महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
साधु पश्यति वै द्रोणः कृपः साध्वनुपश्यति ।
कर्णस्तु क्षत्रधर्मेण यथावद्योद्धुमिच्छति ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
sādhu paśyati vai droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ sādhvanupaśyati ,
karṇastu kṣatradharmeṇa yathāvadyoddhumicchati.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca sādhu paśyati vai droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ sādhu
anupaśyati karṇaḥ tu kṣatradharmeṇa yathāvat yoddhum icchati

1. Bhishma said: Drona indeed perceives rightly, and Kripa also perceives rightly. But Karna wishes to fight appropriately, in accordance with the warrior's natural law (kṣatradharma).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The grandfather of the Kuru princes (Bhishma (a name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• साधु (sādhu) - rightly, properly (good, righteous, well, properly)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, perceives, observes

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - The preceptor of the Kuru and Pandava princes (Drona (a name))

• कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - One of the Kaurava generals, a family preceptor (Kripa (a name))

• साधु (sādhu) - rightly, properly (good, righteous, well, properly)

• अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - also perceives rightly (he sees accordingly, perceives in detail)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - The great warrior, son of Surya and Kunti (Karna (a name))

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• क्षत्रधर्मेण (kṣatradharmeṇa) - by the natural law of a kṣatriya, by the warrior's code

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, appropriately, as it should be

• योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

• इच्छति (icchati) - he desires, wishes

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The grandfather of the Kuru princes (Bhishma (a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable, a proper name (Bhishma)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active, 3rd person singular

From root `vac` (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

साधु (sādhu) - rightly, properly (good, righteous, well, properly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often functions as an adverb meaning 'well, properly'.

पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Present Active, 3rd person singular

From root `dṛś` (class 1, replaces `dṛś` with `paśya` in present stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - The preceptor of the Kuru and Pandava princes (Drona (a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - a bucket, a measure, a proper name (Drona)

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - One of the Kaurava generals, a family preceptor (Kripa (a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - pity, compassion, a proper name (Kripa)

साधु (sādhu) - rightly, properly (good, righteous, well, properly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often functions as an adverb meaning 'well, properly'.

अनुपश्यति (anupaśyati) - also perceives rightly (he sees accordingly, perceives in detail)

(verb)

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

Present Active, 3rd person singular

From root `dṛś` (class 1) with prefix `anu`

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - The great warrior, son of Surya and Kunti (Karna (a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear, a proper name (Karna)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रधर्मेण (kṣatradharmeṇa) - by the natural law of a kṣatriya, by the warrior's code

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - the natural law (dharma) or duty of a kṣatriya (warrior)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – rule, dominion, warrior, royal power
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dhṛ` (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, appropriately, as it should be

(indeclinable)

From `yathā` + suffix `-vat`

योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of yudh

Infinitive

From root `yudh` (class 4)

Root: yudh (class 4)

इच्छति (icchati) - he desires, wishes

(verb)

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

Present Active, 3rd person singular

From root `iṣ` (class 6, present stem `iccha`)

Root: iṣ (class 6)