महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-94

जहि भीष्मं महाबाहो शृणु चेदं वचो मम ।
यथोवाच पुरा शक्रं महाबुद्धिर्बृहस्पतिः ॥९४॥

94. jahi bhīṣmaṁ mahābāho śṛṇu cedaṁ vaco mama ,
yathovāca purā śakraṁ mahābuddhirbṛhaspatiḥ.

94. jahi bhīṣmam mahābāho śṛṇu ca idam vacaḥ mama
yathā uvāca purā śakram mahābuddhiḥ bṛhaspatiḥ

94. mahābāho bhīṣmam jahi ca mama idam vacaḥ śṛṇu
yathā purā mahābuddhiḥ bṛhaspatiḥ śakram uvāca

94. O mighty-armed one, strike down Bhīṣma, and listen to these words of mine, just as the greatly intelligent Bṛhaspati spoke to Indra (Śakra) long ago.

Words meanings summery:

• जहि (jahi) - strike down (Bhīṣma) (kill, strike down)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Arjuna (who has mighty arms) (O mighty-armed one)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

• शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra (Śakra, Indra)

• महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - of great intellect, very wise

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

Words meanings and morphology

जहि (jahi) - strike down (Bhīṣma) (kill, strike down)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √han

Imperative Mood

From root 'han' (to kill). Imperative 2nd person singular.

Root: han (class 2)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a proper name, lit. 'terrible')

From bhīṣ (to frighten).

Root: bhīṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jahi'.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Arjuna (who has mighty arms) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Augmentative prefix/stem.
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Arjuna.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √śru

Imperative Mood

From root 'śru' (to hear). Imperative 2nd person singular.

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects the two imperatives.

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

From demonstrative stem 'idam'.

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Genitive singular of 'mad'.

Note: Possessive, modifies 'vacaḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect Tense

From root 'vac' (to speak). Perfect 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra (Śakra, Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - mighty, powerful; a name for Indra

From root 'śak' (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - of great intellect, very wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābuddhi

mahābuddhi - of great intellect, very wise, sagacious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+buddhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Augmentative prefix/stem.
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to awaken, know).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bṛhaspatiḥ'.

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods, also a planet Jupiter)

Compound of bṛhat (great) + pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bṛhat+pati)

• bṛhat – great, large, high
  adjective (neuter)
  Root bṛh.
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.