महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-17

अथाब्रवीत्तदा द्रोणं कर्णो वैकर्तनो वृषा ।
पुरा सर्वान्प्रमथ्नाति ब्रूह्यस्य वधमाशु नः ॥१७॥

17. athābravīttadā droṇaṁ karṇo vaikartano vṛṣā ,
purā sarvānpramathnāti brūhyasya vadhamāśu naḥ.

17. atha abravīt tadā droṇaṃ karṇaḥ vaikartanaḥ vṛṣā
purā sarvān pramathnāti brūhi asya vadham āśu naḥ

17. atha tadā vaikartanaḥ vṛṣā karṇaḥ droṇaṃ abravīt "purā sarvān pramathnāti,
asya vadham āśu naḥ brūhi"

17. Then, at that moment, Karṇa, the son of Vikartana (Sūrya) and a mighty hero, said to Droṇa: "Before he (Abhimanyu) crushes all of us, tell us quickly how to kill him!"

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, spoke)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time, at that moment (then, at that time)

• द्रोणं (droṇaṁ) - to Droṇa (Droṇa (proper name))

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (Karṇa (proper name))

• वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana (Sūrya), referring to Karṇa (son of Vikartana (an epithet for Karṇa, whose father was Sūrya/Vikartana))

• वृषा (vṛṣā) - the mighty hero (epithet for Karṇa) (bull, best, mighty, strong)

• पुरा (purā) - before (before, formerly)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of us (all, everyone)

• प्रमथ्नाति (pramathnāti) - he (Abhimanyu) crushes (he crushes, he destroys)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (tell, say)

• अस्य (asya) - his (Abhimanyu's) (his, of him, of this)

• वधम् (vadham) - the killing (of him) (killing, slaying, destruction)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• नः (naḥ) - to us (us, to us, our)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the previous event.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is Karṇa.

तदा (tadā) - at that time, at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

द्रोणं (droṇaṁ) - to Droṇa (Droṇa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (a proper name)

Note: Object of `abravīt` (to whom it was said).

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (Karṇa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a proper name)

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana (Sūrya), referring to Karṇa (son of Vikartana (an epithet for Karṇa, whose father was Sūrya/Vikartana))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaikartana

vaikartana - son of Vikartana (Sūrya)

patronymic from Vikartana

Note: An epithet for Karṇa.

वृषा (vṛṣā) - the mighty hero (epithet for Karṇa) (bull, best, mighty, strong)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣan

vṛṣan - bull, male, mighty, strong, best

Note: Another epithet for Karṇa, indicating his strength and prominence.

पुरा (purā) - before (before, formerly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a temporal clause.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of us (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the Kaurava warriors.

प्रमथ्नाति (pramathnāti) - he (Abhimanyu) crushes (he crushes, he destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of manth

Present Active

Prefix: pra

Root: manth (class 9)

Note: Subject is Abhimanyu, implied.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (tell, say)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Command to Droṇa.

अस्य (asya) - his (Abhimanyu's) (his, of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, it

Note: Refers to Abhimanyu.

वधम् (vadham) - the killing (of him) (killing, slaying, destruction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, destruction

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Object of `brūhi`.

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `brūhi`.

नः (naḥ) - to us (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Can be nominative, accusative, or genitive plural. Here dative (to whom it is told).