महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-103

भीष्मो वः समरे सर्वान्पालयिष्यति धर्मवित् ।
ते भयं सुमहत्त्यक्त्वा पाण्डवान्प्रतियुध्यत ॥१०३॥

103. bhīṣmo vaḥ samare sarvānpālayiṣyati dharmavit ,
te bhayaṁ sumahattyaktvā pāṇḍavānpratiyudhyata.

103. bhīṣmaḥ vaḥ samare sarvān pālayiṣyati dharmavit
te bhayam sumahat tyaktvā pāṇḍavān pratiyudhyata

103. dharmavit bhīṣmaḥ samare vaḥ sarvān pālayiṣyati
te sumahat bhayam tyaktvā pāṇḍavān pratiyudhyata

103. Bhishma, who understands (natural) law (dharma), will protect all of you in battle. Therefore, abandon your immense fear and fight against the Pāṇḍavas!

Words meanings summery:

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

• वः (vaḥ) - for you (soldiers of Duryodhana) (you (plural), for you, from you, your)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of you (soldiers) (all, everyone)

• पालयिष्यति (pālayiṣyati) - he will protect, he will guard

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of (natural) law (dharma), righteous

• ते (te) - O soldiers (you (plural))

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

• प्रतियुध्यत (pratiyudhyata) - fight against

Words meanings and morphology

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a warrior); terrible, dreadful

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'will protect'

वः (vaḥ) - for you (soldiers of Duryodhana) (you (plural), for you, from you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can be genitive or dative. Here, it implies benefit/protection for them.

समरे (samare) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛ (class 3)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of you (soldiers) (all, everyone)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to the soldiers, object of pālayiṣyati

पालयिष्यति (pālayiṣyati) - he will protect, he will guard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pāl

Future tense, third person singular, active voice (causative/denominative root)

Root: pāl (class 10)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of (natural) law (dharma), righteous

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of (natural) law (dharma), righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)

• dharma – (natural) law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -vit from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Bhishma

ते (te) - O soldiers (you (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of pratiyudhyata

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of tyaktvā

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, enormous, mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective

Note: Agrees with bhayam

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -ktvā, indicating completion of action before the main verb.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Used to express a preceding action.

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Note: Object of pratiyudhyata

प्रतियुध्यत (pratiyudhyata) - fight against

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of pratiyudh

Imperative, second person plural, active voice

Prefix: prati

Root: yudh (class 4)