महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-176, verse-7

भीष्मे वा कुरुशार्दूले शाल्वराजेऽथ वा पुनः ।
उभयोरेव वा ब्रह्मन्यद्युक्तं तत्समाचर ॥७॥

7. bhīṣme vā kuruśārdūle śālvarāje'tha vā punaḥ ,
ubhayoreva vā brahmanyadyuktaṁ tatsamācara.

7. bhīṣme vā kuruśārdūle śālvarāje atha vā punaḥ
ubhayoḥ eva vā brahman yat yuktam tat samācara

7. brahman bhīṣme vā kuruśārdūle atha vā śālvarāje
punaḥ vā ubhayoḥ eva yat yuktam tat samācara

7. O Brahmana, whether it is concerning Bhishma, the tiger among the Kurus, or the King of Salva, or indeed regarding both of them, whatever is appropriate, you should act accordingly.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma, regarding Bhishma

• वा (vā) - or

• कुरुशार्दूले (kuruśārdūle) - in or concerning Bhishma, who is like a tiger among the Kurus (a common epithet for powerful warriors) (in the Kuru tiger, regarding the tiger among Kurus)

• शाल्वराजे (śālvarāje) - in the Salva king, regarding the king of Salva

• अथ (atha) - then, or, furthermore

• वा (vā) - or

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both Bhishma and the King of Salva (of both)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• वा (vā) - or

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmana (addressing the sage) (O Brahmana, O venerable one)

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, suitable, appropriate, joined

• तत् (tat) - that

• समाचर (samācara) - do, act, perform

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma, regarding Bhishma

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

Note: Refers to a subject for consideration.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

कुरुशार्दूले (kuruśārdūle) - in or concerning Bhishma, who is like a tiger among the Kurus (a common epithet for powerful warriors) (in the Kuru tiger, regarding the tiger among Kurus)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kuruśārdūla

kuruśārdūla - tiger among the Kurus, best of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+śārdūla)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet for Bhishma, in locative case.

शाल्वराजे (śālvarāje) - in the Salva king, regarding the king of Salva

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śālvarāja

śālvarāja - king of Salva

Compound type : tatpurusha (śālva+rājan)

• śālva – Salva (name of a kingdom or its king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king of Salva.

अथ (atha) - then, or, furthermore

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces an alternative.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to add another alternative.

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both Bhishma and the King of Salva (of both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

Note: Refers to Bhishma and Salva-raja.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmana (addressing the sage) (O Brahmana, O venerable one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmana, priest; the Absolute (brahman)

Note: Refers to a person (the sage).

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever

Note: Corresponds to 'tat'.

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, suitable, appropriate, joined

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, appropriate, suitable, proper

Past Passive Participle

root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'yat'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of 'samācara'.

समाचर (samācara) - do, act, perform

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

root car with sam-ā, 2nd person singular Imperative Active

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)