महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-186, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततो हलहलाशब्दो दिवि राजन्महानभूत् ।
प्रस्वापं भीष्म मा स्राक्षीरिति कौरवनन्दन ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tato halahalāśabdo divi rājanmahānabhūt ,
prasvāpaṁ bhīṣma mā srākṣīriti kauravanandana.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tataḥ halahalāśabdaḥ divi rājan mahān
abhūt prasvāpam bhīṣma mā srākṣīḥ iti kauravanandana

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca rājan tataḥ divi mahān halahalāśabdaḥ
abhūt iti kauravanandana bhīṣma prasvāpam mā srākṣīḥ

1. Bhishma said: "Then, O King, a great clamor (halahalāśabdaḥ) arose in the sky, (saying,) 'O Bhishma, O delight of the Kurus (kauravanandana), do not release the sleep-inducing weapon (prasvāpa)!'"

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (name of a character))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from there)

• हलहलाशब्दः (halahalāśabdaḥ) - a great clamor (a clamor, a sound of alarm or distress)

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky (in the sky, in heaven)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - arose/happened (was, happened, became)

• प्रस्वापम् (prasvāpam) - the sleep-inducing weapon (prasvāpa) (the sleep-inducing weapon)

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma

• मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive))

• स्राक्षीः (srākṣīḥ) - do not release (you should release, you should discharge)

• इति (iti) - thus (ending a quote) (thus, so)

• कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O delight of the Kurus (kauravanandana) (O delight of the Kurus, O son of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (name of a character))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'terrible')

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from there)

(indeclinable)

हलहलाशब्दः (halahalāśabdaḥ) - a great clamor (a clamor, a sound of alarm or distress)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of halahalāśabda

halahalāśabda - a clamor, great noise, a cry of alarm or distress (onomatopoeic)

Compound type : tatpurusha (halahalā+śabda)

• halahalā – an exclamation of distress or joy; onomatopoeic for a tumultuous noise
  indeclinable
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)

दिवि (divi) - in the sky (in the sky, in heaven)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Bhishma addressing his listener.

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Agrees with 'halahalāśabdaḥ'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - arose/happened (was, happened, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रस्वापम् (prasvāpam) - the sleep-inducing weapon (prasvāpa) (the sleep-inducing weapon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasvāpa

prasvāpa - sleep-inducing, causing unconsciousness; a sleep-inducing weapon

Derived from pra-svap (to sleep deeply)

Prefix: pra

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'srākṣīḥ'.

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - O Bhishma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'terrible')

मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive))

(indeclinable)

स्राक्षीः (srākṣīḥ) - do not release (you should release, you should discharge)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (injunctive for prohibition) (luṅ) of sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Used with 'mā' for prohibition.

इति (iti) - thus (ending a quote) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O delight of the Kurus (kauravanandana) (O delight of the Kurus, O son of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravanandana

kauravanandana - delight of the Kurus, son of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaurava+nandana)

• kaurava – descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru family
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, offspring, delight, rejoicer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bhishma.