महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-45, verse-53

ततः प्रीतो महासेनस्त्रिदशेभ्यो वरं ददौ ।
रिपून्हन्तास्मि समरे ये वो वधचिकीर्षवः ॥५३॥

53. tataḥ prīto mahāsenastridaśebhyo varaṁ dadau ,
ripūnhantāsmi samare ye vo vadhacikīrṣavaḥ.

53. tataḥ prītaḥ mahāsenaḥ tridaśebhyaḥ varam dadau
ripūn hantā asmi samare ye vaḥ vadha-cikīrṣavaḥ

53. tataḥ prītaḥ mahāsenaḥ tridaśebhyaḥ varam dadau
ye vaḥ vadha-cikīrṣavaḥ ripūn samare hantā asmi

53. Then, the pleased Mahasena (Skanda) gave a boon to the gods: "I will be the killer of those enemies in battle who desire to kill you."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

• महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Mahasena (Skanda, Kartikeya) (Mahasena, one with a great army)

• त्रिदशेभ्यः (tridaśebhyaḥ) - to the gods, for the deities

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, best

• ददौ (dadau) - he gave, he granted

• रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies, foes

• हन्ता (hantā) - killer, slayer

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict, in war

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• वः (vaḥ) - you (plural), to you, for you, your

• वध-चिकीर्षवः (vadha-cikīrṣavaḥ) - those desiring to kill, wishing for slaughter

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root √prī (to please, satisfy)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'mahāsenaḥ'.

महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Mahasena (Skanda, Kartikeya) (Mahasena, one with a great army)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsena

mahāsena - having a great army; (proper noun) Mahasena, a name for Kartikeya/Skanda

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+senā)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• senā – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the verb 'dadau'.

त्रिदशेभ्यः (tridaśebhyaḥ) - to the gods, for the deities

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, deity (literally 'having thirty', referring to the thirty-three gods)

Note: Indirect object of 'dadau'.

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, best

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, gift, choice, excellent, best

Note: Direct object of 'dadau'.

ददौ (dadau) - he gave, he granted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dā

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular active perfect form of the root √dā

Root: dā (class 3)

रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies, foes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

Note: Object of 'hantā'.

हन्ता (hantā) - killer, slayer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantṛ

hantṛ - killer, slayer, destroyer

Agent noun

Agent noun formed from the root √han (to strike, kill) with the suffix -tṛC

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used as a predicate nominative with 'asmi', implying a future action.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

1st person singular active present form of the root √as

Root: as (class 2)

समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict, engagement

Note: Indicates the location of the action.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the clause describing the enemies.

वः (vaḥ) - you (plural), to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Indicates the object of the desire to kill.

वध-चिकीर्षवः (vadha-cikīrṣavaḥ) - those desiring to kill, wishing for slaughter

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadha-cikīrṣu

vadha-cikīrṣu - desiring to kill, wishing for slaughter

Desiderative adjective

Compound formed from 'vadha' (killing) and 'cikīrṣu' (desiring to do)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vadha+cikīrṣu)

• vadha – killing, slaughter, striking
  noun (masculine)
• cikīrṣu – desiring to do, wishing to act
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative adjective
  Derived from the desiderative stem of √kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'ye'.