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

ते त्वां हंससधर्माणमपीमे वसुधाधिपाः ।
निहन्युर्भीष्म संक्रुद्धाः पक्षिणस्तमिवाण्डजम् ॥३८॥

38. te tvāṁ haṁsasadharmāṇamapīme vasudhādhipāḥ ,
nihanyurbhīṣma saṁkruddhāḥ pakṣiṇastamivāṇḍajam.

38. te tvām haṃsasadharmaṇam api ime vasudhādhipāḥ
nihanyuḥ bhīṣma saṃkruddhāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ tam iva aṇḍajam

38. O Bhishma, these kings, intensely enraged, might even kill you, who are noble like a swan, just as other birds would kill a bird that preys on eggs.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (kings) (they, those)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Bhishma) (you)

• हंससधर्मणम् (haṁsasadharmaṇam) - you who possess the nature of a swan (referring to Bhishma's noble qualities) (possessing the nature of a swan, swan-like)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• इमे (ime) - these (kings) (these)

• वसुधाधिपाः (vasudhādhipāḥ) - these kings (kings, rulers of the earth)

• निहन्युः (nihanyuḥ) - might kill (you) (might kill, would destroy)

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma (Bhishma)

• संक्रुद्धाः (saṁkruddhāḥ) - intensely enraged (referring to the kings) (intensely enraged, very angry)

• पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds (in general, as an example) (birds)

• तम् (tam) - that (egg-eating bird) (him, that)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• अण्डजम् (aṇḍajam) - an egg-eating bird (egg-born, bird (specifically one that eats eggs in this context))

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (kings) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: This form can also be dative/genitive singular feminine, but context suggests nominative masculine plural referring to the kings.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Bhishma) (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हंससधर्मणम् (haṁsasadharmaṇam) - you who possess the nature of a swan (referring to Bhishma's noble qualities) (possessing the nature of a swan, swan-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of haṃsasadharman

haṁsasadharman - having the nature/characteristics of a swan

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (haṃsa+sadharman)

• haṃsa – swan
  noun (masculine)
• sadharman – possessing the same qualities or nature, akin
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Derived from haṃsa + sadharman, declining like a noun ending in -an in accusative singular.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these (kings) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

वसुधाधिपाः (vasudhādhipāḥ) - these kings (kings, rulers of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasudhādhipa

vasudhādhipa - ruler of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudhā+adhipa)

• vasudhā – earth
  noun (feminine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord
  noun (masculine)

निहन्युः (nihanyuḥ) - might kill (you) (might kill, would destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, potential/optative (liṅ) of han

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Potential mood, 3rd person plural, from root han with prefix ni.

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

संक्रुद्धाः (saṁkruddhāḥ) - intensely enraged (referring to the kings) (intensely enraged, very angry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃkruddha

saṁkruddha - very angry, enraged

Past Passive Participle

From root krudh (to be angry) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Past passive participle used as an adjective, agreeing with vasudhādhipāḥ.

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds (in general, as an example) (birds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

Note: Declines like a noun ending in -in.

तम् (tam) - that (egg-eating bird) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अण्डजम् (aṇḍajam) - an egg-eating bird (egg-born, bird (specifically one that eats eggs in this context))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṇḍaja

aṇḍaja - egg-born (like a bird, snake, fish), an egg-eater (by context)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṇḍa+ja)

• aṇḍa – egg
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix for 'born from'
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used as an object of the verb 'might kill', agreeing with 'tam'.