महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-116, verse-50

न चेदेवं प्राप्तकालं वचो मे मोहाविष्टः प्रतिपत्स्यस्यबुद्ध्या ।
भीष्मस्यान्तादेतदन्ताः स्थ सर्वे सत्यामेतां भारतीमीरयामि ॥५०॥

50. na cedevaṁ prāptakālaṁ vaco me; mohāviṣṭaḥ pratipatsyasyabuddhyā ,
bhīṣmasyāntādetadantāḥ stha sarve; satyāmetāṁ bhāratīmīrayāmi.

50. na cet evam prāptakālam vacaḥ me
mohāviṣṭaḥ pratipatsyasi abuddhyā
| bhīṣmasya antāt etatantāḥ stha
sarve satyām etām bhāratīm īrayāmi

50. na cet mohāviṣṭaḥ abuddhyā me prāptakālam vacaḥ evam pratipatsyasi,
bhīṣmasya antāt sarve etatantāḥ stha.
etām satyām bhāratīm īrayāmi.

50. If you, overcome by delusion (moha) and acting without wisdom, do not accept these timely words of mine in this way, then all of you will meet your end after Bhishma's end. I speak this truth.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• चेत् (cet) - if

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - timely (advice) (timely, appropriate time)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - Bhishma's advice (word, speech, advice)

• मे (me) - my (words) (my, to me, for me)

• मोहाविष्टः (mohāviṣṭaḥ) - (you) overcome by delusion (moha) (overcome by delusion, deluded by ignorance)

• प्रतिपत्स्यसि (pratipatsyasi) - you will accept, you will understand, you will agree

• अबुद्ध्या (abuddhyā) - foolishly, without discriminative intellect (without wisdom, foolishly, ignorantly)

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

• अन्तात् (antāt) - from the demise (of Bhishma) (from the end, from the death)

• एततन्ताः (etatantāḥ) - (you all) will also meet this (my) end. (having this as the end, ending with this)

• स्थ (stha) - you (all) are

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (the kings/warriors present) (all, everyone)

• सत्याम् (satyām) - true (speech) (true, real)

• एताम् (etām) - this (speech) (this, that)

• भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - this utterance/speech (from Bhishma) (speech, utterance; relating to Bharata)

• ईरयामि (īrayāmi) - I speak (this truth) (I utter, I speak, I send forth)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Conjunction, conditional particle.

Note: 'cet' is the form before sandhi 'd'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative adverb.

प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - timely (advice) (timely, appropriate time)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāptakāla

prāptakāla - whose time has arrived, opportune, timely, seasonable

Tatpurusha compound: 'prāpta' (reached) + 'kāla' (time).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāpta+kāla)

• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time, season, proper time
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ' which acts as object.

वचः (vacaḥ) - Bhishma's advice (word, speech, advice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, statement

s-stem noun.

Root: vac (class 2)

मे (me) - my (words) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Enclitic pronominal form for 1st person.

मोहाविष्टः (mohāviṣṭaḥ) - (you) overcome by delusion (moha) (overcome by delusion, deluded by ignorance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mohāviṣṭa

mohāviṣṭa - overcome by delusion, infatuated, bewildered

Tatpurusha compound: 'moha' (delusion) + 'āviṣṭa' (entered, seized by).

Compound type : tatpurusha (moha+āviṣṭa)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muh' (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• āviṣṭa – entered, seized, overcome, possessed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the implied 'you' (Yudhishthira or Dhritarashtra).

प्रतिपत्स्यसि (pratipatsyasi) - you will accept, you will understand, you will agree

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pratipad

Future tense, active voice

2nd person singular future active of root 'pad' with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

अबुद्ध्या (abuddhyā) - foolishly, without discriminative intellect (without wisdom, foolishly, ignorantly)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of abuddhi

abuddhi - lack of intellect/wisdom, foolishness, ignorance

Negative compound 'a' + 'buddhi'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+buddhi)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, wisdom, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to awaken, know)
  Root: budh (class 1)

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, dreadful; name of a famous warrior and patriarch

अन्तात् (antāt) - from the demise (of Bhishma) (from the end, from the death)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion, death

एततन्ताः (etatantāḥ) - (you all) will also meet this (my) end. (having this as the end, ending with this)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etatanta

etatanta - having this as a limit, ending with this

Bahuvrihi compound: 'etat' (this) + 'anta' (end).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (etat+anta)

• etat – this, that
  pronoun (neuter)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion, death
  noun (masculine)

स्थ (stha) - you (all) are

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, active voice

2nd person plural present active of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (the kings/warriors present) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Refers to the implied 'you' (plural).

सत्याम् (satyām) - true (speech) (true, real)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, actual, sincere, truth

From 'sat' (being, existing).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāratīm'.

एताम् (etām) - this (speech) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'bhāratīm'.

भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - this utterance/speech (from Bhishma) (speech, utterance; relating to Bharata)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāratī

bhāratī - speech, utterance; related to Bharata; name of the goddess of speech (Sarasvati)

Note: Object of 'īrayāmi'.

ईरयामि (īrayāmi) - I speak (this truth) (I utter, I speak, I send forth)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice

1st person singular present active of causative root 'īr' (or 'ṛ' with causative suffix 'āy').

Root: īr / ṛ (class 10)