महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-16

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्र या मामकी बुद्धिः श्रूयतां यदि रोचते ।
क्षिप्रं बलचतुर्भागं गृह्य गच्छ पुरं प्रति ।
ततोऽपरश्चतुर्भागो गाः समादाय गच्छतु ॥१६॥

16. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atra yā māmakī buddhiḥ śrūyatāṁ yadi rocate ,
kṣipraṁ balacaturbhāgaṁ gṛhya gaccha puraṁ prati ,
tato'paraścaturbhāgo gāḥ samādāya gacchatu.

16. bhīṣma uvāca atra yā māmakī buddhiḥ
śrūyatām yadi rocate kṣipram bala-catur-bhāgam
gṛhya gaccha puram prati tataḥ
aparaḥ catur-bhāgaḥ gāḥ samādāya gacchatu

16. Bhīṣma said: 'Listen to my advice on this matter, if it is agreeable to you. Quickly take a quarter of the army and proceed towards the city. Then, let another quarter of the army depart, taking the cows.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, concerning this

• या (yā) - which, who

• मामकी (māmakī) - my, mine

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, counsel, wisdom

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

• यदि (yadi) - if

• रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it is agreeable

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• बल-चतुर्-भागम् (bala-catur-bhāgam) - a fourth part of the army

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken, having grasped

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

• चतुर्-भागः (catur-bhāgaḥ) - a quarter of the army (a fourth part, one quarter)

• गाः (gāḥ) - cows

• समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, having collected, having gathered

• गच्छतु (gacchatu) - let it go, may it go

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, concerning this

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'buddhiḥ'.

मामकी (māmakī) - my, mine

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māmakī

māmakī - my, mine, belonging to me

Feminine form of māmakīn (derived from mama 'my').

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ'.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, counsel, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, wisdom, opinion, counsel

From root budh (to know, perceive) + -ti suffix.

Root: budh (class 1)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Passive voice, imperative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: śru (class 5)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - it pleases, it is agreeable

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: ruc (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

बल-चतुर्-भागम् (bala-catur-bhāgam) - a fourth part of the army

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balacaturbhāga

balacaturbhāga - a fourth part of the army

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+caturbhāga)

• bala – strength, power, force, army, military
  noun (neuter)
• catur-bhāga – a fourth part, one quarter
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: catur (four) + bhāga (part).

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken, having grasped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of root grah.

Root: grah (class 9)

गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice.

Root: gam (class 1)

पुरम् (puram) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverbial form of tad.

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, western

Note: Agrees with 'catur-bhāgaḥ'.

चतुर्-भागः (catur-bhāgaḥ) - a quarter of the army (a fourth part, one quarter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturbhāga

caturbhāga - a fourth part, one quarter

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+bhāga)

• catur – four
  numeral
• bhāga – part, share, portion, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

गाः (gāḥ) - cows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, having collected, having gathered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of root dā with prefixes sam and ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 1)

गच्छतु (gacchatu) - let it go, may it go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: gam (class 1)