महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-26, verse-71

भवतु भवतु किं विकत्थसे ननु मम तस्य च युद्धमुद्यतम् ।
यदि स जयति मां महाहवे तत इदमस्तु सुकत्थितं तव ॥७१॥

71. bhavatu bhavatu kiṁ vikatthase; nanu mama tasya ca yuddhamudyatam ,
yadi sa jayati māṁ mahāhave; tata idamastu sukatthitaṁ tava.

71. bhavatu bhavatu kim vikatthase
nanu mama tasya ca yuddham udyatam
yadi sa jayati mām mahā-have
tataḥ idam astu su-katthitam tava

71. bhavatu bhavatu kim nanu vikatthase
mama tasya ca yuddham udyatam
yadi sa mahā-have mām jayati
tataḥ tava idam su-katthitam astu

71. Enough, enough! Why do you keep boasting? Indeed, the battle between him and me is at hand. If he (Arjuna) defeats me in the great battle, then your boasting will truly be considered well-said.

Words meanings summery:

• भवतु (bhavatu) - Enough, let it be (implying 'stop it'). (let it be, may it happen)

• भवतु (bhavatu) - Enough, let it be (implying 'stop it'). (let it be, may it happen)

• किम् (kim) - Why? (what, why)

• विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you boast, you brag

• ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, truly, is it not?

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• तस्य (tasya) - Of Arjuna. (his, of him)

• च (ca) - and, also

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

• उद्यतम् (udyatam) - At hand or impending. (prepared, ready, at hand, impending)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• स (sa) - He (Arjuna). (he, that)

• जयति (jayati) - conquers, defeats, wins

• माम् (mām) - Refers to Karna. (me)

• महा-हवे (mahā-have) - in the great battle

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• इदम् (idam) - This boasting. (this, here)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• सु-कत्थितम् (su-katthitam) - Well-spoken (referring to Śalya's praise of Arjuna/boasting against Karna). (well-spoken, well-boasted, well-praised)

• तव (tava) - your

Words meanings and morphology

भवतु (bhavatu) - Enough, let it be (implying 'stop it'). (let it be, may it happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

भवतु (bhavatu) - Enough, let it be (implying 'stop it'). (let it be, may it happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - Why? (what, why)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here used as an interrogative adverb.

विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you boast, you brag

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vikatth

Derived from √katth with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: katth (class 1)

ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, truly, is it not?

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

तस्य (tasya) - Of Arjuna. (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'udyatam'.

उद्यतम् (udyatam) - At hand or impending. (prepared, ready, at hand, impending)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udyata

udyata - raised, prepared, ready, exerted, impending

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √yam with upasarga ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yuddham'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - He (Arjuna). (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

जयति (jayati) - conquers, defeats, wins

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

माम् (mām) - Refers to Karna. (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Object of 'jayati'.

महा-हवे (mahā-have) - in the great battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahā-hava

mahā-hava - great battle, mighty combat

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+hava)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• hava – battle, fight, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hū (class 1)

Note: Locative of place/time.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - This boasting. (this, here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Note: Refers to the preceding 'boasting'.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सु-कत्थितम् (su-katthitam) - Well-spoken (referring to Śalya's praise of Arjuna/boasting against Karna). (well-spoken, well-boasted, well-praised)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of su-katthita

su-katthita - well-boasted, well-spoken, well-praised

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √katth (to boast) with prefix su-

Prefix: su

Root: katth (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)