महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-26, verse-52

तस्मात्क्षिप्रं मद्रपते प्रयाहि रणे पाञ्चालान्पाण्डवान्सृञ्जयांश्च ।
तान्वा हनिष्यामि समेत्य संख्ये यास्यामि वा द्रोणमुखाय मन्ये ॥५२॥

52. tasmātkṣipraṁ madrapate prayāhi; raṇe pāñcālānpāṇḍavānsṛñjayāṁśca ,
tānvā haniṣyāmi sametya saṁkhye; yāsyāmi vā droṇamukhāya manye.

52. tasmāt kṣipram madrapate prayāhi
raṇe pāñcālān pāṇḍavān sṛñjayān
ca tān vā haniṣyāmi sametya
saṃkhye yāsyāmi vā droṇamukhāya manye

52. tasmāt madrapate kṣipram raṇe
prayāhi saṃkhye tān pāñcālān pāṇḍavān
sṛñjayān ca sametya vā haniṣyāmi
vā droṇamukhāya yāsyāmi manye

52. Therefore, O King of Madra (Śalya), go quickly into battle! I will either slay those Pāñcālas, Pāṇḍavas, and Sṛñjayas when I encounter them in combat, or I will go to the realm where Droṇa has gone (i.e., die heroically), I believe.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• मद्रपते (madrapate) - O Śalya, King of Madra (O King of Madra)

• प्रयाहि (prayāhi) - go forth, proceed

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas (a people/country)

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

• सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Sṛñjayas

• च (ca) - and, also

• तान् (tān) - (refers to Pāñcālas, Pāṇḍavas, Sṛñjayas) (them, those)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will kill, I will slay

• समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having encountered

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

• यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go

• वा (vā) - or, either

• द्रोणमुखाय (droṇamukhāya) - to the realm where Droṇa has gone (i.e., die heroically) (to Droṇa's face/presence; to the realm of Droṇa (i.e. to death))

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Formally ablative singular of 'tad', used adverbially.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb.

मद्रपते (madrapate) - O Śalya, King of Madra (O King of Madra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madrapati

madrapati - King of Madra

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (madra+pati)

• madra – Madra (a country/people)
  proper noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Śalya.

प्रयाहि (prayāhi) - go forth, proceed

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat

Root: raṇ (class 1)

पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas (a people/country)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - Pāñcāla (a country and its people, allies of Pāṇḍavas)

Note: Object of 'haniṣyāmi'.

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

Note: Object of 'haniṣyāmi'.

सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Sṛñjayas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - the Sṛñjayas (a warrior tribe/clan allied with Pāṇḍavas)

Note: Object of 'haniṣyāmi'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of enemies.

तान् (tān) - (refers to Pāñcālas, Pāṇḍavas, Sṛñjayas) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Object of 'haniṣyāmi'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces an alternative.

हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will kill, I will slay

(verb)

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

Root: han (class 2)

समेत्य (sametya) - having met, having encountered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from sam-√i 'to go together'

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkhya

saṁkhya - battle, combat, encounter

यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the alternative 'haniṣyāmi' or 'yāsyāmi'.

द्रोणमुखाय (droṇamukhāya) - to the realm where Droṇa has gone (i.e., die heroically) (to Droṇa's face/presence; to the realm of Droṇa (i.e. to death))

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of droṇamukha

droṇamukha - Droṇa's face/presence, chief of Droṇa; the destination of Droṇa

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (droṇa+mukha)

• droṇa – Droṇa (a proper name, the Kaurava guru)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, chief, beginning
  noun (neuter)

Note: The dative indicates destination. Here, metaphorical: 'to join Droṇa in the afterlife,' implying heroic death.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)