महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-63, verse-73

अथाब्रवीत्सूतपुत्रः शल्यमाभाष्य सस्मितम् ।
यदि पार्थो रणे हन्यादद्य मामिह कर्हिचित् ।
किमुत्तरं तदा ते स्यात्सखे सत्यं ब्रवीहि मे ॥७३॥

73. athābravītsūtaputraḥ śalyamābhāṣya sasmitam ,
yadi pārtho raṇe hanyādadya māmiha karhicit ,
kimuttaraṁ tadā te syātsakhe satyaṁ bravīhi me.

73. atha abrāvīt sūtaputraḥ śalyam ābhāṣya
sasmitam yadi pārthaḥ raṇe hanyāt
adya mām iha karhicit kim uttaram
tadā te syāt sakhe satyam bravīhi me

73. atha sūtaputraḥ śalyam sasmitam
ābhāṣya abrāvīt yadi pārthaḥ adya iha
raṇe mām karhicit hanyāt tadā te kim
uttaram syāt sakhe satyam me bravīhi

73. Then, Karṇa, the son of Sūta, addressed Śalya with a smile and said, "If Pārtha were to kill me here in battle today, what would be your reply then, O friend? Tell me the truth."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रावीत् (abrāvīt) - he spoke, he said

• सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karṇa (son of Sūta, charioteer's son)

• शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya (name of a king)

• आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, having spoken to

• सस्मितम् (sasmitam) - with a smile, smilingly

• यदि (yadi) - if

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - he should kill, he might kill

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• माम् (mām) - me

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - at any time, ever, at some time

• किम् (kim) - what?

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer, reply (answer, reply, north, later, superior)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

• स्यात् (syāt) - he/she/it would be, might be

• सखे (sakhe) - O friend

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, truly, real)

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रावीत् (abrāvīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karṇa (son of Sūta, charioteer's son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer, son of Sūta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, one born of a Kṣatriya father and a Brāhmaṇa mother
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)

शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (name of a king, brother of Mādrī); dart, spear, thorn

आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, having spoken to

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root bhāṣ with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

सस्मितम् (sasmitam) - with a smile, smilingly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+smita)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• smita – smile, smiling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root smi (to smile)
  Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā or Kuntī (e.g., Arjuna)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war, conflict

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - he should kill, he might kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Optative 3rd singular active

Root: han (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - at any time, ever, at some time

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer, reply (answer, reply, north, later, superior)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - answer, reply, north, later, subsequent, superior

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative fits here 'to you'

स्यात् (syāt) - he/she/it would be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative 3rd singular active

Root: as (class 2)

सखे (sakhe) - O friend

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, truly, real)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real, truthful

Note: Could also be nominative here 'let the truth be spoken', but accusative 'tell me the truth' is more natural.

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative fits here 'to me'