महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-96, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
ससहायोऽसहायो वा राष्ट्रमागम्य भूमिपः ।
ब्रूयादहं वो राजेति रक्षिष्यामि च वः सदा ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
sasahāyo'sahāyo vā rāṣṭramāgamya bhūmipaḥ ,
brūyādahaṁ vo rājeti rakṣiṣyāmi ca vaḥ sadā.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | sa-sahāyaḥ asahāyaḥ vā rāṣṭram āgamya
bhūmipaḥ | brūyāt aham vaḥ rājā iti rakṣiṣyāmi ca vaḥ sadā

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca sa-sahāyaḥ vā asahāyaḥ bhūmipaḥ rāṣṭram āgamya (idam) brūyāt "aham vaḥ rājā (asmi),
ca vaḥ sadā rakṣiṣyāmi" iti.

2. Bhishma said: "A king (bhūmipa), whether accompanied by allies or alone, upon reaching a kingdom (rāṣṭra), should declare: 'I am your king, and I shall always protect you.'"

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - the elder statesman and warrior Bhishma (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• स-सहायः (sa-sahāyaḥ) - with help, with allies, accompanied

• असहायः (asahāyaḥ) - without help, alone, solitary

• वा (vā) - or

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, country, realm

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having arrived, having come

• भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - king, protector of the earth

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should say, might say

• अहम् (aham) - the king speaking about himself (I)

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (the people of the kingdom) (to you, your, you (plural))

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotes)

• रक्षिष्यामि (rakṣiṣyāmi) - I will protect

• च (ca) - and

• वः (vaḥ) - you (the people of the kingdom) (you (plural))

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - the elder statesman and warrior Bhishma (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

स-सहायः (sa-sahāyaḥ) - with help, with allies, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-sahāya

sa-sahāya - with help, with companions, accompanied

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+sahāya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with' or 'possessing'
• sahāya – helper, companion, aid
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: sah (class 1)

असहायः (asahāyaḥ) - without help, alone, solitary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asahāya

asahāya - without help, friendless, solitary

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sahāya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sahāya – helper, companion, aid
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: sah (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, country, realm

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, country, state, realm

आगम्य (āgamya) - having arrived, having come

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - king, protector of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, soil
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should say, might say

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - the king speaking about himself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वः (vaḥ) - to you (the people of the kingdom) (to you, your, you (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Enclitic form of yuṣmad

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotes)

(indeclinable)

रक्षिष्यामि (rakṣiṣyāmi) - I will protect

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of rakṣ

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - you (the people of the kingdom) (you (plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Enclitic form of yuṣmad

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)