महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-53, verse-38

यश्च गोप्ता महेष्वासस्तस्य पापस्य दुर्मतेः ।
तमेव प्रथमं द्रोणमभियास्यामि केशव ॥३८॥

38. yaśca goptā maheṣvāsastasya pāpasya durmateḥ ,
tameva prathamaṁ droṇamabhiyāsyāmi keśava.

38. yaḥ ca goptā maheṣvāsaḥ tasya pāpasya durmateḥ
tam eva prathamam droṇam abhiyāsyāmi keśava

38. keśava yaḥ ca tasya pāpasya durmateḥ goptā
maheṣvāsaḥ tam eva droṇam prathamam abhiyāsyāmi

38. And whoever is the protector of that wicked, evil-minded person (Jayadratha), even that great archer Drona, him alone I will attack first, O Keśava.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• च (ca) - and, also

• गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - Drona, who is a great archer (great archer, mighty bowman)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (Jayadratha) (of him, of that)

• पापस्य (pāpasya) - of the wicked (Jayadratha) (of the wicked, of the sinful)

• दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of the evil-minded (Jayadratha) (of the evil-minded one, of the foolish)

• तम् (tam) - him (Drona) (him, that)

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

• द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

• अभियास्यामि (abhiyāsyāmi) - I will attack, I will go towards

• केशव (keśava) - O Keśava

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever, whatever

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of goptṛ

goptṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

Agent Noun

derived from root gup (to protect)

Root: gup (class 1)

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - Drona, who is a great archer (great archer, mighty bowman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – archer (literally 'arrow-thrower')
  noun (masculine)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (Jayadratha) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

पापस्य (pāpasya) - of the wicked (Jayadratha) (of the wicked, of the sinful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - wicked, sinful; evil, sin

Note: Agrees with 'durmateḥ'.

दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of the evil-minded (Jayadratha) (of the evil-minded one, of the foolish)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, foolish, ill-disposed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)

तम् (tam) - him (Drona) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, principal

Note: Used adverbially here.

द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a revered guru and warrior in the Mahabharata)

अभियास्यामि (abhiyāsyāmi) - I will attack, I will go towards

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhiyā

derived from root yā (to go) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: yā (class 2)

केशव (keśava) - O Keśava

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava (an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna)