महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-28

तस्माद्गत्वा ऋषिश्रेष्ठो याच्यतां सुरसत्तमाः ।
दधीचास्थीनि देहीति तैर्वधिष्यामहे रिपून् ॥२८॥

28. tasmādgatvā ṛṣiśreṣṭho yācyatāṁ surasattamāḥ ,
dadhīcāsthīni dehīti tairvadhiṣyāmahe ripūn.

28. tasmāt gatvā ṛṣiśreṣṭhaḥ yācyatām surasattamāḥ
dadhīci asthīni dehi iti taiḥ vadhiṣyāmahe ripūn

28. surasattamāḥ tasmāt gatvā ṛṣiśreṣṭhaḥ yācyatām -
dadhīci asthīni dehi iti - taiḥ ripūn vadhiṣyāmahe

28. Therefore, O foremost among gods, go and implore that great sage (Dadhīci), saying, 'Give us Dadhīci's bones!' With them, we shall conquer our foes.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (having gone, after going)

• ऋषिश्रेष्ठः (ṛṣiśreṣṭhaḥ) - the foremost sage (Dadhīci) (best of sages, foremost sage)

• याच्यताम् (yācyatām) - let him be requested (let him be requested, he should be asked)

• सुरसत्तमाः (surasattamāḥ) - O best of gods (addressing the gods) (O best of gods, O most excellent gods)

• दधीचि (dadhīci) - Dadhīci (referring to the sage) (Dadhīci (name of a sage))

• अस्थीनि (asthīni) - the bones (bones)

• देहि (dehi) - give (imperative command) (give)

• इति (iti) - thus, indicating direct speech (thus, so, saying this)

• तैः (taiḥ) - with those (bones) (by them, with them)

• वधिष्यामहे (vadhiṣyāmahe) - we shall slay (we shall kill, we shall slay)

• रिपून् (ripūn) - the enemies (enemies, foes)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Used adverbially.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (having gone, after going)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Gerund indicating prior action.

ऋषिश्रेष्ठः (ṛṣiśreṣṭhaḥ) - the foremost sage (Dadhīci) (best of sages, foremost sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣiśreṣṭha

ṛṣiśreṣṭha - best of sages

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+śreṣṭha)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Subject of the passive imperative 'yācyatām'.

याच्यताम् (yācyatām) - let him be requested (let him be requested, he should be asked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of yāc

Imperative

3rd person singular passive imperative, root √yāc

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Passive construction.

सुरसत्तमाः (surasattamāḥ) - O best of gods (addressing the gods) (O best of gods, O most excellent gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of surasattama

surasattama - best of gods

Superlative of 'sura'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+sattama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix

Note: Addressed to the gods.

दधीचि (dadhīci) - Dadhīci (referring to the sage) (Dadhīci (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dadhīci

dadhīci - name of a sage

Note: First part of a compound 'dadhīcy-asthīni', but here represented as 'dadhīci' + 'asthīni' due to no sandhi rule.

अस्थीनि (asthīni) - the bones (bones)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of asthi

asthi - bone

Note: Object of 'dehi'.

देहि (dehi) - give (imperative command) (give)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of dā

Imperative

2nd person singular active imperative, root √dā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Command in direct speech.

इति (iti) - thus, indicating direct speech (thus, so, saying this)

(indeclinable)

Note: Punctuation for direct quote.

तैः (taiḥ) - with those (bones) (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'asthīni' (bones).

वधिष्यामहे (vadhiṣyāmahe) - we shall slay (we shall kill, we shall slay)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of han

Future

1st person plural middle future, from root √han (which becomes √vadh in future/aorist)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: We (the gods) shall kill for ourselves/each other.

रिपून् (ripūn) - the enemies (enemies, foes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

Note: Object of 'vadhiṣyāmahe'.