महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-56

एवमेवात्मनो वीर्यमहं वीर्यं च पाण्डवे ।
जानन्नेवाह्वये युद्धे शल्य नाग्निं पतंगवत् ॥५६॥

56. evamevātmano vīryamahaṁ vīryaṁ ca pāṇḍave ,
jānannevāhvaye yuddhe śalya nāgniṁ pataṁgavat.

56. evam eva ātmanaḥ vīryam aham vīryam ca pāṇḍave
jānan eva āhvaye yuddhe śalya na agnim pataṅgavat

56. O Śalya,
evam eva ātmanaḥ vīryam ca pāṇḍave vīryam aham jānan eva yuddhe āhvaye; pataṅgavat agnim na (āhvaye).

56. O Śalya, knowing full well my own prowess (vīrya) and the prowess (vīrya) of the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna), I challenge him in battle, not like a moth to a fire.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own self (of the self, of oneself)

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - my own valor/prowess (valor, prowess, strength)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - the valor/prowess of the Pāṇḍava (valor, prowess, strength)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - of the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna). Used here in locative case functioning as genitive for 'vīryam'. (of the Pāṇḍava, in the Pāṇḍava)

• जानन् (jānan) - knowing

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• आह्वये (āhvaye) - I challenge (in battle) (I challenge, I call)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• शल्य (śalya) - O Śalya

• न (na) - not

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• पतङ्गवत् (pataṅgavat) - like a moth, similar to a moth

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as an intensifier.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of my own self (of the self, of oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the individual soul (ātman), the Supreme Soul

Root: at (class 1)

Note: Also ablative singular. Context implies genitive.

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - my own valor/prowess (valor, prowess, strength)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, prowess, strength, energy, potency, semen

Note: Also nominative singular. Context indicates accusative.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - the valor/prowess of the Pāṇḍava (valor, prowess, strength)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, prowess, strength, energy, potency, semen

Note: Also nominative singular. Context indicates accusative.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - of the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna). Used here in locative case functioning as genitive for 'vīryam'. (of the Pāṇḍava, in the Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu (e.g., Arjuna)

Note: Pāṇḍave here functions like a genitive, implying 'of the Pāṇḍava' regarding 'vīryam'.

जानन् (jānan) - knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñā

jñā - to know, to understand, to perceive

Present Active Participle

From root jñā, 9th class, present active participle, nominative singular masculine

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Participle modifying 'aham'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Reinforces 'knowing' (jānan).

आह्वये (āhvaye) - I challenge (in battle) (I challenge, I call)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of āhve

present middle indicative, 1st person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

Note: From root "hve" with prefix "ā".

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, war, fight

Root: yudh (class 4)

शल्य (śalya) - O Śalya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (proper name, king of Madras); dart, arrow, splinter

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Nullifies the challenge to Agni.

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire

Note: Object of implicit "āhvaye" (challenge).

पतङ्गवत् (pataṅgavat) - like a moth, similar to a moth

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat indicating likeness

Note: Qualifies the manner of challenging.