महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-5, verse-6

ततो दृष्ट्वा निहतं बभ्रुमाह कृष्णो वाक्यं भ्रातरमग्रजं तु ।
इहैव त्वं मां प्रतीक्षस्व राम यावत्स्त्रियो ज्ञातिवशाः करोमि ॥६॥

6. tato dṛṣṭvā nihataṁ babhrumāha; kṛṣṇo vākyaṁ bhrātaramagrajaṁ tu ,
ihaiva tvaṁ māṁ pratīkṣasva rāma; yāvatstriyo jñātivaśāḥ karomi.

6. tataḥ dṛṣṭvā nihatam babhrum āha
kṛṣṇaḥ vākyam bhrātaram agrajam tu
| iha eva tvam mām pratīkṣasva rāma
yāvat striyaḥ jñāti-vaśāḥ karomi

6. Then, having seen Babhru slain, Kṛṣṇa spoke this statement to his elder brother: "Rāma, wait for me right here until I secure the women under the care of their kinsmen."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, slain, struck down

• बभ्रुम् (babhrum) - Babhru

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother

• अग्रजम् (agrajam) - elder brother, first-born

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रतीक्षस्व (pratīkṣasva) - wait for, expect

• राम (rāma) - Rāma (Balarāma)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, while

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• ज्ञाति-वशाः (jñāti-vaśāḥ) - protected by their kinsmen (dependent on kinsmen, subject to kinsmen)

• करोमि (karomi) - I make, I do

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from √dṛś with -tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निहतम् (nihatam) - killed, slain, struck down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

From ni-√han (to strike down, kill)

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

बभ्रुम् (babhrum) - Babhru

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of babhru

babhru - Babhru (name of a Yādava chief)

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect tense

Root: ah (class 2)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name of a deity)

Note: Subject of 'āha'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, word, speech, sentence

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'āha'.

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Recipient of the speech.

अग्रजम् (agrajam) - elder brother, first-born

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agraja

agraja - elder brother, first-born

From 'agra' (first, foremost) + 'ja' (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+ja)

• agra – front, tip, first, foremost
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  derived noun/adjective
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Balarāma.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'pratīkṣasva'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of 'pratīkṣasva'.

प्रतीक्षस्व (pratīkṣasva) - wait for, expect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pratīkṣ

Imperative

2nd person singular imperative, middle voice (ātmanepada), from prati-√īkṣ (to look at, behold, wait for)

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

राम (rāma) - Rāma (Balarāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of Balarāma)

Note: Addressed by Kṛṣṇa.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until, while

(indeclinable)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Object of 'karomi'.

ज्ञाति-वशाः (jñāti-vaśāḥ) - protected by their kinsmen (dependent on kinsmen, subject to kinsmen)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of jñāti-vaśa

jñāti-vaśa - dependent on kinsmen, subject to kinsmen, under the power of relatives

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāti+vaśa)

• jñāti – kinsman, relative
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vaśa – power, control, will, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  From √vaś (to wish, desire)
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Describes the state of 'striyaḥ'.

करोमि (karomi) - I make, I do

(verb)

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

Present tense

1st person singular present tense, parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The subject 'aham' (I) is implied.