महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-50, verse-22

मृत्युमावार्य तरसा शरप्रस्तरशायिनः ।
निसर्गप्रभवं किंचिन्न च तातानुशुश्रुम ॥२२॥

22. mṛtyumāvārya tarasā śaraprastaraśāyinaḥ ,
nisargaprabhavaṁ kiṁcinna ca tātānuśuśruma.

22. mṛtyum āvārya tarasā śara-prastara-śāyinaḥ
nisarga-prabhavam kiṃcit na ca tāta anuśuśruma

22. tāta śaraprastaraśāyinaḥ tarasā mṛtyum āvārya
kiṃcit nisargaprabhavam ca na anuśuśruma

22. O dear one, regarding Bhīṣma, who lay on a bed of arrows, having powerfully warded off death, we have heard nothing that was born of natural course (nisargaprabhavaṃ).

Words meanings summery:

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

• आवार्य (āvārya) - having warded off (having warded off, having averted, having covered)

• तरसा (tarasā) - by powerfully (by force, swiftly, energetically)

• शरप्रस्तरशायिनः (śaraprastaraśāyinaḥ) - who lay on a bed of arrows (of him lying on a bed of arrows)

• निसर्गप्रभवम् (nisargaprabhavam) - born of natural course (nisargaprabhavaṃ) (born of nature, natural, inherent)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (O dear one, O father)

• अनुशुश्रुम (anuśuśruma) - we have heard (we heard, we have heard)

Words meanings and morphology

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying, the god of death

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āvārya'.

आवार्य (āvārya) - having warded off (having warded off, having averted, having covered)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root 'vṛ' (to cover, ward off) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Gerund or absolutive, signifying a completed action.

तरसा (tarasā) - by powerfully (by force, swiftly, energetically)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - force, speed, energy

Note: By means of force.

शरप्रस्तरशायिनः (śaraprastaraśāyinaḥ) - who lay on a bed of arrows (of him lying on a bed of arrows)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaraprastaraśāyin

śaraprastaraśāyin - one lying on a bed of arrows

Compound of śara, prastara, and śāyin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+prastara+śāyin)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• prastara – bed, couch, layer, mat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: stṛ (class 5)
• śāyin – lying, sleeping, resting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root 'śī'
  Agent noun from root śī (to lie down)
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma. Genitive case because the main clause talks about 'hearing of him'.

निसर्गप्रभवम् (nisargaprabhavam) - born of natural course (nisargaprabhavaṃ) (born of nature, natural, inherent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nisargaprabhava

nisargaprabhava - born of nature, natural, inherent, spontaneous

Compound of nisarga and prabhava

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nisarga+prabhava)

• nisarga – nature, natural state, creation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• prabhava – origin, source, birth, power
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kiṃcit'.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (something, anything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - something, anything (indefinite pronoun)

Note: Object of 'anuśuśruma' (in negation).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - O dear one (O dear one, O father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

Note: Term of address.

अनुशुश्रुम (anuśuśruma) - we have heard (we heard, we have heard)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of śru

Perfect Active

Perfect tense (liṭ) 1st person plural of root śru with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Forms a compound verb with 'anu'.