महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-69

तौ वा ममाद्य हन्तारौ हन्तास्मि समरे स्थितौ ।
नाहं बिभेमि कृष्णाभ्यां विजानन्नात्मनो बलम् ॥६९॥

69. tau vā mamādya hantārau hantāsmi samare sthitau ,
nāhaṁ bibhemi kṛṣṇābhyāṁ vijānannātmano balam.

69. tau vā mama adya hantārau hantā asmi samare sthitau
na aham bibhemi kṛṣṇābhyām vijānan ātmanaḥ balam

69. vā adya tau mama hantārau,
vā samare sthitau (tau) aham hantā asmi.
ātmanaḥ balam vijānan aham kṛṣṇābhyām na bibhemi.

69. Either those two will be my killers today, or I shall kill them as they stand in battle. I do not fear the two Kṛṣṇas, for I know the strength of my own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• वा (vā) - or, either

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• हन्तारौ (hantārau) - two killers, two slayers

• हन्ता (hantā) - I will kill (as agent noun used in future sense) (killer, slayer; one who will kill (future sense))

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - as they stand (in battle) (standing, situated, being (dual))

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• बिभेमि (bibhemi) - I fear, I am afraid

• कृष्णाभ्याम् (kṛṣṇābhyām) - from the two Kṛṣṇas (Krishna and Arjuna)

• विजानन् (vijānan) - knowing, understanding

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of one's own self

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

हन्तारौ (hantārau) - two killers, two slayers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hantṛ

hantṛ - killer, slayer (agent noun)

Agent noun from √han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in a future sense: 'will be killers'.

हन्ता (hantā) - I will kill (as agent noun used in future sense) (killer, slayer; one who will kill (future sense))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantṛ

hantṛ - killer, slayer (agent noun)

Agent noun from √han

Root: han (class 2)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

2nd class verb

Root: as (class 2)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

स्थितौ (sthitau) - as they stand (in battle) (standing, situated, being (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, present, existing

Past Passive Participle from √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'tau' (those two).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

बिभेमि (bibhemi) - I fear, I am afraid

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √bhī

3rd class verb (juhotyādi)

Root: bhī (class 3)

कृष्णाभ्याम् (kṛṣṇābhyām) - from the two Kṛṣṇas (Krishna and Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna; Arjuna (often called 'Krishna' as well)

Note: Governed by 'bibhemi' (to fear from).

विजानन् (vijānan) - knowing, understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √jñā

√jñā - to know, to understand, to perceive

Present active participle, prefixed with 'vi'

9th class verb

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of one's own self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force