महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-17, verse-15

भीमसेनस्तु सक्रोधः प्रोवाचेदं वचस्तदा ।
वयं भीष्मस्य कुर्मेह प्रेतकार्याणि फल्गुन ॥१५॥

15. bhīmasenastu sakrodhaḥ provācedaṁ vacastadā ,
vayaṁ bhīṣmasya kurmeha pretakāryāṇi phalguna.

15. bhīmasenaḥ tu sa-krodhaḥ provāca idam vacaḥ tadā
vayam bhīṣmasya kurmaḥ iha pretakāryāṇi phālguna

15. tu sa-krodhaḥ bhīmasenaḥ tadā idam vacaḥ provāca phālguna,
vayam iha bhīṣmasya pretakāryāṇi kurmaḥ

15. But Bhimasena, filled with anger, then spoke these words: 'Here and now, O Arjuna, we should perform the rites for the deceased (pretakāryāṇi) of Bhishma.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhima, the second of the Pāṇḍavas. (Bhimasena (name of a Pāṇḍava prince))

• तु (tu) - Introduces a contrast or emphasizes Bhimasena's action. (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• स-क्रोधः (sa-krodhaḥ) - Bhimasena was filled with anger. (with anger, enraged, angry)

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - Bhimasena said these words. (spoke, said, declared)

• इदम् (idam) - Referring to the speech that follows. (this, these)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - The statement made by Bhimasena. (word, speech, utterance)

• तदा (tadā) - Indicating the timing of Bhimasena's speech. (then, at that time)

• वयम् (vayam) - Bhimasena referring to himself and his brothers (the Pāṇḍavas). (we)

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - The funeral rites pertaining to Bhishma. (of Bhishma)

• कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - We (should) perform. (we do, we perform, we make)

• इह (iha) - Here and now, referring to the present location and time. (here, in this world, now)

• प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - The specific post-mortem ceremonies for Bhishma. (rites for the dead, funeral rites)

• फाल्गुन (phālguna) - Vocative, addressing Arjuna. (O Arjuna (son of Phalguni, or born in Phalguna month))

Words meanings and morphology

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhima, the second of the Pāṇḍavas. (Bhimasena (name of a Pāṇḍava prince))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - having a terrible army; name of a Pāṇḍava prince

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+senā)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable
  adjective
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of provāca.

तु (tu) - Introduces a contrast or emphasizes Bhimasena's action. (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

स-क्रोधः (sa-krodhaḥ) - Bhimasena was filled with anger. (with anger, enraged, angry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-krodha

sa-krodha - with anger, angry, enraged

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+krodha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with'.
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Bhimasenaḥ.

प्रोवाच (provāca) - Bhimasena said these words. (spoke, said, declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of provāca

perfect

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice, from root vac with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - Referring to the speech that follows. (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ.

वचः (vacaḥ) - The statement made by Bhimasena. (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of provāca.

तदा (tadā) - Indicating the timing of Bhimasena's speech. (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad'.

वयम् (vayam) - Bhimasena referring to himself and his brothers (the Pāṇḍavas). (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - we

Note: Subject of kurmaḥ.

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - The funeral rites pertaining to Bhishma. (of Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of a patriarch in the Mahābhārata

Note: Possessive case, indicating whose rites.

कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - We (should) perform. (we do, we perform, we make)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present indicative

Present tense, 1st person plural, active voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इह (iha) - Here and now, referring to the present location and time. (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - The specific post-mortem ceremonies for Bhishma. (rites for the dead, funeral rites)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (preta+kārya)

• preta – departed spirit, deceased person
  noun (masculine)
  Past passive participle of pra-i (to go forth).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kārya – duty, work, action, rite
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  Gerundive from root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of kurmaḥ.

फाल्गुन (phālguna) - Vocative, addressing Arjuna. (O Arjuna (son of Phalguni, or born in Phalguna month))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of phālguna

phālguna - relating to the month Phālguna; name of Arjuna

Epithet of Arjuna.