महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-38, verse-3

नावि नौरिव संबद्धा यथान्धो वान्धमन्वियात् ।
तथाभूता हि कौरव्या भीष्म येषां त्वमग्रणीः ॥३॥

3. nāvi nauriva saṁbaddhā yathāndho vāndhamanviyāt ,
tathābhūtā hi kauravyā bhīṣma yeṣāṁ tvamagraṇīḥ.

3. nāvi nauḥ iva sambaddhā yathā andhaḥ vāndham anviyāt
tathābhūtā hi kauravyā bhīşma yeṣām tvam agraṇīḥ

3. Like a boat tied to another boat, or just as a blind man would follow another blind man, such is indeed the state of the Kauravas, O Bhishma, of whom you are the leader.

Words meanings summery:

• नावि (nāvi) - in a boat

• नौः (nauḥ) - a boat

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सम्बद्धा (sambaddhā) - tied, bound, connected

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• अन्धः (andhaḥ) - a blind man

• वान्धम् (vāndham) - a blind man (accusative)

• अन्वियात् (anviyāt) - should follow, would follow

• तथाभूता (tathābhūtā) - such, of such a nature, in such a state

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• कौरव्या (kauravyā) - Kauravas

• भीşम (bhīşma) - O Bhishma

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, among whom

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अग्रणीः (agraṇīḥ) - leader, foremost

Words meanings and morphology

नावि (nāvi) - in a boat

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

नौः (nauḥ) - a boat

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सम्बद्धा (sambaddhā) - tied, bound, connected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sambaddha

sambaddha - tied, bound, connected

Past Passive Participle

derived from root bandh with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Feminine singular nominative, agreeing with `nauḥ`.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

अन्धः (andhaḥ) - a blind man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of andha

andha - blind, a blind man

वान्धम् (vāndham) - a blind man (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vādha

vādha - blind, a blind man

अन्वियात् (anviyāt) - should follow, would follow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of anu-i

Optative

3rd person singular active optative from root i with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

तथाभूता (tathābhūtā) - such, of such a nature, in such a state

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tathābhūta

tathābhūta - such, of such a nature

compound of tathā and bhūta

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+bhūta)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, existing, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Masculine plural nominative, agreeing with `kauravyāḥ` (visarga dropped by sandhi).

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

कौरव्या (kauravyā) - Kauravas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

Note: Masculine plural nominative, visarga dropped by sandhi.

भीşम (bhīşma) - O Bhishma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper noun)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, among whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अग्रणीः (agraṇīḥ) - leader, foremost

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agraṇī

agraṇī - leader, chief, foremost

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+nī)

• agra – front, tip, chief
  noun (neuter)
• nī – leading, leader
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)