महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-56, verse-7

प्रातिपीयाः शांतनवाश्च राजन्काव्यां वाचं शृणुत मात्यगाद्वः ।
वैश्वानरं प्रज्वलितं सुघोरमयुद्धेन प्रशमयतोत्पतन्तम् ॥७॥

7. prātipīyāḥ śāṁtanavāśca rāja;nkāvyāṁ vācaṁ śṛṇuta mātyagādvaḥ ,
vaiśvānaraṁ prajvalitaṁ sughora;mayuddhena praśamayatotpatantam.

7. prātipīyāḥ śāṃtanavāḥ ca rājan
kāvyām vācam śṛṇuta mā atyagāt vaḥ
vaiśvānaram prajvalitam sughoram
ayuddhena praśamayataḥ utpatantam

7. O King, descendants of Pratipa (Prātipīyas) and Śantanu (Śāṃtanavas), listen to this wise counsel; do not let it pass you by! Without resorting to war, you must pacify this exceedingly dreadful, blazing, and ever-rising universal fire (vaiśvānara) (of conflict).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रातिपीयाः (prātipīyāḥ) - Addressed as descendants of Pratipa, likely referring to the Kuru elders. (O descendants of Pratipa)

• शांतनवाः (śāṁtanavāḥ) - Addressed as descendants of Śantanu, likely referring to the Kuru elders. (O descendants of Śantanu)

• च (ca) - and

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)

• काव्याम् (kāvyām) - Referring to wise counsel or speech. (wise, poetic)

• वाचम् (vācam) - The advice being given. (speech, counsel)

• शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - An imperative command to listen. (listen, hear (you all))

• मा (mā) - Used as a prohibitive particle with an aorist verb. (not, do not)

• अत्यगात् (atyagāt) - Referring to the counsel, implying 'do not let it escape your attention'. (may it pass by, escape)

• वः (vaḥ) - Referring to the audience addressed (descendants of Pratipa and Śantanu). (to you (plural))

• वैश्वानरम् (vaiśvānaram) - Metaphorically referring to the impending war or conflict. (universal fire (vaiśvānara))

• प्रज्वलितम् (prajvalitam) - Describes the destructive 'universal fire' (vaiśvānara) as intensely burning. (blazing, ignited)

• सुघोरम् (sughoram) - Further describes the destructive 'universal fire' (vaiśvānara) as being very fearsome. (extremely dreadful, terrible)

• अयुद्धेन (ayuddhena) - Means of pacifying the conflict without engaging in battle. (without war, by non-war)

• प्रशमयतः (praśamayataḥ) - An imperative command to the addressed audience to pacify the conflict. (pacify (you all), extinguish)

• उत्पतन्तम् (utpatantam) - Describes the 'universal fire' (vaiśvānara) as continuously growing or erupting. (rising up, springing up)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रातिपीयाः (prātipīyāḥ) - Addressed as descendants of Pratipa, likely referring to the Kuru elders. (O descendants of Pratipa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of prātipīya

prātipīya - descendant of Pratipa; belonging to Pratipa

Derived from Pratipa (proper noun) + īya (suffix for 'descendant of')

Note: Used here as a proper noun, referring to the lineage.

शांतनवाः (śāṁtanavāḥ) - Addressed as descendants of Śantanu, likely referring to the Kuru elders. (O descendants of Śantanu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of śāṃtanava

śāṁtanava - descendant of Śantanu; relating to Śantanu

Derived from Śantanu (proper noun) + a (suffix for 'descendant of')

Note: Used here as a proper noun, referring to the lineage.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

काव्याम् (kāvyām) - Referring to wise counsel or speech. (wise, poetic)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāvya

kāvya - poetic, relating to a poet; wise, learned; poetry, poem, epic

Derived from kavi (poet, wise man)

Note: Agrees with vācam.

वाचम् (vācam) - The advice being given. (speech, counsel)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language, counsel

शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - An imperative command to listen. (listen, hear (you all))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

मा (mā) - Used as a prohibitive particle with an aorist verb. (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

अत्यगात् (atyagāt) - Referring to the counsel, implying 'do not let it escape your attention'. (may it pass by, escape)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of aty-√gam

Prefix: ati

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here as an injunctive with 'mā' for prohibition.

वः (vaḥ) - Referring to the audience addressed (descendants of Pratipa and Śantanu). (to you (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here dative, 'from you' (let it not pass from you).

वैश्वानरम् (vaiśvānaram) - Metaphorically referring to the impending war or conflict. (universal fire (vaiśvānara))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaiśvānara

vaiśvānara - belonging to all men, universal; fire (often the digestive fire or the sacrificial fire); the god Agni; here, symbolic of conflict

प्रज्वलितम् (prajvalitam) - Describes the destructive 'universal fire' (vaiśvānara) as intensely burning. (blazing, ignited)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajvalita

prajvalita - blazing, ignited, lit up, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb pra-√jval ('to blaze forth')

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vaiśvānaram.

सुघोरम् (sughoram) - Further describes the destructive 'universal fire' (vaiśvānara) as being very fearsome. (extremely dreadful, terrible)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sughora

sughora - very terrible, exceedingly dreadful, utterly fearful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+ghora)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vaiśvānaram.

अयुद्धेन (ayuddhena) - Means of pacifying the conflict without engaging in battle. (without war, by non-war)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ayuddha

ayuddha - non-war, absence of fighting, without battle

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yuddha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• yuddha – fight, battle, war
  noun (neuter)
  From root √yudh (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

प्रशमयतः (praśamayataḥ) - An imperative command to the addressed audience to pacify the conflict. (pacify (you all), extinguish)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of pra-śamay

Causative verb stem

Causative of pra-√śam ('to be calm')

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: This form is unusual for a 2nd plural imperative (normally praśamayata). Interpreted as such for context.

उत्पतन्तम् (utpatantam) - Describes the 'universal fire' (vaiśvānara) as continuously growing or erupting. (rising up, springing up)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utpatat

utpatat - rising, flying up, springing up, emerging

Present Active Participle

Derived from the verb ut-√pat ('to fly up, rise')

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vaiśvānaram.