महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-158, verse-58

वासवीं कारणं कृत्वा कालेनापहतो ह्यसौ ।
तवैव कारणाद्रक्षो निहतं तात संयुगे ॥५८॥

58. vāsavīṁ kāraṇaṁ kṛtvā kālenāpahato hyasau ,
tavaiva kāraṇādrakṣo nihataṁ tāta saṁyuge.

58. vāsavīm kāraṇam kṛtvā kālena apahataḥ hi asau
tava eva kāraṇāt rakṣaḥ nihatam tāta saṃyuge

58. hi asau vāsavīm kāraṇam kṛtvā kālena apahataḥ tāta,
rakṣaḥ tava eva kāraṇāt saṃyuge nihatam

58. Indeed, making the Vāsavī (śakti) the instrument, he (Ghatotkacha) was carried off by Time. O dear one, that demon was killed in battle for your sake alone.

Words meanings summery:

• वासवीम् (vāsavīm) - the missile belonging to Indra, given to Karna (relating to Vasu/Indra, Indra's)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - instrument (cause, reason, instrument)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (as the instrument), having used (having done, having made)

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time

• अपहतः (apahataḥ) - carried off (by time) (carried away, destroyed, removed)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• असौ (asau) - that one (Ghatotkacha) (that one (masculine nominative))

• तव (tava) - your, to you

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for your sake (from/for the cause, for the sake of)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon Ghatotkacha (demon, rakṣas)

• निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, slain, destroyed

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

वासवीम् (vāsavīm) - the missile belonging to Indra, given to Karna (relating to Vasu/Indra, Indra's)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāsavī

vāsavī - belonging to Vasu or Indra

Feminine form of Vāsava, an epithet of Indra

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - instrument (cause, reason, instrument)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (as the instrument), having used (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कालेन (kālena) - by time, in time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, death

अपहतः (apahataḥ) - carried off (by time) (carried away, destroyed, removed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apahata

apahata - carried away, removed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: han (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one (Ghatotkacha) (that one (masculine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

तव (tava) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

(indeclinable)

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for your sake (from/for the cause, for the sake of)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon Ghatotkacha (demon, rakṣas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rakṣas

निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, slain, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, child (affectionate address)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict

Derived from root yuj (to join) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)