महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-24

यद्येतदेवं संग्रामे न कुर्यां पुरुषर्षभाः ।
मा स्म पुण्यकृतां लोकान्प्राप्नुयां शूरसंमतान् ॥२४॥

24. yadyetadevaṁ saṁgrāme na kuryāṁ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ,
mā sma puṇyakṛtāṁ lokānprāpnuyāṁ śūrasaṁmatān.

24. yadi etat evam saṃgrāme na kuryām puruṣarṣabhāḥ
mā sma puṇyakṛtām lokān prāpnuyām śūrasaṃmatān

24. puruṣarṣabhāḥ! yadi etat evam saṃgrāme na kuryām,
mā sma prāpnuyām puṇyakṛtām śūrasaṃmatān lokān.

24. O best of men (puruṣarṣabha), if I do not accomplish this in battle, then may I not attain the worlds of the virtuous, which are esteemed by heroes.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• एतत् (etat) - this (vow to kill Jayadratha) (this, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in conflict

• न (na) - not, no

• कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I should accomplish (this vow) (I should do, I would do)

• पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - O best of men, O bulls among men

• मा (mā) - not (prohibitive particle)

• स्म (sma) - (often paired with mā for emphasis in a prohibitive sense) (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

• पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of those who perform meritorious deeds, of the virtuous

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• प्राप्नुयाम् (prāpnuyām) - I should attain, may I attain

• शूरसंमतान् (śūrasaṁmatān) - esteemed by heroes, honored by the brave

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (vow to kill Jayadratha) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict

Root: gram (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुर्याम् (kuryām) - I should accomplish (this vow) (I should do, I would do)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present optative (liṅ) of kṛ

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada

1st person singular, present tense, optative mood, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - O best of men, O bulls among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, best of men (puruṣarṣabha)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

मा (mā) - not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with optative 'prāpnuyām' to express a curse or strong wish not to happen.

स्म (sma) - (often paired with mā for emphasis in a prohibitive sense) (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Paired with 'mā' to form a strong prohibition or curse.

पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of those who perform meritorious deeds, of the virtuous

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṇyakṛt

puṇyakṛt - one who performs good deeds, virtuous, righteous

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṇya+kṛt)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed, holy
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – doer, maker
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes 'lokān'.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Note: Object of 'prāpnuyām'.

प्राप्नुयाम् (prāpnuyām) - I should attain, may I attain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present optative (liṅ) of prāp

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada

1st person singular, present tense, optative mood, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Verb preceded by 'mā sma' to indicate a curse or strong negative wish.

शूरसंमतान् (śūrasaṁmatān) - esteemed by heroes, honored by the brave

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūrasaṃmata

śūrasaṁmata - approved/esteemed by heroes

Compound type : tatpurusha (śūra+saṃmata)

• śūra – hero, brave, valorous
  noun (masculine)
• saṃmata – approved, esteemed, honored
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-man 'to approve, esteem'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Describes 'lokān'.