महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-15

ददामि ते वैजयन्तीं मालामम्लानपङ्कजाम् ।
धारयिष्यति संग्रामे या त्वां शस्त्रैरविक्षतम् ॥१५॥

15. dadāmi te vaijayantīṁ mālāmamlānapaṅkajām ,
dhārayiṣyati saṁgrāme yā tvāṁ śastrairavikṣatam.

15. dadāmi te vaijayantīm mālām amlānapaṅkajām yā
tvām śastraiḥ avikṣatam dhārayiṣyati saṅgrāme

15. I give you the Vaijayantī garland, composed of unfading lotuses, which will protect you in battle, keeping you uninjured by weapons.

15. אני נותן לך את זר הוַיג׳ַיַנְטִי, זר של פרחי לוטוס שאינם נובלים, שמי שעונד אותו בקרב ישמור אותך בלי פגע מכלי נשק.

Words meanings summery:

• ददामि (dadāmi) - I give (I give, I bestow)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

• वैजयन्तीम् (vaijayantīm) - Vaijayantī (as a proper name/adjective of the garland) (victorious; name of a garland)

• मालाम् (mālām) - garland, wreath

• अम्लानपङ्कजाम् (amlānapaṅkajām) - composed of unfading lotuses (made of unfading lotuses, having unfading lotuses)

• या (yā) - which (which, who)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - by weapons

• अविक्षतम् (avikṣatam) - unharmed (unharmed, uninjured)

• धारयिष्यति (dhārayiṣyati) - will protect (will bear, will hold, will sustain, will protect)

• सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war

Words meanings and morphology

ददामि (dadāmi) - I give (I give, I bestow)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternate form for 4th or 6th singular of yuṣmad.

वैजयन्तीम् (vaijayantīm) - Vaijayantī (as a proper name/adjective of the garland) (victorious; name of a garland)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaijayantī

vaijayantī - victorious; a particular garland; banner of victory

agent noun

Derived from vi-ji (to conquer) + śatṛ/śānac + ṅīp.

Root: ji (class 1)

मालाम् (mālām) - garland, wreath

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, necklace

अम्लानपङ्कजाम् (amlānapaṅkajām) - composed of unfading lotuses (made of unfading lotuses, having unfading lotuses)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amlānapaṅkaja

amlānapaṅkaja - having unfading lotuses

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amlāna+paṅkaja)

• amlāna – unfaded, unwithered
  adjective
  negative participle
  a (negation) + mlāna (past passive participle of mlai)
  Root: mlai (class 1)
• paṅkaja – lotus (born from mud)
  noun (neuter)
  paṅka (mud) + ja (born from root jan)
  Root: jan (class 4)

या (yā) - which (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - by weapons

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument, sword

Root: śas

अविक्षतम् (avikṣatam) - unharmed (unharmed, uninjured)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avikṣata

avikṣata - unharmed, uninjured, intact

past passive participle (negative)

a (negation) + vikṣata (vi + kṣaṇ + kta)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vikṣata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• vikṣata – injured, wounded
  adjective
  past passive participle
  vi + kṣaṇ (to injure) + kta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 8)

धारयिष्यति (dhārayiṣyati) - will protect (will bear, will hold, will sustain, will protect)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dhṛ

causative stem (dhāray)

dhṛ + ṇic -> dhāray

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, combat

From sam-√grām (to fight)

Root: grām

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