महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-170, verse-15

नानीशैर्हि तदा तात भृगुभिर्भावितात्मभिः ।
वधोऽभ्युपेक्षितः सर्वैः क्षत्रियाणां विहिंसताम् ॥१५॥

15. nānīśairhi tadā tāta bhṛgubhirbhāvitātmabhiḥ ,
vadho'bhyupekṣitaḥ sarvaiḥ kṣatriyāṇāṁ vihiṁsatām.

15. na anīśaiḥ hi tadā tāta bhṛgubhiḥ bhāvitātmabhiḥ
vadhaḥ abhyupekṣitaḥ sarvaiḥ kṣatriyāṇām vihiṃsatām

15. Indeed, dear son (tāta), at that time, the slaughter of the violent Kṣatriyas was tolerated by all the Bhrigus, whose selves (ātman) were purified, not by those who were powerless.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अनीशैः (anīśaiḥ) - by the powerless, by the helpless

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तात (tāta) - dear son, dear father

• भृगुभिः (bhṛgubhiḥ) - by the Bhrigus

• भावितात्मभिः (bhāvitātmabhiḥ) - by those whose selves (ātman) are cultivated/purified

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - slaughter, killing, striking

• अभ्युपेक्षितः (abhyupekṣitaḥ) - overlooked, tolerated, permitted

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, by everyone

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kṣatriyas, of the warriors

• विहिंसताम् (vihiṁsatām) - of those who were harming, of the violent

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनीशैः (anīśaiḥ) - by the powerless, by the helpless

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anīśa

anīśa - powerless, helpless, not master, unable

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+īśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• īśa – master, lord, powerful
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - dear son, dear father

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear son (often used in address to a junior), dear father (often used in address to a senior)

भृगुभिः (bhṛgubhiḥ) - by the Bhrigus

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - a Vedic sage, a member of the Bhrigu lineage

भावितात्मभिः (bhāvitātmabhiḥ) - by those whose selves (ātman) are cultivated/purified

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - whose self is cultivated, whose soul is purified, spiritually inclined

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, developed, conceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the causal stem of the root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, life
  noun (masculine)

वधः (vadhaḥ) - slaughter, killing, striking

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - slaughter, killing, striking, destroying

अभ्युपेक्षितः (abhyupekṣitaḥ) - overlooked, tolerated, permitted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyupekṣita

abhyupekṣita - overlooked, tolerated, permitted, disregarded

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'īkṣ' with prefixes 'abhi' and 'upa'

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, by everyone

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kṣatriyas, of the warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior caste, ruler, protector

विहिंसताम् (vihiṁsatām) - of those who were harming, of the violent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vihiṃsat

vihiṁsat - harming, injuring, oppressing, violent

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root 'hiṃs' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: hiṃs (class 7)