महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-237, verse-17

अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो भूतानामभयं यतः ।
तस्य देहाद्विमुक्तस्य भयं नास्ति कुतश्चन ॥१७॥

17. abhayaṁ sarvabhūtebhyo bhūtānāmabhayaṁ yataḥ ,
tasya dehādvimuktasya bhayaṁ nāsti kutaścana.

17. abhayam sarvabhūtebhyaḥ bhūtānām abhayam yataḥ
tasya dehāt vimuktasya bhayam na asti kutaścana

17. yataḥ sarvabhūtebhyaḥ abhayam bhūtānām abhayam
tasya dehāt vimuktasya kutaścana bhayam na asti

17. From whom fearlessness (abhaya) arises for all beings, and who in turn receives fearlessness (abhaya) from (all other) beings – for such a one, liberated from the body, there is no fear (bhaya) whatsoever.

Words meanings summery:

• अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness, safety, security

• सर्वभूतेभ्यः (sarvabhūtebhyaḥ) - for all beings, to all creatures

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness, safety, security

• यतः (yataḥ) - from whom, from which, because of whom/which

• तस्य (tasya) - for him, of him

• देहात् (dehāt) - from the body

• विमुक्तस्य (vimuktasya) - of one who is liberated, for one who is freed

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कुतश्चन (kutaścana) - from anywhere, from any quarter, by any means

Words meanings and morphology

अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness, safety, security

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearlessness, safety, security, freedom from fear (abhaya)

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'bhaya' (fear).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhaya)

• a – not, non, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

सर्वभूतेभ्यः (sarvabhūtebhyaḥ) - for all beings, to all creatures

(noun)

Dative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Tatpurusha compound meaning 'all beings'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhū (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Dative case indicating 'for' or 'to'.

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhū (to be, exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Genitive case indicating 'of' or 'from' (in the sense of receiving from).

अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness, safety, security

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearlessness, safety, security, freedom from fear (abhaya)

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'bhaya' (fear).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhaya)

• a – not, non, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

यतः (yataḥ) - from whom, from which, because of whom/which

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Ablative form of the relative pronoun 'yat'.

Note: Refers to the agent or source.

तस्य (tasya) - for him, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Masculine singular genitive form of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to the person described in the first half.

देहात् (dehāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Ablative case because of 'vimuktasya'.

विमुक्तस्य (vimuktasya) - of one who is liberated, for one who is freed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vimukta

vimukta - liberated, freed, released, disjoined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √muc (to free, release) with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension (bhaya)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'na asti'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कुतश्चन (kutaścana) - from anywhere, from any quarter, by any means

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'kutas' (from where) + 'cana' (an indefinite particle).