महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-20

न वै भीष्माद्भयं किंचित्कर्तव्यं युधि सृञ्जयाः ।
ध्रुवं भीष्मं विजेष्यामः पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम् ॥२०॥

20. na vai bhīṣmādbhayaṁ kiṁcitkartavyaṁ yudhi sṛñjayāḥ ,
dhruvaṁ bhīṣmaṁ vijeṣyāmaḥ puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam.

20. na vai bhīṣmāt bhayam kiṃcit kartavyam yudhi sṛñjayāḥ
dhruvam bhīṣmam vijeṣyāmaḥ puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam

20. sṛñjayāḥ yudhi bhīṣmāt kiṃcit bhayam na vai kartavyam
śikhaṇḍinam puraskṛtya bhīṣmam dhruvam vijeṣyāmaḥ

20. O Sṛñjayas, there is certainly no need to fear Bhishma in battle. We will surely conquer Bhishma by placing Shikhandin at the forefront.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

• भीष्मात् (bhīṣmāt) - from Bhishma

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - any, some, a little

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be done, proper to do

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - O Sṛñjayas (name of a tribe/people)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, firmly

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• विजेष्यामः (vijeṣyāmaḥ) - we shall conquer, we will defeat

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made a leader, having honoured

• शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

भीष्मात् (bhīṣmāt) - from Bhishma

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a prominent character in the Mahabharata, son of Shantanu and Ganga)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, danger, apprehension

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - any, some, a little

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done, ought to be done, proper to do

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, to be made, proper to be done, duty

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Formed from root kṛ + tavya suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war, combat

सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - O Sṛñjayas (name of a tribe/people)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - Sṛñjaya (name of an ancient Indian tribe or their king)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, firmly

(indeclinable)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a prominent character in the Mahabharata)

विजेष्यामः (vijeṣyāmaḥ) - we shall conquer, we will defeat

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of vi-ji

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made a leader, having honoured

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root kṛ with the upasarga puras and the suffix -tya.

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Shikhandin (a character in the Mahabharata, instrumental in Bhishma's fall)