महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-100

तयोः संवदतोरेवं भीमसेनोऽब्रवीदिदम् ।
श्रुत्वैव तं महाराज वधोपायं महात्मनः ॥१००॥

100. tayoḥ saṁvadatorevaṁ bhīmaseno'bravīdidam ,
śrutvaiva taṁ mahārāja vadhopāyaṁ mahātmanaḥ.

100. tayoḥ saṃvadatayoḥ evaṃ bhīmasenaḥ abravīt idam
śrutvā eva taṃ mahārāja vadhopāyaṃ mahātmanaḥ

100. tayoḥ evaṃ saṃvadatayoḥ (satsu),
mahārāja,
(tadā) bhīmasenaḥ idam abravīt,
taṃ mahātmanaḥ vadhopāyaṃ śrutvā eva.

100. As those two were speaking in this manner, Bhīmasena then said this, having indeed heard, O great king, the means to kill that great soul (mahātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, between those two

• संवदतयोः (saṁvadatayoḥ) - conversing, speaking

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, so

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena (name of a warrior)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• इदम् (idam) - this

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तं (taṁ) - that, him

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• वधोपायं (vadhopāyaṁ) - means of killing, way to kill

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul (Droṇa) (of the great soul)

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, between those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be locative dual.

संवदतयोः (saṁvadatayoḥ) - conversing, speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of saṃvadat

saṁvadat - conversing, speaking together

present active participle

from root vad (to speak) with prefix sam; present active participle, masculine genitive dual

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tayoḥ'.

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena (name of a warrior)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of the second Pāṇḍava brother)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect tense, active voice

root brū (class 2), 'abravīt' is 3rd person singular imperfect, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तं (taṁ) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Refers to vadhopāyaṃ.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

वधोपायं (vadhopāyaṁ) - means of killing, way to kill

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadhopāya

vadhopāya - means of killing, stratagem for killing

compound of vadha (killing) and upāya (means)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vadha+upāya)

• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vadh (class 1)
• upāya – means, method, stratagem, approach
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul (Droṇa) (of the great soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted being

compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Droṇa.