महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-166, verse-29

कर्मणा येन तेनेह मृदुना दारुणेन वा ।
पाञ्चालानां वधं कृत्वा शान्तिं लब्धास्मि कौरव ॥२९॥

29. karmaṇā yena teneha mṛdunā dāruṇena vā ,
pāñcālānāṁ vadhaṁ kṛtvā śāntiṁ labdhāsmi kaurava.

29. karmaṇā yena tena iha mṛdunā dāruṇena vā |
pāñcālānām vadham kṛtvā śāntim labdhā asmi kaurava

29. kaurava iha yena mṛdunā vā dāruṇena tena karmaṇā
pāñcālānām vadham kṛtvā aham śāntim labdhā asmi

29. O Kaurava, by whatever action (karma), whether gentle or cruel, I will have obtained peace (śānti) here after having accomplished the destruction of the Pāñcālas.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by an action, by a deed, by fate

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him, by it

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentle, by soft, by mild

• दारुणेन (dāruṇena) - by cruel, by harsh, by severe

• वा (vā) - or, either

• पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - referring to the people of the Pāñcāla kingdom, allies of the Pāṇḍavas (of the Pāñcālas)

• वधम् (vadham) - killing, destruction, slaying

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, by doing

• शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, cessation, calm

• लब्धा (labdhā) - obtained, gained, acquired

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• कौरव (kaurava) - Addressed to Duryodhana or another Kaurava leader (O descendant of Kuru, O Kaurava)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by an action, by a deed, by fate

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence of action

Root: kṛ (class 8)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to 'karmaṇā'.

तेन (tena) - by that, by him, by it

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'karmaṇā'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentle, by soft, by mild

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - gentle, soft, mild, tender, weak

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇā'.

दारुणेन (dāruṇena) - by cruel, by harsh, by severe

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - cruel, harsh, severe, terrible, fierce

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇā'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - referring to the people of the Pāñcāla kingdom, allies of the Pāṇḍavas (of the Pāñcālas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - a person from the Pāñcāla kingdom; the Pāñcāla people or country

वधम् (vadham) - killing, destruction, slaying

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, destruction, blow

Root: vadh (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, by doing

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed from the root kṛ with the suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, cessation, calm

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, calmness, cessation, appeasement

Root: śam (class 4)

लब्धा (labdhā) - obtained, gained, acquired

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of labdha

labdha - obtained, gained, acquired, received

past passive participle

Formed from the root labh with the suffix -ta.

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Though the speaker (Aśvatthāmā) is masculine, the participle 'labdhā' (feminine nominative singular) is used with 'asmi' to form a perfective expression, common in classical Sanskrit for expressing 'I have obtained' even by a male speaker.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कौरव (kaurava) - Addressed to Duryodhana or another Kaurava leader (O descendant of Kuru, O Kaurava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

Patronymic from 'Kuru'.