduct, virtue, custom

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विगर्हितः (vigarhitaḥ) - censured, blameworthy, condemned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigarhita

vigarhita - censured, blamed, condemned

Past Passive Participle

From root garh (to blame) with vi prefix.

Prefix: vi

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dharmaḥ.