महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-105, verse-4

न मृष्यामि रणे भीष्मं प्रत्युद्यातं शिखण्डिनम् ।
कच्चिन्न रथभङ्गोऽस्य धनुर्वाशीर्यतास्यतः ॥४॥

4. na mṛṣyāmi raṇe bhīṣmaṁ pratyudyātaṁ śikhaṇḍinam ,
kaccinna rathabhaṅgo'sya dhanurvāśīryatāsyataḥ.

4. na mṛṣyāmi raṇe bhīṣmam prati-udyātam śikhaṇḍinam
kaccit na ratha-bhaṅgaḥ asya dhanuḥ vā aśīryata asyataḥ

4. na mṛṣyāmi raṇe bhīṣmam śikhaṇḍinam prati-udyātam kaccit
asya ratha-bhaṅgaḥ na vā asya dhanuḥ asyataḥ aśīryata

4. I do not approve of Bhishma confronting Shikhandin in battle. Surely, his chariot was not broken, nor his bow shattered while he was shooting?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• मृष्यामि (mṛṣyāmi) - I tolerate, I approve

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, in conflict

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - The venerable grandfather Bhishma (Bhishma)

• प्रति-उद्यातम् (prati-udyātam) - encountered, confronted, gone against

• शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin, whom Bhishma would not fight due to his former female birth (Shikhandin)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - Expressing hope or anxious inquiry (I hope, surely, perhaps)

• न (na) - not, no

• रथ-भङ्गः (ratha-bhaṅgaḥ) - chariot-breakage, destruction of the chariot

• अस्य (asya) - his (Bhishma's) (his, its)

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अशीर्यत (aśīryata) - shattered, broke

• अस्यतः (asyataḥ) - while he (Bhishma) was shooting (of one shooting, while shooting)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मृष्यामि (mṛṣyāmi) - I tolerate, I approve

(verb)

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

Present Active

4th class verb (Divādi), Parasmaipada

Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in war, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict, sound, delight

Root: raṇ

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - The venerable grandfather Bhishma (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper noun), terrible, formidable

प्रति-उद्यातम् (prati-udyātam) - encountered, confronted, gone against

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prati-udyāta

prati-udyāta - confronted, opposed, gone against, advanced towards

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yam' (to go, to restrain) with upasargas 'ud' and 'prati'.

Prefixes: prati+ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular masculine, agreeing with Bhishma.

शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin, whom Bhishma would not fight due to his former female birth (Shikhandin)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandin (proper noun), peacock-crested

कच्चित् (kaccit) - Expressing hope or anxious inquiry (I hope, surely, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रथ-भङ्गः (ratha-bhaṅgaḥ) - chariot-breakage, destruction of the chariot

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha-bhaṅga

ratha-bhaṅga - breakage of a chariot, chariot's destruction

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+bhaṅga)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅga – breaking, fracture, destruction, defeat
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhañj' (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'occurred'.

अस्य (asya) - his (Bhishma's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhishma.

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanu

dhanu - bow

Note: Subject of the verb 'aśīryata'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अशीर्यत (aśīryata) - shattered, broke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of śīr

Imperfect Passive

From root 'śṝ' (to break, shatter), 9th class, Ātmanepada, imperfect tense.

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: The form 'śīryate' is passive/intransitive from 'śṝ', here imperfect 'aśīryata'.

अस्यतः (asyataḥ) - while he (Bhishma) was shooting (of one shooting, while shooting)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asyat

asyat - shooting, throwing, casting

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to throw, to shoot), 4th class, Parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'his' (Bhishma's).