महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-2

अत्र शांतनवो भीष्मो रथेऽस्माकं पितामहः ।
काङ्क्षमाणो मया युद्धं तिष्ठत्यमरदर्शनः ।
आदास्याम्यहमेतस्य धनुर्ज्यामपि चाहवे ॥२॥

2. atra śāṁtanavo bhīṣmo rathe'smākaṁ pitāmahaḥ ,
kāṅkṣamāṇo mayā yuddhaṁ tiṣṭhatyamaradarśanaḥ ,
ādāsyāmyahametasya dhanurjyāmapi cāhave.

2. atra śāntanavaḥ bhīṣmaḥ rathe asmākam
pitāmahaḥ kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ mayā yuddham
tiṣṭhati amaradarśanaḥ ādāsyāmi
aham etasya dhanurjyām api ca āhave

2. Here, on a chariot, stands Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, our grandfather, looking like an immortal, eagerly desiring battle with me. I will indeed seize his bowstring in this very conflict.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, on this occasion

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu (Bhīṣma)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (name of a warrior)

• रथे (rathe) - on the chariot

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather, paternal grandfather

• काङ्क्षमाणः (kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ) - desiring, wishing, longing for

• मया (mayā) - by me

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays

• अमरदर्शनः (amaradarśanaḥ) - looking like an immortal, having the appearance of a god

• आदास्यामि (ādāsyāmi) - I will take, I will seize, I will obtain

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतस्य (etasya) - his, of this one

• धनुर्ज्याम् (dhanurjyām) - bowstring

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• च (ca) - and, also

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, on this occasion

(indeclinable)

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu (Bhīṣma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - son of Śāntanu, an epithet of Bhīṣma

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (name of a warrior)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of a warrior, son of Śāntanu)

रथे (rathe) - on the chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather, paternal grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, paternal grandfather

काङ्क्षमाणः (kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ) - desiring, wishing, longing for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṅkṣamāṇa

kāṅkṣamāṇa - desiring, wishing, longing for

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root kāṅkṣ (1st class) + śānac suffix

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes Bhīṣma, implying continuous action.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ'.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays

(verb)

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

Present 3rd singular active

Root: sthā (class 1)

अमरदर्शनः (amaradarśanaḥ) - looking like an immortal, having the appearance of a god

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amaradarśana

amaradarśana - looking like an immortal, having the appearance of a god

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amara+darśana)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Describes Bhīṣma.

आदास्यामि (ādāsyāmi) - I will take, I will seize, I will obtain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ādā

Future 1st singular active. From ā + dā (3rd class).

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Emphasizes the subject.

एतस्य (etasya) - his, of this one

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.

धनुर्ज्याम् (dhanurjyām) - bowstring

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhanurjyā

dhanurjyā - bowstring

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanus+jyā)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis, 'even his bowstring'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, conflict, war

Derived from ā + √hu (to offer, to contend)

Root: hu (class 3)