महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-7

श्रुत्वा चैतन्मयोक्तास्तु भीष्मद्रोणकृपास्तदा ।
ज्ञातिक्षयभयाद्राजन्भीतेन भरतर्षभ ॥७॥

7. śrutvā caitanmayoktāstu bhīṣmadroṇakṛpāstadā ,
jñātikṣayabhayādrājanbhītena bharatarṣabha.

7. śrutvā ca etat mayā uktāḥ tu bhīṣma droṇa kṛpāḥ
tadā jñātikṣayabhayāt rājan bhītena bharatarṣabha

7. O King, O best of Bharatas, fearful as you are of the destruction of your relatives, Bhishma, Drona, and Kripa heard this statement of mine at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एतत् (etat) - this (statement) (this, this one)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Sanjaya) (by me)

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken (said, spoken, told)

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

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (a prominent Kuru elder and warrior) (Bhishma)

• द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona (the royal preceptor of the Kurus and Pandavas) (Drona)

• कृपाः (kṛpāḥ) - Kripa (a Kuru elder and warrior) (Kripa)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

• ज्ञातिक्षयभयात् (jñātikṣayabhayāt) - due to fear of the destruction of relatives (from fear of family destruction, due to fear of destruction of kinsmen)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhritarashtra) (O King!)

• भीतेन (bhītena) - by you, the fearful one (Dhritarashtra) (by the fearful one, by one who is afraid)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (Dhritarashtra) (O best of Bharatas!)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru (to hear) + -tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (statement) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one (near the speaker)

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the preceding statement by Sanjaya.

मया (mayā) - by me (Sanjaya) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken (said, spoken, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (a prominent Kuru elder and warrior) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

Note: Part of a list of proper names.

द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona (the royal preceptor of the Kurus and Pandavas) (Drona)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (proper name)

Note: Part of a list of proper names.

कृपाः (kṛpāḥ) - Kripa (a Kuru elder and warrior) (Kripa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kripa (proper name)

Note: Refers to Kripa, but the plural suffix often acts as a list enumerator for proper nouns in Sanskrit.

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal indeclinable

ज्ञातिक्षयभयात् (jñātikṣayabhayāt) - due to fear of the destruction of relatives (from fear of family destruction, due to fear of destruction of kinsmen)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jñātikṣayabhaya

jñātikṣayabhaya - fear of family destruction, fear of the ruin of kinsmen

Tatpuruṣa compound: jñāti (kinsman) + kṣaya (destruction) + bhaya (fear)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāti+kṣaya+bhaya)

• jñāti – kinsman, relative, family member
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• kṣaya – destruction, ruin, loss, decline
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṣi (to destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)
  from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Indicates cause.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhritarashtra) (O King!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, monarch

Root rāj (to rule)

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Dhritarashtra.

भीतेन (bhītena) - by you, the fearful one (Dhritarashtra) (by the fearful one, by one who is afraid)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, fearful, terrified

Past Passive Participle

From root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Refers to Dhritarashtra, expressing his state.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (Dhritarashtra) (O best of Bharatas!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - chief of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas

Tatpuruṣa compound: bharata (Bharata) + ṛṣabha (bull, chief, best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of an ancient king, also a descendant of Bharata)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Dhritarashtra.