महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-64, verse-24

दिष्ट्या नाहं परावृत्तो युद्धे कस्यांचिदापदि ।
दिष्ट्याहं निहतः पापैश्छलेनैव विशेषतः ॥२४॥

24. diṣṭyā nāhaṁ parāvṛtto yuddhe kasyāṁcidāpadi ,
diṣṭyāhaṁ nihataḥ pāpaiśchalenaiva viśeṣataḥ.

24. diṣṭyā na aham parāvṛttaḥ yuddhe kasyāñcit āpadi
diṣṭyā aham nihataḥ pāpaiḥ chalena eva viśeṣataḥ

24. diṣṭyā aham yuddhe kasyāñcit āpadi na parāvṛttaḥ
diṣṭyā aham pāpaiḥ viśeṣataḥ chalena eva nihataḥ

24. Luckily, I never retreated in any calamity during battle. Fortunately, I was killed by the wicked, especially through deceit alone.

Words meanings summery:

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by good fortune, fortunately, luckily

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• परावृत्तः (parāvṛttaḥ) - turned back, retreated

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• कस्याञ्चित् (kasyāñcit) - in any

• आपदि (āpadi) - in calamity, in distress

• दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by good fortune, fortunately, luckily

• अहम् (aham) - I

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

• पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by the wicked, by evil persons

• छलेन (chalena) - by deceit, by trickery

• एव (eva) - alone, only, solely

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by good fortune, fortunately, luckily

(indeclinable)

Derived from root 'diś' (to point, direct).

Root: diś (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I (first person pronoun)

परावृत्तः (parāvṛttaḥ) - turned back, retreated

(verbal derivative)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

past passive participle (nominalized)

Derived from root 'yudh' (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

कस्याञ्चित् (kasyāñcit) - in any

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - any, some, a certain

Compound of 'kim' (what) and 'cid' (a particle of indefiniteness).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun (neuter)
• cid – a particle indicating indefiniteness ('some', 'any')
  indeclinable

Note: Modifies 'āpadi'.

आपदि (āpadi) - in calamity, in distress

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, distress, misfortune, danger

Derived from root 'pad' (to go, fall) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by good fortune, fortunately, luckily

(indeclinable)

Derived from root 'diś' (to point, direct).

Root: diś (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I (first person pronoun)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, struck down

(verbal derivative)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by the wicked, by evil persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - wicked, evil, sinful (as an adjective); evil deed, sin, wicked person (as a noun)

Note: Indicates the agent of killing.

छलेन (chalena) - by deceit, by trickery

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of chala

chala - deceit, trick, fraud, pretext

एव (eva) - alone, only, solely

(indeclinable)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Derived from viśeṣa (distinction, specialty) with suffix -tas.