महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-26, verse-18

मनोगतं मम ह्यासीद्भीष्मद्रोणौ महारथौ ।
अर्जुनं भीमसेनं च निहन्ताराविति ध्रुवम् ॥१८॥

18. manogataṁ mama hyāsīdbhīṣmadroṇau mahārathau ,
arjunaṁ bhīmasenaṁ ca nihantārāviti dhruvam.

18. manogatam mama hi āsīt bhīṣmadroṇau mahārathau
arjunam bhīmasenam ca nihantārau iti dhruvam

18. mama manogatam hi āsīt dhruvam (yat) bhīṣmadroṇau
mahārathau arjunam bhīmasenam ca nihantārau iti

18. Indeed, it was certainly my firm belief (manogatam) that Bhishma and Drona, the great charioteers, would kill Arjuna and Bhimasena.

Words meanings summery:

• मनोगतम् (manogatam) - firm belief (gone to the mind, conceived, thought of, desired)

• मम (mama) - my, of me, to me

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was

• भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona

• महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

• भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena

• च (ca) - and, also

• निहन्तारौ (nihantārau) - killers, destroyers

• इति (iti) - marks quoted speech or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, fixed, firm

Words meanings and morphology

मनोगतम् (manogatam) - firm belief (gone to the mind, conceived, thought of, desired)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of manogata

manogata - gone into the mind, conceived, understood, desired

Past Passive Participle

Compound of manas (mind) and gata (gone)

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+gata)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhīṣmadroṇa

bhīṣmadroṇa - Bhishma and Drona

Compound type : dvandva (bhīṣma+droṇa)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (a warrior and patriarch)
  proper noun (masculine)
• droṇa – Drona (a warrior and teacher)
  proper noun (masculine)

महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāratha

mahāratha - great charioteer, a warrior capable of fighting 10,000 archers

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ratha)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (in a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince)

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhimasena (name of a Pandava prince)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निहन्तारौ (nihantārau) - killers, destroyers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nihantṛ

nihantṛ - killer, destroyer

Agent noun from ni + han

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

इति (iti) - marks quoted speech or thought (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, fixed, firm

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dhruva

dhruva - fixed, firm, certain, constant

Note: Used adverbially here