महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-14

भीष्मस्य संज्ञां तु तथैव मन्ये जानाति मेऽस्त्रप्रतिघातमेषः ।
एतस्य वाहान्कुरु सव्यतस्त्वमेवं हि यातव्यममूढसंज्ञैः ॥१४॥

14. bhīṣmasya saṁjñāṁ tu tathaiva manye; jānāti me'strapratighātameṣaḥ ,
etasya vāhānkuru savyatastva;mevaṁ hi yātavyamamūḍhasaṁjñaiḥ.

14. bhīṣmasya saṃjñām tu tathā eva
manye jānāti mama astrapratighātam
eṣaḥ etasya vāhān kuru savyataḥ
tvam evam hi yātavyam amūḍhasaṃjñaiḥ

14. "I believe Bhishma's distinguishing mark is the same, as he alone knows how to counter my weapons. Therefore, turn his horses to the left, for this is how one must proceed against those who are not unconscious."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

• संज्ञाम् (saṁjñām) - sign, distinguishing mark, recognition

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, likewise

• एव (eva) - indeed (intensifier) (indeed, only)

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

• जानाति (jānāti) - he knows

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• अस्त्रप्रतिघातम् (astrapratighātam) - counter-action against weapons

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (Bhishma) (this one)

• एतस्य (etasya) - of Bhishma, his (of this one, his)

• वाहान् (vāhān) - horses, steeds

• कुरु (kuru) - turn, make (them go) (do, make, perform)

• सव्यतः (savyataḥ) - to the left (to the left, from the left)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because)

• यातव्यम् (yātavyam) - it must be proceeded (against) (that which should be gone, must be proceeded)

• अमूढसंज्ञैः (amūḍhasaṁjñaiḥ) - by those who are not unconscious/confused (by those not unconscious/unbewildered)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'the terrible')

संज्ञाम् (saṁjñām) - sign, distinguishing mark, recognition

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - consciousness, understanding, recognition, sign

Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, likewise

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (intensifier) (indeed, only)

(indeclinable)

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)

जानाति (jānāti) - he knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, my

अस्त्रप्रतिघातम् (astrapratighātam) - counter-action against weapons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of astrapratighāta

astrapratighāta - repelling of a weapon, counter-action against weapons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+pratighāta)

• astra – missile, weapon
  noun (neuter)
• pratighāta – repulsion, striking back, counteraction
  noun (masculine)
  From prati- + han (to strike)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: han (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (Bhishma) (this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

एतस्य (etasya) - of Bhishma, his (of this one, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

वाहान् (vāhān) - horses, steeds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vāha

vāha - horse, draft animal, vehicle

From root vah (to carry)

Root: vah (class 1)

कुरु (kuru) - turn, make (them go) (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सव्यतः (savyataḥ) - to the left (to the left, from the left)

(indeclinable)

From savya (left) + -taḥ (suffix for direction/source)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

यातव्यम् (yātavyam) - it must be proceeded (against) (that which should be gone, must be proceeded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yātavya

yātavya - to be gone, that which should be gone

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Formed from root yā (to go) with suffix -tavya

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used impersonally in a sense of 'one must proceed'.

अमूढसंज्ञैः (amūḍhasaṁjñaiḥ) - by those who are not unconscious/confused (by those not unconscious/unbewildered)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of amūḍhasaṃjña

amūḍhasaṁjña - not unconscious, not bewildered

Compound of negation 'a', participle 'mūḍha', and noun 'saṃjñā'

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+mūḍhasaṃjñā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mūḍhasaṃjñā – having a bewildered consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of mūḍha (past passive participle) and saṃjñā (consciousness)