महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-125, verse-15

सोऽहं कापुरुषः कृत्वा मित्राणां क्षयमीदृशम् ।
नाश्वमेधसहस्रेण पातुमात्मानमुत्सहे ॥१५॥

15. so'haṁ kāpuruṣaḥ kṛtvā mitrāṇāṁ kṣayamīdṛśam ,
nāśvamedhasahasreṇa pātumātmānamutsahe.

15. saḥ aham kāpuruṣaḥ kṛtvā mitrāṇām kṣayam īdṛśam
na aśvamedhasahasreṇa pātum ātmānam utsahe

15. saḥ aham kāpuruṣaḥ īdṛśam mitrāṇām kṣayam kṛtvā
aśvamedhasahasreṇa ātmānam pātum na utsahe

15. Having brought about such a destruction of my friends, I, a despicable person, am not able to protect myself (ātman) even with a thousand horse Vedic rituals (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (I) (that, he)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - a despicable man, a coward

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having caused

• मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, loss, ruin

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

• न (na) - not

• अश्वमेधसहस्रेण (aśvamedhasahasreṇa) - by a thousand horse Vedic rituals

• पातुम् (pātum) - to protect, to save

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, spirit

• उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I endeavor, I dare

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (I) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - a despicable man, a coward

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāpuruṣa

kāpuruṣa - despicable man, coward, vile person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ku+puruṣa)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible
  indeclinable
• puruṣa – man, person, spirit
  noun (masculine)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having caused

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, loss, ruin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, loss, ruin, decrease

Root: kṣi (class 1)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अश्वमेधसहस्रेण (aśvamedhasahasreṇa) - by a thousand horse Vedic rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aśvamedhasahasra

aśvamedhasahasra - a thousand horse Vedic rituals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśvamedha+sahasra)

• aśvamedha – horse Vedic ritual (yajña)
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

पातुम् (pātum) - to protect, to save

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root pā (to protect) with suffix -tum

Root: pā (class 2)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, spirit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able, I endeavor, I dare

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of utsah

Derived from root sah (to endure, overcome) with prefix ut- (up, out)

Prefix: ut

Root: sah (class 1)