महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-23

यच्छिखण्डिमुखाः सर्वे पाण्डवा भीष्ममभ्ययुः ।
कच्चिन्न कुरवो भीतास्तत्यजुः संजयाच्युतम् ॥२३॥

23. yacchikhaṇḍimukhāḥ sarve pāṇḍavā bhīṣmamabhyayuḥ ,
kaccinna kuravo bhītāstatyajuḥ saṁjayācyutam.

23. yat śikhaṇḍimukhāḥ sarve pāṇḍavāḥ bhīṣmam abhyayuḥ
kaccit na kuravaḥ bhītāḥ tatyajuḥ saṃjaya acyutam

23. yat sarve śikhaṇḍimukhāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ bhīṣmam abhyayuḥ
kaccit na bhītāḥ kuravaḥ acyutam saṃjaya tatyajuḥ

23. Since all the Pandavas, with Shikhandi (Śikhaṇḍī) at their forefront, attacked Bhishma, I hope, O Sanjaya, that the Kurus (kuravaḥ) were not frightened and did not abandon the unyielding (acyuta) one?

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - since, because, that

• शिखण्डिमुखाः (śikhaṇḍimukhāḥ) - headed by Shikhandi, with Shikhandi at the forefront

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas, sons of Pandu

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - they approached, they attacked, they went against

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope not, surely not?

• न (na) - not, no

• कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons and their allies (the Kurus, descendants of Kuru)

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, scared, afraid

• तत्यजुः (tatyajuḥ) - they abandoned, they gave up, they left

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

• अच्युतम् (acyutam) - the unyielding one (referring to Bhishma's steadfastness) (the unmoving, the firm, the imperishable, Vishnu)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - since, because, that

(indeclinable)

शिखण्डिमुखाः (śikhaṇḍimukhāḥ) - headed by Shikhandi, with Shikhandi at the forefront

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śikhaṇḍimukha

śikhaṇḍimukha - headed by Shikhandi, having Shikhandi as the chief

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhaṇḍin+mukha)

• śikhaṇḍin – Shikhandi (a warrior in the Mahabharata)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, chief, leader
  noun (neuter)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas, sons of Pandu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu; one of the five Pandava brothers

A patronymic from Pandu.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

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

अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - they approached, they attacked, they went against

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-i

Root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope not, surely not?

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons and their allies (the Kurus, descendants of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (an ancient king, or his descendants, the Kauravas)

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened, scared, afraid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, scared, afraid

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'bhī' (to fear) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: bhī (class 3)

तत्यजुः (tatyajuḥ) - they abandoned, they gave up, they left

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (the charioteer and confidant of Dhritarashtra)

अच्युतम् (acyutam) - the unyielding one (referring to Bhishma's steadfastness) (the unmoving, the firm, the imperishable, Vishnu)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - unmoving, firm, imperishable, unfailing; a name for Vishnu

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'a-' (negation) + root 'cyu' (to move) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: cyu (class 1)