महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-58, verse-3

भीष्म उवाच ।
अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो व्यसने चाप्यनुग्रहम् ।
यच्चाभिलषितं दद्यात्तृषितायाभियाचते ॥३॥

3. bhīṣma uvāca ,
abhayaṁ sarvabhūtebhyo vyasane cāpyanugraham ,
yaccābhilaṣitaṁ dadyāttṛṣitāyābhiyācate.

3. bhīṣma uvāca abhayam sarvabhūtebhyaḥ vyasane ca api
anugraham yat ca abhilaṣitam dadyāt tṛṣitāya abhiyācate

3. bhīṣma uvāca sarvabhūtebhyaḥ abhayam vyasane ca api
anugraham tṛṣitāya abhiyācate ca yat abhilaṣitam dadyāt

3. Bhishma said: "One should grant safety to all beings, and also compassion in times of distress, and give whatever is desired to a thirsty petitioner."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (name of a character)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अभयम् (abhayam) - safety, fearlessness, protection from fear

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

• व्यसने (vyasane) - in calamity, in distress, in misfortune

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अनुग्रहम् (anugraham) - favor, kindness, compassion, grace

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• च (ca) - and, also

• अभिलषितम् (abhilaṣitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, may give

• तृषिताय (tṛṣitāya) - to the thirsty one

• अभियाचते (abhiyācate) - to the one who begs, to the petitioner

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (name of a character)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a renowned warrior and patriarch in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अभयम् (abhayam) - safety, fearlessness, protection from fear

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearless, safe; safety, freedom from fear

Compound 'a' (negation) + 'bhaya' (fear)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+bhaya)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix 'a'
• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

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

(noun)

Dative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything that exists

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

व्यसने (vyasane) - in calamity, in distress, in misfortune

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyasana

vyasana - calamity, misfortune, distress, addiction, evil habit

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अनुग्रहम् (anugraham) - favor, kindness, compassion, grace

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - favor, kindness, compassion, grace, blessing

From root grah (to seize, to take) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अभिलषितम् (abhilaṣitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhilaṣita

abhilaṣita - desired, wished for, longed for

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root laṣ (to wish) with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: laṣ (class 1)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, may give

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

तृषिताय (tṛṣitāya) - to the thirsty one

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of tṛṣita

tṛṣita - thirsty, desirous

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root tṛṣ (to be thirsty)

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

अभियाचते (abhiyācate) - to the one who begs, to the petitioner

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of abhiyācat

abhiyācat - one who begs, one who asks for, petitioner

Present Active Participle

Dative singular of the present active participle of root yāc (to beg) with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: yāc (class 1)