महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-41, verse-27

केचिदूचुर्महेष्वासाः श्रुत्वा भीष्मस्य तद्वचः ।
पापोऽवलिप्तो वृद्धश्च नायं भीष्मोऽर्हति क्षमाम् ॥२७॥

27. kecidūcurmaheṣvāsāḥ śrutvā bhīṣmasya tadvacaḥ ,
pāpo'valipto vṛddhaśca nāyaṁ bhīṣmo'rhati kṣamām.

27. kecit ūcuḥ mahā-iṣu-āsāḥ śrutvā bhīṣmasya tat-vacaḥ
pāpaḥ avaliptaḥ vṛddhaḥ ca na ayam bhīṣmaḥ arhati kṣamām

27. Some great archers, having heard those words of Bhishma, said: "This Bhishma, who is sinful, arrogant, and old, does not deserve forgiveness."

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• महा-इषु-आसाः (mahā-iṣu-āsāḥ) - great archers, those having great arrows/bows

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma (the Kuru patriarch) (of Bhishma)

• तत्-वचः (tat-vacaḥ) - those words, his speech

• पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked

• अवलिप्तः (avaliptaḥ) - arrogant, smeared, proud

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not, no

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the Kuru patriarch) (Bhishma)

• अर्हति (arhati) - he deserves, he is worthy

• क्षमाम् (kṣamām) - forgiveness, patience, the earth

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which, some

Note: suffix -cit indicates indefiniteness

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person plural of vac (to speak), irregular formation

Root: vac (class 2)

महा-इषु-आसाः (mahā-iṣu-āsāḥ) - great archers, those having great arrows/bows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahā-iṣu-āsa

mahā-iṣu-āsa - great archer, having great arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣu+āsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• iṣu – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• āsa – throwing, shooter, archer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root as (to throw)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'some' (kecit)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive formed from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma (the Kuru patriarch) (of Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable, Bhishma (proper name)

तत्-वचः (tat-vacaḥ) - those words, his speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat-vacas

tat-vacas - his speech

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+vacas)

• tat – that, his
  pronoun (neuter)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful, bad

Note: Refers to Bhishma

अवलिप्तः (avaliptaḥ) - arrogant, smeared, proud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avalipta

avalipta - smeared, anointed, proud, arrogant

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root lip with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: lip (class 6)

Note: Refers to Bhishma

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - grown, old, aged, increased

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root vṛdh (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhishma

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (the Kuru patriarch) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable, Bhishma (proper name)

अर्हति (arhati) - he deserves, he is worthy

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Present active third person singular of root arh

Root: arh (class 1)

क्षमाम् (kṣamām) - forgiveness, patience, the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, earth

Root: kṣam (class 1)