महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-155, verse-52

अमोक्षणीयं दैवं हि भावि मत्वा महामतिः ।
तथा तत्कृतवान्द्रोण आत्मकीर्त्यनुरक्षणात् ॥५२॥

52. amokṣaṇīyaṁ daivaṁ hi bhāvi matvā mahāmatiḥ ,
tathā tatkṛtavāndroṇa ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇāt.

52. amokṣaṇīyam daivam hi bhāvi matvā mahāmatiḥ
tathā tat kṛtavān droṇaḥ ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇāt

52. Indeed, the great-minded Droṇa, considering that destiny (daiva) is unavoidable and imminent, did that for the preservation of his own reputation (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अमोक्षणीयम् (amokṣaṇīyam) - unavoidable, not to be abandoned, not to be released

• दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine will

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• भावि (bhāvi) - future, what is to be, imminent

• मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering, having known

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one, intelligent

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• तत् (tat) - that

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did, he made

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

• आत्मकीर्त्यनुरक्षणात् (ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇāt) - for the preservation of his own fame/reputation

Words meanings and morphology

अमोक्षणीयम् (amokṣaṇīyam) - unavoidable, not to be abandoned, not to be released

(adjective)

neuter, singular of amokṣaṇīya

amokṣaṇīya - unavoidable, not to be released, not to be given up

gerundive

formed with negative prefix 'a-' and suffix '-anīya' from root 'mokṣ'

Prefix: a

Root: mokṣ (class 10)

दैवम् (daivam) - destiny, fate, divine will

(noun)

neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - destiny, fate, divine influence, divine will, relating to gods

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

भावि (bhāvi) - future, what is to be, imminent

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - future, what is to be, imminent, existing, becoming

verbal adjective (from future stem)

suffix -in from bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, considering, having known

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with suffix -tvā from root man

Root: man (class 4)

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, highly intelligent, wise

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intelligence, thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - he did, he made

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - one who has done, having done

Past active participle

suffix -vat (kṛta-vat) from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of the guru and warrior)

आत्मकीर्त्यनुरक्षणात् (ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇāt) - for the preservation of his own fame/reputation

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇa

ātmakīrtyanurakṣaṇa - preservation of one's own fame/reputation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+kīrti+anurakṣaṇa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• kīrti – fame, glory, reputation, praise
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• anurakṣaṇa – preservation, protection, guarding
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)