महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-13

नास्य युद्धे समं मन्ये कंचिदन्यं धनुर्धरम् ।
इच्छन्हन्यादिमां सेनां किमर्थमपि नेच्छति ॥१३॥

13. nāsya yuddhe samaṁ manye kaṁcidanyaṁ dhanurdharam ,
icchanhanyādimāṁ senāṁ kimarthamapi necchati.

13. na asya yuddhe samam manye kaṃcit anyam dhanurdharam
icchan hanyāt imām senām kim artham api na icchati

13. asya yuddhe kaṃcit anyam dhanurdharam samam na manye.
icchan imām senām hanyāt (saḥ) kim artham api na icchati.

13. I do not consider any other archer to be his equal in battle. Though he could destroy this army if he wished, why does he not desire (to do so)?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्य (asya) - (of Abhimanyu) (of him, his)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• समम् (samam) - equal, alike, same

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• कंचित् (kaṁcit) - anyone else (someone, anyone, some)

• अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

• धनुर्धरम् (dhanurdharam) - archer, bow-bearer

• इच्छन् (icchan) - wishing, desiring

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - might kill, would kill, should kill

• इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

• सेनाम् (senām) - army, host

• किम् (kim) - for what (purpose) (what, why)

• अर्थम् (artham) - for what purpose (purpose, reason, meaning)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• न (na) - not, no

• इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - (of Abhimanyu) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

समम् (samam) - equal, alike, same

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, alike

Note: Qualifies 'dhanurdharam'

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Present Middle

Root: man (class 4)

कंचित् (kaṁcit) - anyone else (someone, anyone, some)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṃcid

kaṁcid - someone, anyone, some, a certain

Indeclinable 'kaṃcit' used as indefinite pronoun

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

धनुर्धरम् (dhanurdharam) - archer, bow-bearer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanurdhara

dhanurdhara - archer, bearer of a bow

Compound 'dhanus' (bow) + 'dhara' (bearing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+dhara)

• dhanus – bow, weapon
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इच्छन् (icchan) - wishing, desiring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - wishing, desiring

Present Active Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to wish) + 'śatṛ' suffix

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies implied subject 'he' (Abhimanyu)

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - might kill, would kill, should kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Optative Active

Root: han (class 2)

इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सेनाम् (senām) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

किम् (kim) - for what (purpose) (what, why)

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - for what purpose (purpose, reason, meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, object

Note: Used here adverbially 'for the sake of'

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Present Active

Root: iṣ (class 6)