महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-155, verse-28

एको हि योगोऽस्य भवेद्वधाय छिद्रे ह्येनं स्वप्रमत्तः प्रमत्तम् ।
कृच्छ्रप्राप्तं रथचक्रे निमग्ने हन्याः पूर्वं त्वं तु संज्ञां विचार्य ॥२८॥

28. eko hi yogo'sya bhavedvadhāya; chidre hyenaṁ svapramattaḥ pramattam ,
kṛcchraprāptaṁ rathacakre nimagne; hanyāḥ pūrvaṁ tvaṁ tu saṁjñāṁ vicārya.

28. ekaḥ hi yogaḥ asya bhavet vadhāya
chidre hi enam svapramattaḥ pramattam
kṛcchraprāptam rathacakre nimagne
hanyāḥ pūrvam tvam tu saṃjñām vicārya

28. hi asya vadhāya ekaḥ yogaḥ bhavet.
tvam tu saṃjñām vicārya hi svapramattaḥ (san) pramattam chidre (sthitam) rathacakre nimagne kṛcchraprāptam enam pūrvam hanyāḥ.

28. Indeed, there is only one way (yoga) for his demise. You, being vigilant, should strike him when he is in a vulnerable position (chidra) and heedless (pramatta), especially when he has fallen into dire difficulty with his chariot wheel stuck. You must kill him first, after carefully considering your pledge (saṃjñā).

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - only one (one, single, alone)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• योगः (yogaḥ) - opportunity, way, means (yoga) (union, connection, discipline, opportunity, means, way (yoga))

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• वधाय (vadhāya) - for his demise (for killing, for death, for slaughter)

• छिद्रे (chidre) - in a vulnerable position (chidra) (in a hole, in a vulnerable spot, in a fault)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• स्वप्रमत्तः (svapramattaḥ) - you yourself being vigilant (sva-apramatta) (very heedless, negligent; (interpreted as) self-vigilant, unheedful)

• प्रमत्तम् (pramattam) - him (Karṇa) being heedless (pramatta) (heedless, careless, negligent)

• कृच्छ्रप्राप्तम् (kṛcchraprāptam) - him (Karṇa) having fallen into dire difficulty (one who has fallen into difficulty, distressed)

• रथचक्रे (rathacakre) - in the chariot wheel

• निमग्ने (nimagne) - stuck (in reference to the wheel) (submerged, immersed, stuck)

• हन्याः (hanyāḥ) - you should kill, may you kill

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (first, before, previously)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

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

• संज्ञाम् (saṁjñām) - your pledge (saṃjñā) (pledge, promise, understanding, name, sign)

• विचार्य (vicārya) - after carefully considering (having considered, having deliberated, reflecting)

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - only one (one, single, alone)

(numeral)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

योगः (yogaḥ) - opportunity, way, means (yoga) (union, connection, discipline, opportunity, means, way (yoga))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, connection, discipline, method, opportunity, way (yoga)

Root: yuj (class 7)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

वधाय (vadhāya) - for his demise (for killing, for death, for slaughter)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, striking

Root: han (class 2)

छिद्रे (chidre) - in a vulnerable position (chidra) (in a hole, in a vulnerable spot, in a fault)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of chidra

chidra - hole, fault, defect, vulnerable spot

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, he, she, it

स्वप्रमत्तः (svapramattaḥ) - you yourself being vigilant (sva-apramatta) (very heedless, negligent; (interpreted as) self-vigilant, unheedful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapramatta

svapramatta - self-vigilant, unheedful, not careless (when read as sva-apramatta)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (sva+apramatta)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• apramatta – unheedful, vigilant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negation (a-) of pramatta (from pra-mad)
  Prefixes: a+pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

प्रमत्तम् (pramattam) - him (Karṇa) being heedless (pramatta) (heedless, careless, negligent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pramatta

pramatta - heedless, careless, negligent, intoxicated

Past Passive Participle

from root mad (to be intoxicated, rejoice) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

कृच्छ्रप्राप्तम् (kṛcchraprāptam) - him (Karṇa) having fallen into dire difficulty (one who has fallen into difficulty, distressed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛcchraprāpta

kṛcchraprāpta - fallen into difficulty, distressed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛcchra+prāpta)

• kṛcchra – difficulty, distress, pain
  noun (neuter)
• prāpta – attained, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

रथचक्रे (rathacakre) - in the chariot wheel

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rathacakra

rathacakra - chariot wheel

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+cakra)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle
  noun (neuter)

निमग्ने (nimagne) - stuck (in reference to the wheel) (submerged, immersed, stuck)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nimagna

nimagna - submerged, immersed, stuck

Past Passive Participle

from root maj (to sink, immerse) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: modifies rathacakre

हन्याः (hanyāḥ) - you should kill, may you kill

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (first, before, previously)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

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

(indeclinable)

संज्ञाम् (saṁjñām) - your pledge (saṃjñā) (pledge, promise, understanding, name, sign)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - agreement, pledge, understanding, name, sign

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

विचार्य (vicārya) - after carefully considering (having considered, having deliberated, reflecting)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root car (to move, go) with prefixes vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)