महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-29, verse-20

मा स्म यज्ञकृतां प्रीतिं प्राप्नुयां सज्जनोचिताम् ।
यदीमां रजनीं व्युष्टां न निहन्मि परान्रणे ॥२०॥

20. mā sma yajñakṛtāṁ prītiṁ prāpnuyāṁ sajjanocitām ,
yadīmāṁ rajanīṁ vyuṣṭāṁ na nihanmi parānraṇe.

20. mā sma yajñakṛtām prītim prāpnuyām sajjanocitām |
yadi imām rajanīm vyuṣṭām na nihantmi parān raṇe

20. yadi imām rajanīm vyuṣṭām (satyām) raṇe parān na nihantmi,
(tataḥ) mā sma yajñakṛtām sajjanocitām prītim prāpnuyām

20. May I not attain the delight suitable for virtuous performers of Vedic rituals (yajñakṛt), if I do not slay my enemies in battle when this night dawns.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - may I not (expressing a wish or prohibition) (not, do not (prohibitive particle))

• स्म (sma) - (emphatic particle for prohibition or strong wish) ((particle used with present tense to indicate past action or emphasize prohibition))

• यज्ञकृताम् (yajñakṛtām) - of the virtuous performers of Vedic rituals (yajñakṛt) (of those who perform Vedic rituals, of sacrificers)

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - the delight (that comes from virtuous action) (delight, joy, pleasure, love)

• प्राप्नुयाम् (prāpnuyām) - may I attain (as a result of my actions) (may I attain, may I obtain, may I reach)

• सज्जनोचिताम् (sajjanocitām) - suitable for virtuous people (suitable for good people, befitting the virtuous)

• यदि (yadi) - if (introducing a conditional clause) (if)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (night) (this, this one (feminine))

• रजनीम् (rajanīm) - the night (night)

• व्युष्टाम् (vyuṣṭām) - when it has dawned, passed (of this night) (dawned, passed (of night))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• निहन्त्मि (nihantmi) - I do not slay (my enemies) (I slay, I kill, I strike)

• परान् (parān) - my enemies (enemies, foes, others)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - may I not (expressing a wish or prohibition) (not, do not (prohibitive particle))

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - (emphatic particle for prohibition or strong wish) ((particle used with present tense to indicate past action or emphasize prohibition))

(indeclinable)

यज्ञकृताम् (yajñakṛtām) - of the virtuous performers of Vedic rituals (yajñakṛt) (of those who perform Vedic rituals, of sacrificers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yajñakṛt

yajñakṛt - performer of a Vedic ritual, sacrificer, one who makes an offering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+kṛt)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, devotion, worship, offering
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• kṛt – making, doing, performing, maker, doer
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - the delight (that comes from virtuous action) (delight, joy, pleasure, love)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - delight, joy, pleasure, love, affection, satisfaction

From root prī (to please, satisfy)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Object of 'prāpnuyām'.

प्राप्नुयाम् (prāpnuyām) - may I attain (as a result of my actions) (may I attain, may I obtain, may I reach)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of prāp

optative

Root verb 'āp' (class 5) with prefix pra- in optative mood, first person singular, active voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सज्जनोचिताम् (sajjanocitām) - suitable for virtuous people (suitable for good people, befitting the virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sajjanocita

sajjanocita - befitting the virtuous, suitable for good people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+jana+ucita)

• sat – good, virtuous, existing, real
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (from as)
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ucita – proper, suitable, fit, appropriate
  verbal derivative (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vac (to speak), ucyate (it is said/proper)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'prītim'.

यदि (yadi) - if (introducing a conditional clause) (if)

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - this (night) (this, this one (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'rajanīm'.

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - the night (night)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night, darkness

Note: Agrees with 'vyuṣṭām'.

व्युष्टाम् (vyuṣṭām) - when it has dawned, passed (of this night) (dawned, passed (of night))

(verbal derivative)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

निहन्त्मि (nihantmi) - I do not slay (my enemies) (I slay, I kill, I strike)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

present

Root verb 'han' (class 2) with prefix ni- in present tense, first person singular, active voice.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

परान् (parān) - my enemies (enemies, foes, others)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, stranger, supreme

Note: Object of 'nihantmi'.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

Root: raṇ (class 1)