महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-7

वृद्धो ह्यहं वै परिहारकामः सर्वान्मत्स्यांस्तरसा पालयस्व ।
नैवंविधाः क्लीबरूपा भवन्ति कथंचनेति प्रतिभाति मे मनः ॥७॥

7. vṛddho hyahaṁ vai parihārakāmaḥ; sarvānmatsyāṁstarasā pālayasva ,
naivaṁvidhāḥ klībarūpā bhavanti; kathaṁcaneti pratibhāti me manaḥ.

7. vṛddhaḥ hi aham vai parihārakāmaḥ
sarvān matsyān tarasā pālayasva
na evaṃvidhāḥ klībarūpāḥ bhavanti
kathaṃcana iti pratibhāti me manaḥ

7. Indeed, I am old and wish to be excused (from battle). You must valiantly protect all the Matsyas. My mind perceives that those with such a form (as yours) are certainly not eunuchs.

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old (old, aged, grown, increased)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• परिहारकामः (parihārakāmaḥ) - desirous of being excused (from battle) (desirous of being excused, desirous of being left out)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, whole, every (accusative plural))

• मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - the Matsyas (people of the kingdom) (fish (plural), the people of Matsya kingdom)

• तरसा (tarasā) - with valor (with speed, quickly, with valor, with force)

• पालयस्व (pālayasva) - you must protect (you protect, govern, cherish)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एवंविधाः (evaṁvidhāḥ) - those of such a form/kind (of such a kind, of such a nature, thus characterized)

• क्लीबरूपाः (klībarūpāḥ) - eunuchs (having the form of a eunuch, eunuchs)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - are (they are, they become)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - certainly (somehow, by any means, certainly not (with negative))

• इति (iti) - (marker for thought) (thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought))

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - it appears (it appears, it shines forth, it occurs to the mind)

• मे (me) - to my (to me, for me, my)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart, spirit)

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old (old, aged, grown, increased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Pronominal base for 1st person singular

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

परिहारकामः (parihārakāmaḥ) - desirous of being excused (from battle) (desirous of being excused, desirous of being left out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parihārakāma

parihārakāma - desirous of being excused, desirous of being left out

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parihāra+kāma)

• parihāra – avoidance, abandonment, excuse, leaving out
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hṛ (to take) with prefix pari
  Prefix: pari
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, whole, every (accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, complete

मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - the Matsyas (people of the kingdom) (fish (plural), the people of Matsya kingdom)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish, the Matsya tribe/kingdom, people of Matsya

तरसा (tarasā) - with valor (with speed, quickly, with valor, with force)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of taras

taras - speed, force, valor, vigor

Note: Used as an adverb

पालयस्व (pālayasva) - you must protect (you protect, govern, cherish)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pālaya

Imperative, Middle Voice

Causative stem of root pā (to protect), 2nd person singular, imperative, middle voice

Root: pā (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

एवंविधाः (evaṁvidhāḥ) - those of such a form/kind (of such a kind, of such a nature, thus characterized)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of evaṃvidha

evaṁvidha - of such a kind, of such a nature, thus characterized

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+vidhā)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vidhā – manner, kind, sort, form
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to klībarūpāḥ

क्लीबरूपाः (klībarūpāḥ) - eunuchs (having the form of a eunuch, eunuchs)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of klībarūpa

klībarūpa - having the form of a eunuch, eunuch-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (klība+rūpa)

• klība – eunuch, impotent, weak
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - are (they are, they become)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present, Active Voice

Root bhū, 1st conjugation, 3rd person plural, present tense, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - certainly (somehow, by any means, certainly not (with negative))

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with 'na' to form an emphatic negation, 'never' or 'certainly not'

इति (iti) - (marker for thought) (thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - it appears (it appears, it shines forth, it occurs to the mind)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibhā

Present, Active Voice

Root bhā (to shine) with prefix prati, 3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

मे (me) - to my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Pronominal base for 1st person singular

Note: Enclitic form

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit