महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-41

हन्तव्यश्चैष वीरेण नात्र कार्या विचारणा ।
विहितो ह्यस्य धात्रैव मृत्युः सात्यकिराहवे ॥४१॥

41. hantavyaścaiṣa vīreṇa nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ,
vihito hyasya dhātraiva mṛtyuḥ sātyakirāhave.

41. hantavyaḥ ca eṣaḥ vīreṇa na atra kāryā vicāraṇā
vihitaḥ hi asya dhātrā eva mṛtyuḥ Sātyakiḥ āhave

41. eṣaḥ ca vīreṇa hantavyaḥ atra vicāraṇā na kāryā
hi asya Sātyakiḥ mṛtyuḥ dhātrā eva āhave vihitaḥ

41. This one must be killed by a hero; no deliberation is required here. Indeed, Sātyaki in battle has been ordained by the Creator alone as his very death.

Words meanings summery:

• हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - should be killed, deserving of death, to be slain

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to Drona. (this, this one, he)

• वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by a hero, by a brave man, by a warrior

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, regarding this

• कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, to be performed, to be made

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - deliberation, consideration, investigation

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, appointed, prescribed, arranged

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अस्य (asya) - Refers to Drona. (his, for him, of him)

• धात्रा (dhātrā) - Often refers to Brahmā, the cosmic Creator. (by the creator, by the ordainer)

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, just

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death, the god of death

• सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki, a fierce warrior of the Yadu dynasty, an ally of the Pandavas, who is fated to cause Drona's death. (Sātyaki)

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat, in war

Words meanings and morphology

हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - should be killed, deserving of death, to be slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantavya

hantavya - deserving of death, to be killed, killable

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -tavya

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to Drona. (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by a hero, by a brave man, by a warrior

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Agent of the action 'to be killed'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, regarding this

(indeclinable)

कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, to be performed, to be made

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be performed, duty, action

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'vicāraṇā'.

विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - deliberation, consideration, investigation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā

vicāraṇā - deliberation, consideration, investigation

From root √car with upasarga vi-ā, then suffix -ana/ā.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'kāryā'.

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, appointed, prescribed, arranged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - ordained, appointed, prescribed, arranged

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place, put) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'mṛtyuḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - Refers to Drona. (his, for him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, it

Note: Denotes possession or relation.

धात्रा (dhātrā) - Often refers to Brahmā, the cosmic Creator. (by the creator, by the ordainer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, ordainer, supporter, arranger

Agent noun from root dhā (to place, create)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agent of 'vihitaḥ'.

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death, the god of death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, god of death

From root mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki, a fierce warrior of the Yadu dynasty, an ally of the Pandavas, who is fated to cause Drona's death. (Sātyaki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Sātyaki

Sātyaki - Name of a Vrishni warrior, son of Satyaka, student of Arjuna.

Patronimic from Satyaka.

Note: Here, Sātyaki is presented as the very instrument or embodiment of Drona's fated death.

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat

From root hu (to offer) with upasarga ā- (or √hvā - to call)

Prefix: ā

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Denotes the location of the ordained death.