महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-189, verse-5

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
किं वो भयं मानुषेभ्यो यूयं सर्वे यदामराः ।
मा वो मर्त्यसकाशाद्वै भयं भवतु कर्हिचित् ॥५॥

5. brahmovāca ,
kiṁ vo bhayaṁ mānuṣebhyo yūyaṁ sarve yadāmarāḥ ,
mā vo martyasakāśādvai bhayaṁ bhavatu karhicit.

5. brahmā uvāca | kim vaḥ bhayam mānuṣebhyaḥ yūyam sarve yat
amarāḥ | mā vaḥ martyasakāśāt vai bhayam bhavatu karhicit

5. Brahmā said: "What fear do you have from humans, since you are all immortal? Indeed, let no fear ever arise for you from mortals."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, of you, your

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• मानुषेभ्यः (mānuṣebhyaḥ) - from humans, from men

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• यत् (yat) - that, since, because

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

• मा (mā) - not, let not

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, of you, your

• मर्त्यसकाशात् (martyasakāśāt) - from mortals, from the presence of mortals

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it be, let it arise

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator god

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the creator god, Brahmā

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From root vac.

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

वः (vaḥ) - to you, of you, your

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of yuşmabhyam/yuşmākam.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

मानुषेभ्यः (mānuṣebhyaḥ) - from humans, from men

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, pertaining to man

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Used here as an adjective for 'yūyam'.

यत् (yat) - that, since, because

(indeclinable)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, a god

Compound type : nah (a+mara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mara – mortal, subject to death
  adjective (masculine)

मा (mā) - not, let not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with aorist/imperative for prohibition.

वः (vaḥ) - to you, of you, your

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of yuşmabhyam/yuṣmākam.

मर्त्यसकाशात् (martyasakāśāt) - from mortals, from the presence of mortals

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of martyasakāśa

martyasakāśa - proximity/presence of mortals

Compound type : tatpurusha (martya+sakāśa)

• martya – mortal, human
  noun (masculine)
• sakāśa – presence, proximity, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it be, let it arise

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of √bhū

imperative, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)