महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-12, verse-34

वधप्राप्तौ मन्यते नौ प्रवेश्य शरवेश्मनि ।
एषोऽस्य हन्मि संकल्पं शिक्षया च बलेन च ॥३४॥

34. vadhaprāptau manyate nau praveśya śaraveśmani ,
eṣo'sya hanmi saṁkalpaṁ śikṣayā ca balena ca.

34. vadha-prāptau manyate nau praveśya śaraveśmani
eṣaḥ asya hanmi saṃkalpam śikṣayā ca balena ca

34. manyate nau śaraveśmani praveśya vadha-prāptau
eṣaḥ asya saṃkalpam śikṣayā ca balena ca hanmi

34. He believes that, having led us two into a deadly hail of arrows (literally, an arrow-chamber), we are now facing certain death. However, I will shatter his resolve (saṃkalpa) with both teaching and might.

Words meanings summery:

• वध-प्राप्तौ (vadha-prāptau) - at the attainment of death, at the moment of being killed, concerning the state of being doomed to death

• मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he believes, he considers

• नौ (nau) - us two, of us two, to us two

• प्रवेश्य (praveśya) - having caused to enter, having introduced

• शरवेश्मनि (śaraveśmani) - in an arrow-chamber, into a house of arrows

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - The speaker refers to himself. 'I (this one here)' (this (one), he)

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his, to him

• हन्मि (hanmi) - I kill, I destroy, I strike

• संकल्पम् (saṁkalpam) - resolve, determination, intention, purpose

• शिक्षया (śikṣayā) - by instruction, by teaching, by training

• च (ca) - and, also

• बलेन (balena) - by strength, by force, by power

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

वध-प्राप्तौ (vadha-prāptau) - at the attainment of death, at the moment of being killed, concerning the state of being doomed to death

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vadha-prāpti

vadha-prāpti - attainment of death, impending death, being subject to killing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadha+prāpti)

• vadha – killing, slaughter, execution, death
  noun (masculine)
  from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining, meeting with, occurrence
  noun (feminine)
  from root āp with pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Though grammatically singular locative, the context 'nau' (us two) implies it refers to the state of death for them.

मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he believes, he considers

(verb)

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

Root: man (class 4)

नौ (nau) - us two, of us two, to us two

(pronoun)

Accusative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here it functions as accusative object of 'praveśya'.

प्रवेश्य (praveśya) - having caused to enter, having introduced

(indeclinable)

absolutive (causative)

From root viś (to enter) with upasarga pra, in the causative form, then absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

शरवेश्मनि (śaraveśmani) - in an arrow-chamber, into a house of arrows

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śaraveśman

śaraveśman - an arrow-chamber, a house of arrows, a hail of arrows (metaphorically)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+veśman)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• veśman – house, dwelling, chamber
  noun (neuter)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - The speaker refers to himself. 'I (this one here)' (this (one), he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Often used with first person verb to emphasize 'this speaker.'

अस्य (asya) - of him, his, to him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the opponent.

हन्मि (hanmi) - I kill, I destroy, I strike

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

संकल्पम् (saṁkalpam) - resolve, determination, intention, purpose

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa

saṁkalpa - resolve, determination, intention, volition, concept, mental faculty (saṃkalpa)

From root kḷp with upasarga sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

शिक्षया (śikṣayā) - by instruction, by teaching, by training

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śikṣā

śikṣā - instruction, teaching, learning, study, discipline, art, skill

From root śikṣ (to learn, to teach).

Root: śikṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बलेन (balena) - by strength, by force, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might, army

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)