महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-116, verse-13

उपभोक्तुं मनुष्येभ्यः शरशय्यागतो ह्यहम् ।
प्रतीक्षमाणस्तिष्ठामि निवृत्तिं शशिसूर्ययोः ॥१३॥

13. upabhoktuṁ manuṣyebhyaḥ śaraśayyāgato hyaham ,
pratīkṣamāṇastiṣṭhāmi nivṛttiṁ śaśisūryayoḥ.

13. upabhoktum manuṣyebhyaḥ śaraśayyāgataḥ hi aham
| pratīkṣamāṇaḥ tiṣṭhāmi nivṛttiṃ śaśisūryayoḥ

13. aham śaraśayyāgataḥ hi manuṣyebhyaḥ upabhoktum
śaśisūryayoḥ nivṛttiṃ pratīkṣamāṇaḥ tiṣṭhāmi

13. Indeed, I, lying on a bed of arrows, remain here to experience [my final moments] for the benefit of humans, waiting for the passing of the moon and sun (i.e., the winter solstice).

Words meanings summery:

• उपभोक्तुम् (upabhoktum) - to experience [my final moments] (to experience, to enjoy, to consume, to partake of)

• मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) - for the benefit of humans (for humans, from humans, by humans)

• शरशय्यागतः (śaraśayyāgataḥ) - lying on a bed of arrows (gone to a bed of arrows, lying on a bed of arrows)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Bhishma) (I)

• प्रतीक्षमाणः (pratīkṣamāṇaḥ) - waiting (for the auspicious time) (waiting, expecting, looking for)

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I remain here (I stand, I remain, I stay)

• निवृत्तिं (nivṛttiṁ) - the passing/turning [of the solstices] (cessation, turning back, retirement, end, setting)

• शशिसूर्ययोः (śaśisūryayoḥ) - of the moon and sun (referring to their positions/movements related to the solstices) (of the moon and sun)

Words meanings and morphology

उपभोक्तुम् (upabhoktum) - to experience [my final moments] (to experience, to enjoy, to consume, to partake of)

(verb)

Infinitive of upabhuj

Infinitive

Formed with the suffix -tum(un)

Prefix: upa

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Represents the action 'to experience' or 'to enjoy'.

मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) - for the benefit of humans (for humans, from humans, by humans)

(noun)

masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human, man, person

Note: Dative plural indicating purpose or beneficiary.

शरशय्यागतः (śaraśayyāgataḥ) - lying on a bed of arrows (gone to a bed of arrows, lying on a bed of arrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaraśayyāgata

śaraśayyāgata - lying on a bed of arrows

Past Passive Participle (for gata)

Compound formed with gata (from gam, to go), referring to someone who has gone to/is on a bed of arrows.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraśayyā+gata)

• śaraśayyā – bed of arrows
  noun (feminine)
• gata – gone, arrived at, being in, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of 'aham'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (Bhishma) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun

प्रतीक्षमाणः (pratīkṣamāṇaḥ) - waiting (for the auspicious time) (waiting, expecting, looking for)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratīkṣamāṇa

pratīkṣamāṇa - waiting, expecting

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From verb pratīkṣ (prati-īkṣ, to wait), suffix śānac.

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the subject 'aham'.

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I remain here (I stand, I remain, I stay)

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

First person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: sthā (class 1)

निवृत्तिं (nivṛttiṁ) - the passing/turning [of the solstices] (cessation, turning back, retirement, end, setting)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nivṛtti

nivṛtti - cessation, turning back, retirement, end, setting

From ni-vṛt (to turn back, cease), suffix -ti.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'waiting'.

शशिसूर्ययोः (śaśisūryayoḥ) - of the moon and sun (referring to their positions/movements related to the solstices) (of the moon and sun)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śaśisūrya

śaśisūrya - moon and sun

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (śaśin+sūrya)

• śaśin – moon
  noun (masculine)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the turning/setting of the sun and moon.