महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-134, verse-22

अपि चेह प्रदग्धेषु भीष्मोऽस्मासु पितामहः ।
कोपं कुर्यात्किमर्थं वा कौरवान्कोपयेत सः ।
धर्म इत्येव कुप्येत तथान्ये कुरुपुंगवाः ॥२२॥

22. api ceha pradagdheṣu bhīṣmo'smāsu pitāmahaḥ ,
kopaṁ kuryātkimarthaṁ vā kauravānkopayeta saḥ ,
dharma ityeva kupyeta tathānye kurupuṁgavāḥ.

22. api ca iha pradagdheṣu bhīṣmaḥ asmāsu
pitāmahaḥ kopam kuryāt kim artham
vā kauravān kopayeta saḥ dharmaḥ iti
eva kupyeta tathā anye kurupuṅgavāḥ

22. "Even if we were burned here, why would Grandfather Bhīṣma become angry with us? And for what reason would he anger the Kauravas? He would only become angry on account of righteousness (dharma), and so would other foremost Kuru warriors."

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - even, also

• च (ca) - and

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• प्रदग्धेषु (pradagdheṣu) - in (us) having been burned (in those who are burnt, among the burnt)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• अस्मासु (asmāsu) - in us, among us

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather

• कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he would do, he would make

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, reason

• वा (vā) - or

• कौरवान् (kauravān) - Kauravas

• कोपयेत (kopayeta) - he would cause to be angry, he would anger

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, natural law (dharma), duty

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• कुप्येत (kupyeta) - he would become angry

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - foremost among the Kurus, best of the Kurus

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

प्रदग्धेषु (pradagdheṣu) - in (us) having been burned (in those who are burnt, among the burnt)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of pradagdha

pradagdha - burnt, consumed by fire

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dah with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dah (class 1)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of a Kuru patriarch)

अस्मासु (asmāsu) - in us, among us

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahma

कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, rage

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - he would do, he would make

(verb)

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

Optative

Optative 3rd singular active of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used here as part of 'kim artham' meaning 'why'

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, reason

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, reason

Note: Used here as part of 'kim artham' meaning 'why'

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

कौरवान् (kauravān) - Kauravas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

कोपयेत (kopayeta) - he would cause to be angry, he would anger

(verb)

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

Causative Optative

Causative Optative 3rd singular active of √kup

Root: kup (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, natural law (dharma), duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

कुप्येत (kupyeta) - he would become angry

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of kup

Optative

Optative 3rd singular middle of √kup

Root: kup (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - foremost among the Kurus, best of the Kurus

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurupuṅgava

kurupuṅgava - bull among the Kurus, foremost of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+puṅgava)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull; chief, excellent, foremost
  noun (masculine)