महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-29, verse-31

श्वभ्रे ते पततां चक्रमिति मे ब्राह्मणोऽवदत् ।
युध्यमानस्य संग्रामे प्राप्तस्यैकायने भयम् ॥३१॥

31. śvabhre te patatāṁ cakramiti me brāhmaṇo'vadat ,
yudhyamānasya saṁgrāme prāptasyaikāyane bhayam.

31. śvabhre te patatām cakram iti me brāhmaṇaḥ avadat
yudhyamānasya saṃgrāme prāptasya ekāyane bhayam

31. me brāhmaṇaḥ iti avadat – te cakram śvabhre patatām.
saṃgrāme yudhyamānasya ekāyane prāptasya bhayam

31. A Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) told me, 'Let your chariot wheel fall into a pit!' For one fighting in battle, who has reached a desperate situation (ekāyana), fear arises.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - in a pit, in a hole

• ते (te) - your

• पतताम् (patatām) - let your chariot wheel fall (let it fall)

• चक्रम् (cakram) - chariot wheel (wheel, discus)

• इति (iti) - thus, so; (marks end of direct speech)

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a member of the priestly class (a Brahmin, a priest)

• अवदत् (avadat) - he said, he spoke

• युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - of a warrior fighting in battle (of one fighting)

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in a fight

• प्राप्तस्य (prāptasya) - of one who has reached a particular state or place (of one who has attained/reached/obtained)

• एकायने (ekāyane) - in a predicament or difficult situation with no escape (in a single path, in a narrow pass, in a desperate situation)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

Words meanings and morphology

श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - in a pit, in a hole

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śvabhra

śvabhra - pit, hole, chasm, abyss

Note: Can also be neuter.

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Also dative singular.

पतताम् (patatām) - let your chariot wheel fall (let it fall)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pat

Imperative ātmanepada

3rd person singular imperative ātmanepada form of the root pat. Though 'pat' is typically parasmaipada, ātmanepada forms occur in certain contexts or poetic usage.

Root: pat (class 1)

चक्रम् (cakram) - chariot wheel (wheel, discus)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, discus, circle, realm

इति (iti) - thus, so; (marks end of direct speech)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Alternatively, genitive 'my'.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a member of the priestly class (a Brahmin, a priest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class); relating to Brahman; a sacred text

अवदत् (avadat) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active indicative form of the root vad, prefixed with a- (augment).

Root: vad (class 1)

युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - of a warrior fighting in battle (of one fighting)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, warring

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle (śānac) of the root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Used here as an adjective, 'of the fighting one'.

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in a fight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, fight, war

प्राप्तस्य (prāptasya) - of one who has reached a particular state or place (of one who has attained/reached/obtained)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, happened

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root āp prefixed with pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used here as an adjective, 'of the one having reached'.

एकायने (ekāyane) - in a predicament or difficult situation with no escape (in a single path, in a narrow pass, in a desperate situation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekāyana

ekāyana - a single path, a narrow pass, a sole refuge, a desperate situation, a single object of pursuit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+ayana)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• ayana – path, course, going, refuge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Can also be neuter.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension