महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-53

प्रहरस्व रणे बाल पश्यामस्तव पौरुषम् ।
कर्म कृत्वा रणे शूर ततः कत्थितुमर्हसि ॥५३॥

53. praharasva raṇe bāla paśyāmastava pauruṣam ,
karma kṛtvā raṇe śūra tataḥ katthitumarhasi.

53. praharasva raṇe bāla paśyāmaḥ tava pauruṣam
karma kṛtvā raṇe śūra tataḥ katthitum arhasi

53. bāla raṇe praharasva tava pauruṣam paśyāmaḥ
śūra raṇe karma kṛtvā tataḥ katthitum arhasi

53. O boy, strike in battle! Let us see your valor (pauruṣa). O hero, only after performing action (karma) in battle are you worthy to boast.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहरस्व (praharasva) - strike, attack, smite

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

• बाल (bāla) - O boy, O child, young one

• पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we shall see, let us see

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - valor, manliness, heroism, virility

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

• शूर (śūra) - O hero, O warrior, brave one

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards, from that

• कत्थितुम् (katthitum) - to boast, to praise oneself, to brag

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are worthy, you deserve, you are able

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहरस्व (praharasva) - strike, attack, smite

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of prahar

Imperative, 2nd person, singular, Middle voice

From root `hṛ` (class 1) with prefix `pra`. The suffix `-sva` indicates 2nd person singular imperative middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict, combat

From root `raṇ` (to rejoice, be glad, sound, shout).

Root: raṇ (class 1)

बाल (bāla) - O boy, O child, young one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, immature, ignorant

पश्यामः (paśyāmaḥ) - we shall see, let us see

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of paś

Present tense, 1st person, plural, Active voice

From root `dṛś` (class 1), which forms its present stem as `paśya`. The suffix `-āmaḥ` indicates 1st person plural.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular form of `yuṣmad` (you).

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - valor, manliness, heroism, virility

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, valor, heroism, virility, human effort

Derived from `puruṣa` (person) with `aṇ` suffix, denoting 'related to puruṣa'.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, destiny, consequence of action

From root `kṛ` (to do, make) with suffix `-man`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root `kṛ` (to do, make) with the suffix `-tvā`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict, combat

From root `raṇ` (to rejoice, be glad, sound, shout).

Root: raṇ (class 1)

शूर (śūra) - O hero, O warrior, brave one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, valiant, brave, strong

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards, from that

(indeclinable)

An ablative adverb formed from the pronominal stem `tad` (that).

कत्थितुम् (katthitum) - to boast, to praise oneself, to brag

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root `katth` (class 1, ātmanepada) 'to boast' with the infinitive suffix `-tum`.

Root: katth (class 1)

Note: Infinitive verb form acting as an indeclinable.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are worthy, you deserve, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present tense, 2nd person, singular, Active voice

From root `arh` (class 1, parasmāipada). The suffix `-asi` indicates 2nd person singular.

Root: arh (class 1)