महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-31

यदि तेऽहं प्रियो राजञ्जहि मां मा चिरं कृथाः ।
त्वत्कृते सुकृताँल्लोकान्गच्छेयं भरतर्षभ ॥३१॥

31. yadi te'haṁ priyo rājañjahi māṁ mā ciraṁ kṛthāḥ ,
tvatkṛte sukṛtāँllokāngaccheyaṁ bharatarṣabha.

31. yadi te aham priyaḥ rājan jahi mām mā ciram kṛthāḥ
| tvatkṛte sukṛtān lokān gaccheyam bharatarṣabha

31. rājan yadi aham te priyaḥ jahi mām mā ciram kṛthāḥ
bharatarṣabha tvatkṛte sukṛtān lokān gaccheyam

31. O King, if I am dear to you, then kill me; do not delay. For your sake, O best among the Bharatas, I would attain the worlds gained by good deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• ते (te) - to you, for you (dative singular of 'tvad')

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Yudhiṣṭhira (O king)

• जहि (jahi) - kill, strike down

• माम् (mām) - me (accusative singular of 'asmad')

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• चिरम् (ciram) - delay (as an object of 'kṛthāḥ') (for a long time, delay)

• कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should make (delay) (you should make, you should do)

• त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake, on your account

• सुकृतान् (sukṛtān) - well-done, virtuous (accusative plural)

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms (accusative plural)

• गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - I would attain/go to (I would go, I might go, I should go)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, best of the Bharatas (O best of the Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

ते (te) - to you, for you (dative singular of 'tvad')

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Often used as genitive as well (of you, your), but here dative 'to you' makes more sense with 'priyaḥ'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, one's own

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Yudhiṣṭhira (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.

जहि (jahi) - kill, strike down

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of han

imperative mood

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice, Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha class 2.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Command to Yudhiṣṭhira.

माम् (mām) - me (accusative singular of 'asmad')

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Object of 'jahi'.

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with the aorist (injunctive) for prohibition.

चिरम् (ciram) - delay (as an object of 'kṛthāḥ') (for a long time, delay)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially as "long" or as a noun "delay". Here, 'make delay'.

कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should make (delay) (you should make, you should do)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of kṛ

aorist injunctive

Aorist injunctive, 2nd person singular, middle voice. Used with 'mā' for prohibition.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The form is aorist, but used as injunctive with mā.

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake, on your account

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'tvat' (from you) + 'kṛte' (for the sake of). The 'kṛte' form is locative singular of kṛta, used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+kṛta)

• tvad – you
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do). 'kṛte' is the locative singular, used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase.

सुकृतान् (sukṛtān) - well-done, virtuous (accusative plural)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, virtuous, righteous; a good deed

past passive participle

Compound of 'su' (good, well) and 'kṛta' (done).

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'lokān'.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms (accusative plural)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Note: Object of 'gaccheyam'.

गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - I would attain/go to (I would go, I might go, I should go)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gam

optative mood

Optative mood, 1st person singular, active voice, Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha class 1.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or desire.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, best of the Bharatas (O best of the Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of the Bharatas, a chief among the Bharatas

Compound 'bharata' (descendant of Bharata) + 'ṛṣabha' (bull, best, chief).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata; a name of India
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; excellent, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another address to Yudhiṣṭhira.