महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-12, verse-21

संशप्तकाश्च मे वध्या द्रौणिराह्वयते च माम् ।
यदत्रानन्तरं प्राप्तं प्रशाधि त्वं महाभुज ॥२१॥

21. saṁśaptakāśca me vadhyā drauṇirāhvayate ca mām ,
yadatrānantaraṁ prāptaṁ praśādhi tvaṁ mahābhuja.

21. saṃśaptakāḥ ca me vadhyā drauṇiḥ āhvayate ca mām
yat atra anantaram prāptam praśādhi tvam mahā-bhuja

21. saṃśaptakāḥ ca me vadhyā drauṇiḥ ca mām āhvayate
mahā-bhuja tvam atra yat anantaram prāptam praśādhi

21. And the Saṃśaptakas are to be killed by me, and Drauṇi also challenges me. O mighty-armed (Kṛṣṇa), instruct me what is appropriate here to do next.

Words meanings summery:

• संशप्तकाः (saṁśaptakāḥ) - A specific group of warriors who vowed to kill Arjuna or die. (the Saṃśaptakas (those who have sworn an oath))

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - by me, for me

• वध्या (vadhyā) - to be killed, fit to be slain, executable

• द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi, son of Droṇa)

• आह्वयते (āhvayate) - he challenges, he calls, he summons to battle

• च (ca) - and, also

• माम् (mām) - me

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - next, immediately after, subsequent

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - fit, appropriate, due, obtained

• प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - command, instruct, rule

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• महा-भुज (mahā-bhuja) - O Kṛṣṇa (a common epithet for Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu) (O mighty-armed one)

Words meanings and morphology

संशप्तकाः (saṁśaptakāḥ) - A specific group of warriors who vowed to kill Arjuna or die. (the Saṃśaptakas (those who have sworn an oath))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃśaptaka

saṁśaptaka - one who has sworn a mutual oath, a desperate fighter

Compound of 'sam' (together) + 'śap' (to swear, curse) + 'kta' (suffix)

Prefix: sam

Root: śap (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me, for me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

वध्या (vadhyā) - to be killed, fit to be slain, executable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhya

vadhya - to be killed, fit to be slain, executable

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)

Derived from root 'vadh' (to strike, kill) with gerundive suffix 'yat'

Root: vadh (class 1)

द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi, son of Droṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of drauṇi

drauṇi - descendant of Droṇa, son of Droṇa

Derived from Droṇa (name of father) + i (suffix for progeny)

आह्वयते (āhvayate) - he challenges, he calls, he summons to battle

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of hve

Root 'hve' with prefix 'ā' in present 3rd person singular middle voice

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - next, immediately after, subsequent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anantara

anantara - next, immediately succeeding, without interval

Compound of 'an' (not) and 'antara' (interval)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+antara)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, difference
  noun (neuter)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - fit, appropriate, due, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, suitable, proper

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra' and past passive participle suffix 'kta'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - command, instruct, rule

(verb)

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

Root 'śās' with prefix 'pra' in imperative 2nd person singular active

Prefix: pra

Root: śās (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

महा-भुज (mahā-bhuja) - O Kṛṣṇa (a common epithet for Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahā-bhuja

mahā-bhuja - mighty-armed, having great arms

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'bhuja' (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhuja)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  Compound-initial stem of 'mahant'
• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)