महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-23, verse-24

अथ वाप्येक एवाहं योत्स्यामि कुरुनन्दन ।
पश्य वीर्यं ममाद्य त्वं संग्रामे दहतो रिपून् ॥२४॥

24. atha vāpyeka evāhaṁ yotsyāmi kurunandana ,
paśya vīryaṁ mamādya tvaṁ saṁgrāme dahato ripūn.

24. atha vā api eka eva aham yotsyāmi kurunandana
paśya vīryam mama adya tvam saṅgrāme dahataḥ ripūn

24. kurunandana,
atha vā api aham eka eva yotsyāmi adya tvam saṅgrāme ripūn dahataḥ mama vīryam paśya

24. Or else, O delight of the Kurus, I alone will fight. Today, witness my prowess as I incinerate the enemies in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - or else (then, now, moreover, or else)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• अपि (api) - indeed, emphasis (also, even, indeed, moreover)

• एक (eka) - alone (one, alone, single)

• एव (eva) - alone, indeed (emphasizing 'eka') (only, just, indeed, alone)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

• योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I will fight

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (O delight of the Kurus, O son of the Kuru dynasty)

• पश्य (paśya) - witness, behold (see, behold, observe)

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - prowess (prowess, valor, strength, heroism)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (the listener, Kuru prince) (you)

• सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• दहतः (dahataḥ) - burning, incinerating (the enemies) (burning, incinerating, consuming)

• रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies (enemies, foes)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - or else (then, now, moreover, or else)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to introduce new topics, alternatives, or sequences.

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - indeed, emphasis (also, even, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Together with 'atha vā', strengthens the alternative.

एक (eka) - alone (one, alone, single)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Numeral adjective.

एव (eva) - alone, indeed (emphasizing 'eka') (only, just, indeed, alone)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

1st person pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'yotsyāmi'.

योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I will fight

(verb)

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

Future Tense, 1st Person Singular

Root 'yudh' forms future stem 'yotsya-' and uses ending 'āmi'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (O delight of the Kurus, O son of the Kuru dynasty)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, scion of the Kuru family

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'kuru' (the Kuru dynasty) and 'nandana' (delight, son).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, rejoicing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Addressing the listener.

पश्य (paśya) - witness, behold (see, behold, observe)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active, 2nd Person Singular, Imperative

Root 'dṛś' forms present stem 'paśya-'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Directed at 'tvam'.

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - prowess (prowess, valor, strength, heroism)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - prowess, valor, strength, heroism, energy

From 'vīra' (hero) + 'ya' suffix.

Note: Object of 'paśya'.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

1st person pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'vīryam' and 'dahataḥ'.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

Note: Modifies 'paśya'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the listener, Kuru prince) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'paśya'.

सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict, fight

From 'sam' + 'grām' (to gather, to fight).

Prefix: sam

Root: grām (class 10)

Note: Adverbial locative.

दहतः (dahataḥ) - burning, incinerating (the enemies) (burning, incinerating, consuming)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dahat

dahat - burning, consuming, destroying

Present Active Participle

From root 'dah' (to burn).

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing 'me' ('mama') while I am burning the enemies.

रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies (enemies, foes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, antagonist

Note: Object of 'dahataḥ'.