महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-98, verse-8

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततः प्रहस्य भगवाञ्जमदग्निरुवाच तम् ।
न भीः सूर्य त्वया कार्या प्रणिपातगतो ह्यसि ॥८॥

8. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tataḥ prahasya bhagavāñjamadagniruvāca tam ,
na bhīḥ sūrya tvayā kāryā praṇipātagato hyasi.

8. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tataḥ prahasya bhagavān jamadagniḥ uvāca
tam na bhīḥ sūrya tvayā kāryā praṇipātagataḥ hi asi

8. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tataḥ bhagavān jamadagniḥ prahasya tam
uvāca sūrya tvayā bhīḥ na kāryā hi praṇipātagataḥ asi

8. Bhishma said: 'Then, the venerable (bhagavan) Jamadagni, smiling, said to him (the Sun): "O Sun, you should not fear, for you have indeed sought refuge."'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the narrator (Bhishma (a character in Mahabharata))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, therefore, from that)

• प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling (having laughed, smiling)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable (bhagavan) (Jamadagni) (the venerable one, divine, glorious)

• जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - The sage Jamadagni (Jamadagni (a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• तम् (tam) - to him (the Sun) (him, that (accusative singular masculine))

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• भीः (bhīḥ) - fear (fear, dread, terror)

• सूर्य (sūrya) - O Sun

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• कार्या (kāryā) - should be entertained/felt (by you) (to be done, proper to be done)

• प्रणिपातगतः (praṇipātagataḥ) - having sought refuge (having sought refuge, one who has bowed down)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, because, indeed, surely)

• असि (asi) - you are

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the narrator (Bhishma (a character in Mahabharata))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a hero of the Mahābhārata, son of Śāntanu)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form from root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from `tad`.

प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling (having laughed, smiling)

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

From `pra-has` (to laugh aloud) + `lyap` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable (bhagavan) (Jamadagni) (the venerable one, divine, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, revered, divine, venerable, Lord

From `bhaga` (fortune) + `matup` suffix.

Note: Qualifies `Jamadagniḥ`.

जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - The sage Jamadagni (Jamadagni (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jamadagni

jamadagni - Name of a famous sage, father of Paraśurāma.

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form from root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - to him (the Sun) (him, that (accusative singular masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of `uvāca`.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

भीः (bhīḥ) - fear (fear, dread, terror)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhī

bhī - fear, dread, terror

From root `bhī` (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of the passive construction `kāryā`.

सूर्य (sūrya) - O Sun

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, the Sun god

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive gerundive `kāryā`.

कार्या (kāryā) - should be entertained/felt (by you) (to be done, proper to be done)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, proper, work, business, cause

gerundive (future passive participle)

From root `kṛ` + `ṇyat` suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative adjective with `bhīḥ`.

प्रणिपातगतः (praṇipātagataḥ) - having sought refuge (having sought refuge, one who has bowed down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇipātagata

praṇipātagata - having come for refuge, having bowed down, prostrated

Past Passive Participle (of `gam` qualified by `praṇipāta`)

Compound. Literally "gone to prostration/refuge".

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praṇipāta+gata)

• praṇipāta – prostration, bowing down, falling at the feet, humble submission, seeking refuge
  noun (masculine)
  From `pra-ni-pat` (to fall down, prostrate).
  Prefixes: pra+ni
  Root: pat (class 1)
• gata – gone, arrived, come, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicative nominative with implied subject "you".

हि (hi) - for, indeed (for, because, indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active indicative 2nd person singular

From root `as` (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)