महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-170, verse-14

ते यतध्वं परं शक्त्या सर्वे मोक्षाय पार्थिवाः ।
प्रसह्य हि नयाम्येष मिषतां वो नराधिपाः ॥१४॥

14. te yatadhvaṁ paraṁ śaktyā sarve mokṣāya pārthivāḥ ,
prasahya hi nayāmyeṣa miṣatāṁ vo narādhipāḥ.

14. te yatadhvam param śaktyā sarve mokṣāya pārthivāḥ
prasahya hi nayāmi eṣaḥ miṣatām vaḥ narādhipāḥ

14. he pārthivāḥ,
he narādhipāḥ,
sarve te śaktyā param mokṣāya yatadhvam.
hi eṣaḥ vaḥ miṣatām prasahya nayāmi.

14. "O kings, all of you, strive with your utmost strength (śakti) for your release (mokṣa)!" (Bhishma declared). "For I am indeed taking these (maidens) by force, O rulers of men, while you stand by watching!"

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - you kings (vocative sense) (you (plural), those)

• यतध्वम् (yatadhvam) - strive, exert yourselves, endeavor

• परम् (param) - utmost, greatly, exceedingly

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with strength, by power

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• मोक्षाय (mokṣāya) - for your release (from Bhishma's grip/challenge) (for liberation, for release)

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - O kings, O princes

• प्रसह्य (prasahya) - by force, violently, overcoming

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• नयामि (nayāmi) - I take, I lead, I carry

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Bhishma refers to himself or his action of taking the maidens (this, this one)

• मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while you (kings) are watching (of those watching, while watching)

• वः (vaḥ) - your, of you, to you

• नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - O rulers of men, O kings

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - you kings (vocative sense) (you (plural), those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, them, you (plural)

Note: Used here with an implied vocative sense, referring to the kings.

यतध्वम् (yatadhvam) - strive, exert yourselves, endeavor

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yat

imperative middle

root yat, present imperative, 2nd person plural, middle voice

Root: yat (class 1)

परम् (param) - utmost, greatly, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with strength, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, ability, energy (śakti)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

मोक्षाय (mokṣāya) - for your release (from Bhishma's grip/challenge) (for liberation, for release)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation, freedom, release (mokṣa)

derived from root muc (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - O kings, O princes

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, prince

derived from pṛthivī (earth)

प्रसह्य (prasahya) - by force, violently, overcoming

(indeclinable)

absolutive

upasarga pra + root sah + suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: sah (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

नयामि (nayāmi) - I take, I lead, I carry

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nī

present active

root nī, present indicative, 1st person singular

Root: nī (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Bhishma refers to himself or his action of taking the maidens (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he

मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while you (kings) are watching (of those watching, while watching)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of miṣat

miṣat - watching, gazing, winking

Present Active Participle

root miṣ + suffix -at

Root: miṣ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a substantivized participle, implying 'of those who are watching'.

वः (vaḥ) - your, of you, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - O rulers of men, O kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of narādhipa

narādhipa - ruler of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)