महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-71, verse-15

असक्ताः सिकतास्तस्य यथा संप्रति भारत ।
असक्तं शरवर्षाणि तथा मोक्ष्यति शत्रुषु ॥१५॥

15. asaktāḥ sikatāstasya yathā saṁprati bhārata ,
asaktaṁ śaravarṣāṇi tathā mokṣyati śatruṣu.

15. asaktāḥ sikatāḥ tasya yathā saṃprati bhārata
asaktaṃ śaravarṣāṇi tathā mokṣyati śatruṣu

15. Just as grains of sand do not cling to him, O Bhārata, similarly, he will discharge showers of arrows upon his enemies without attachment (asakta).

Words meanings summery:

• असक्ताः (asaktāḥ) - unattached, unadhering, free from attachment

• सिकताः (sikatāḥ) - sand, sand particles, grit

• तस्य (tasya) - of the person being referred to as having sand not cling to him (his, its, of that)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• संप्रति (saṁprati) - now, at present, at this moment

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

• असक्तं (asaktaṁ) - describing the manner of discharging arrows (without attachment, detachedly)

• शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, volleys of arrows

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, in that manner

• मोक्ष्यति (mokṣyati) - he will release, he will discharge

• शत्रुषु (śatruṣu) - upon enemies, against enemies

Words meanings and morphology

असक्ताः (asaktāḥ) - unattached, unadhering, free from attachment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asakta

asakta - unattached, not clinging, indifferent

Past Passive Participle

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'a-' to 'sakta' (PPP of √sañj 'to cling').

Root: sañj (class 7)

सिकताः (sikatāḥ) - sand, sand particles, grit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sikatā

sikatā - sand, sand-bank, gravel

तस्य (tasya) - of the person being referred to as having sand not cling to him (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to a masculine singular entity, likely a person.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

संप्रति (saṁprati) - now, at present, at this moment

(indeclinable)

Formed from pra-ati + preposition sam.

Prefixes: sam+pra+ati

Root: i (class 2)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, a native of India, an Indian

From 'Bharata' with secondary suffix 'aṇ'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

असक्तं (asaktaṁ) - describing the manner of discharging arrows (without attachment, detachedly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asakta

asakta - unattached, not clinging, indifferent

Past Passive Participle

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'a-' to 'sakta' (PPP of √sañj 'to cling').

Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Acts adverbially, qualifying the action of releasing arrows. Could also agree with an implied neuter noun like 'karma'.

शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows, volleys of arrows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śaravarṣa

śaravarṣa - shower of arrows, rain of arrows

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+varṣa)

• śara – arrow, reed, rush
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower, year
  noun (neuter)
  From root √vṛṣ (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'mokṣyati'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

मोक्ष्यति (mokṣyati) - he will release, he will discharge

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of muc

Future tense (syā-suffix), 6th conjugation (root muc).

Future form of √muc.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to an implied subject (a warrior).

शत्रुषु (śatruṣu) - upon enemies, against enemies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Root: śad (class 1)

Note: Locative case indicating location or target of the action.