महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-116, verse-10

शराभितप्तकायोऽहं शरसंतापमूर्छितः ।
पानीयमभिकाङ्क्षेऽहं राज्ञस्तान्प्रत्यभाषत ॥१०॥

10. śarābhitaptakāyo'haṁ śarasaṁtāpamūrchitaḥ ,
pānīyamabhikāṅkṣe'haṁ rājñastānpratyabhāṣata.

10. śarābhitaptakāyaḥ aham śarasaṃtāpamūrcchitaḥ
pānīyam abhikāṅkṣe aham rājñaḥ tān pratyabhāṣata

10. aham śarābhitaptakāyaḥ śarasaṃtāpamūrcchitaḥ
aham pānīyam abhikāṅkṣe tān rājñaḥ pratyabhāṣata

10. "My body is tormented by arrows, and I have fainted from the scorching pain of the arrows. I desire water," he said, speaking to those kings.

Words meanings summery:

• शराभितप्तकायः (śarābhitaptakāyaḥ) - Bhishma's body tormented by arrows (whose body is tormented by arrows)

• अहम् (aham) - Bhishma referring to himself (I)

• शरसंतापमूर्च्छितः (śarasaṁtāpamūrcchitaḥ) - Bhishma fainted due to the burning pain from arrows (fainted from the agony of arrows)

• पानीयम् (pānīyam) - water to drink (drinking water, drinkable)

• अभिकाङ्क्षे (abhikāṅkṣe) - Bhishma expresses his desire for water (I desire, I long for)

• अहम् (aham) - Bhishma referring to himself (I)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - those kings (plural, accusative) (of the king, kings)

• तान् (tān) - refers to the assembled kings (those (masculine plural accusative))

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - Bhishma replied to the kings (he spoke in reply, he addressed in return)

Words meanings and morphology

शराभितप्तकायः (śarābhitaptakāyaḥ) - Bhishma's body tormented by arrows (whose body is tormented by arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarābhitaptakāya

śarābhitaptakāya - having a body tormented by arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+abhitapta+kāya)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• abhitapta – tormented, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tap (to heat, torment) with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: tap (class 1)
• kāya – body, trunk
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (I).

अहम् (aham) - Bhishma referring to himself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

शरसंतापमूर्च्छितः (śarasaṁtāpamūrcchitaḥ) - Bhishma fainted due to the burning pain from arrows (fainted from the agony of arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarasaṃtāpamūrcchita

śarasaṁtāpamūrcchita - fainted from the heat/agony of arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+saṃtāpa+mūrcchita)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• saṃtāpa – pain, torment, heat, distress
  noun (masculine)
  From root tap (to heat, torment) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)
• mūrcchita – fainted, unconscious, swooning
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mūrcch (to faint, swoon)
  Root: mūrcch (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (I).

पानीयम् (pānīyam) - water to drink (drinking water, drinkable)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pānīya

pānīya - drinkable, water

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root pā (to drink) with suffix anīya

Root: pā (class 1)

अभिकाङ्क्षे (abhikāṅkṣe) - Bhishma expresses his desire for water (I desire, I long for)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhikāṅkṣ

present tense

First person singular present tense middle voice of root kāṅkṣ with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - Bhishma referring to himself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Repetition for emphasis or clarity.

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - those kings (plural, accusative) (of the king, kings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Here, the accusative plural rājñaḥ is used.

तान् (tān) - refers to the assembled kings (those (masculine plural accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the kings.

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - Bhishma replied to the kings (he spoke in reply, he addressed in return)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratibhāṣ

imperfect (Laṅ)

Third person singular imperfect active/middle voice of root bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: The a prefix indicates imperfect tense.