महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-3

शराचितशरीरं हि तीव्रव्रणमुदीक्ष्य च ।
शमं नोपलभे वीर दुष्कृतान्येव चिन्तयन् ॥३॥

3. śarācitaśarīraṁ hi tīvravraṇamudīkṣya ca ,
śamaṁ nopalabhe vīra duṣkṛtānyeva cintayan.

3. śarācitaśarīram hi tīvravraṇam udīkṣya ca
śamam na upalabhe vīra duṣkṛtāni eva cintayan

3. vīra,
hi śarācitaśarīram tīvravraṇam ca udīkṣya,
duṣkṛtāni eva cintayan śamam na upalabhe.

3. O hero, upon seeing a body covered with arrows and grievous wounds, I find no inner tranquility (śama), as I contemplate only my wicked deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• शराचितशरीरम् (śarācitaśarīram) - Referring to Bhishma's body on the bed of arrows (a body covered with arrows)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• तीव्रव्रणम् (tīvravraṇam) - with severe wounds, grievous wound(s)

• उदीक्ष्य (udīkṣya) - having seen, having looked at

• च (ca) - and

• शमम् (śamam) - inner tranquility (śama), peace

• न (na) - not, no

• उपलभे (upalabhe) - I obtain, I find, I perceive

• वीर (vīra) - Addressed to Bhishma (O hero)

• दुष्कृतानि (duṣkṛtāni) - evil deeds, sins

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, contemplating

Words meanings and morphology

शराचितशरीरम् (śarācitaśarīram) - Referring to Bhishma's body on the bed of arrows (a body covered with arrows)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śarācitaśarīra

śarācitaśarīra - having a body covered with arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śarācita+śarīra)

• śarācita – covered with arrows
  adjective
  Instrumental Tatpuruṣa compound formed from śara (arrow) and ācita (PPP of root ci with ā)
• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies an implied object, likely 'you' (Bhishma)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

तीव्रव्रणम् (tīvravraṇam) - with severe wounds, grievous wound(s)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīvravraṇa

tīvravraṇa - severe wound, grievous injury

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tīvra+vraṇa)

• tīvra – sharp, intense, severe, fierce
  adjective
• vraṇa – wound, sore, cut
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of udīkṣya, modifies the implied object (Bhishma's body)

उदीक्ष्य (udīkṣya) - having seen, having looked at

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

absolutive from root īkṣ with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects phrases or elements

शमम् (śamam) - inner tranquility (śama), peace

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - calmness, quietude, tranquility, restraint, inner peace

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Object of upalabhe

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates upalabhe

उपलभे (upalabhe) - I obtain, I find, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of labh

present middle

1st person singular present middle

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject (implied) is Yudhishthira

वीर (vīra) - Addressed to Bhishma (O hero)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

दुष्कृतानि (duṣkṛtāni) - evil deeds, sins

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - evil deed, sin, misdeed

past passive participle used as noun

from root kṛ with prefix dus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Negative/Pejorative prefix
• kṛta – done, made, deed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root kṛ, past passive participle, used as noun
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of cintayan

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, contemplating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, contemplating, meditating

present active participle

from root cint with present active participle suffix

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Refers to the agent, Yudhishthira, performing the action of 'thinking' while simultaneously 'not finding peace'.