महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-169, verse-12

लक्षयित्वा तु मां भीतमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
अर्जुनार्जुन मा भैस्त्वं वज्रमस्त्रमुदीरय ॥१२॥

12. lakṣayitvā tu māṁ bhītamidaṁ vacanamabravīt ,
arjunārjuna mā bhaistvaṁ vajramastramudīraya.

12. lakṣayitvā tu mām bhītam idam vacanam abravīt
arjuna arjuna mā bhaiḥ tvam vajram astram udīraya

12. Having noticed me frightened, he then spoke this statement: 'Arjuna, Arjuna, do not be afraid! You must unleash the vajra (thunderbolt) weapon.'

Words meanings summery:

• लक्षयित्वा (lakṣayitvā) - having noticed, having observed

• तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, then)

• माम् (mām) - me

• भीतम् (bhītam) - frightened, afraid

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (vocative)

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (vocative)

• मा (mā) - do not

• भैः (bhaiḥ) - do not be afraid (fear, be afraid (injunctive))

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वज्रम् (vajram) - the vajra (weapon) (thunderbolt, diamond)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

• उदीरय (udīraya) - unleash, send forth

Words meanings and morphology

लक्षयित्वा (lakṣayitvā) - having noticed, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √lakṣ (to perceive) with suffix -itvā.

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, then)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I (first person singular pronoun)

भीतम् (bhītam) - frightened, afraid

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, afraid, terrified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'mām'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect (Laṅ-lakāra)

Third person singular, active voice of the root √brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The subject is Matali (implied).

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (vocative)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince); white, clear

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (vocative)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pandava prince); white, clear

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with aorist injunctive for prohibition.

भैः (bhaiḥ) - do not be afraid (fear, be afraid (injunctive))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, injunctive (luṅ) of bhī

Aorist Injunctive

Second person singular, middle voice, aorist injunctive form of the root √bhī.

Root: bhī (class 3)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person singular pronoun)

वज्रम् (vajram) - the vajra (weapon) (thunderbolt, diamond)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vajra

vajra - thunderbolt (weapon of Indra), diamond, hard, mighty

Note: Object of 'udīraya'.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - missile, weapon

Note: Also qualifies 'vajram'.

उदीरय (udīraya) - unleash, send forth

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ud-īr

Imperative (Loṭ-lakāra)

Second person singular, active voice of the root √īr with upasarga 'ud-'.

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 1)