महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-97, verse-30

अश्मयुद्धेषु कुशला नैतज्जानाति सात्यकिः ।
अश्मयुद्धमजानन्तं घ्नतैनं युद्धकामुकम् ॥३०॥

30. aśmayuddheṣu kuśalā naitajjānāti sātyakiḥ ,
aśmayuddhamajānantaṁ ghnatainaṁ yuddhakāmukam.

30. aśmayuddheṣu kuśalāḥ na etat jānāti sātyakiḥ
aśmayuddham ajānantam ghnata enam yuddhakāmukam

30. (te) aśmayuddheṣu kuśalāḥ (santi); sātyakiḥ etat na jānāti.
(ataḥ) aśmayuddham ajānantam enam yuddhakāmukam ghnata.

30. They (the mountain-dwellers) are skilled in stone warfare, but Sātyaki does not understand this (technique). Therefore, kill this battle-eager man, who is ignorant of stone warfare!

Words meanings summery:

• अश्मयुद्धेषु (aśmayuddheṣu) - in stone battles, in warfare with stones

• कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - the mountain-dwellers are skilled (skilled, expert, proficient)

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this (stone warfare) (this)

• जानाति (jānāti) - he knows, he understands

• सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki (a Yādava warrior) (Sātyaki)

• अश्मयुद्धम् (aśmayuddham) - stone battle, warfare with stones

• अजानन्तम् (ajānantam) - not knowing, ignorant of

• घ्नत (ghnata) - kill, strike down

• एनम् (enam) - Sātyaki (him, this one)

• युद्धकामुकम् (yuddhakāmukam) - desirous of battle, battle-eager

Words meanings and morphology

अश्मयुद्धेषु (aśmayuddheṣu) - in stone battles, in warfare with stones

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of aśmayuddha

aśmayuddha - stone battle, warfare with stones

Compound of aśman (stone) and yuddha (battle).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśman+yuddha)

• aśman – stone, rock, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - the mountain-dwellers are skilled (skilled, expert, proficient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, expert, clever, well, happy

Note: Implicitly connected to '(te)' referring to mountain-dwellers.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (stone warfare) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Direct object of `jānāti`.

जानाति (jānāti) - he knows, he understands

(verb)

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

Present tense

From root jñā (class 9). 3rd person singular present active.

Root: jñā (class 9)

सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki (a Yādava warrior) (Sātyaki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sātyaki

sātyaki - Sātyaki (proper name)

Son of Satyaka

Note: Subject of `jānāti`.

अश्मयुद्धम् (aśmayuddham) - stone battle, warfare with stones

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśmayuddha

aśmayuddha - stone battle, warfare with stones

Compound of aśman (stone) and yuddha (battle).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśman+yuddha)

• aśman – stone, rock, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Direct object of `ajānantam`.

अजानन्तम् (ajānantam) - not knowing, ignorant of

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ajānat

ajānat - not knowing, ignorant

Present Active Participle (negated)

From root jñā (to know), with negative prefix a.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (with 'a') (a+jānat)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jānat – knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies `enam` (Sātyaki).

घ्नत (ghnata) - kill, strike down

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of han

Imperative mode

From root han (class 2). 2nd person plural imperative active.

Root: han (class 2)

एनम् (enam) - Sātyaki (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, this one

Note: Direct object of `ghnata`. Refers to Sātyaki.

युद्धकामुकम् (yuddhakāmukam) - desirous of battle, battle-eager

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuddhakāmuka

yuddhakāmuka - desirous of battle, eager for war

Compound of yuddha (battle) and kāmuka (desirous).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+kāmuka)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• kāmuka – desirous, passionate, lustful
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Modifies `enam` (Sātyaki).