महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-165, verse-111

अश्वत्थाम्नि हते नैष युध्येदिति मतिर्मम ।
हतं तं संयुगे कश्चिदाख्यात्वस्मै मृषा नरः ॥१११॥

111. aśvatthāmni hate naiṣa yudhyediti matirmama ,
hataṁ taṁ saṁyuge kaścidākhyātvasmai mṛṣā naraḥ.

111. aśvatthāmni hate na eṣaḥ yudhyet iti matiḥ mama
hatam tam saṃyuge kaścit ākhyātu asmai mṛṣā naraḥ

111. mama matiḥ iti aśvatthāmni hate eṣaḥ na yudhyet
kaścit naraḥ mṛṣā asmai tam hatam saṃyuge ākhyātu

111. My opinion is that if Aśvatthāman were killed, he (Droṇa) would not fight. Therefore, some man should falsely tell him that he (Aśvatthāman) has been killed in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वत्थाम्नि (aśvatthāmni) - concerning Aśvatthāman (in/on Aśvatthāman)

• हते (hate) - if killed, having been killed (killed, slain; in the case of being killed)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - he (referring to Droṇa) (this, he)

• युध्येत् (yudhyet) - would fight (should fight, would fight)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing a direct quote or thought) (thus, so, in this manner)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion (opinion, thought, intention, mind)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• हतम् (hatam) - him (Aśvatthāman) having been killed (killed, slain; one who has been killed)

• तम् (tam) - him (Aśvatthāman) (him, that)

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - some (man) (someone, a certain (man))

• आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - should tell, should announce (he should tell, let him tell)

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him (Droṇa) (to him, for him)

• मृषा (mṛṣā) - falsely (falsely, untruly, in vain)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, person)

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वत्थाम्नि (aśvatthāmni) - concerning Aśvatthāman (in/on Aśvatthāman)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aśvatthāman

aśvatthāman - name of Droṇa's son, a powerful warrior

हते (hate) - if killed, having been killed (killed, slain; in the case of being killed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with `aśvatthāmni`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - he (referring to Droṇa) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

युध्येत् (yudhyet) - would fight (should fight, would fight)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yudh

Optative Mood

3rd singular active optative

Root: yudh (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing a direct quote or thought) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion (opinion, thought, intention, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, mind, understanding, opinion, intention

Root: man

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

हतम् (hatam) - him (Aśvatthāman) having been killed (killed, slain; one who has been killed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `tam`.

तम् (tam) - him (Aśvatthāman) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Aśvatthāman.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - encounter, battle, conflict, union

Derived from sam-yuj (to join together, unite).

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - some (man) (someone, a certain (man))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain (person/thing)

Indefinite pronoun, formed from `kim` + `cid`.

आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - should tell, should announce (he should tell, let him tell)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ākhyā

Imperative Mood

3rd singular active imperative

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā

अस्मै (asmai) - to him (Droṇa) (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Droṇa.

मृषा (mṛṣā) - falsely (falsely, untruly, in vain)

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, hero