महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-16, verse-16

तस्माद्भीष्मो रक्षितव्यो विशेषेणेति मे मतिः ।
शिखण्डिनो वधे यत्ताः सर्वे तिष्ठन्तु मामकाः ॥१६॥

16. tasmādbhīṣmo rakṣitavyo viśeṣeṇeti me matiḥ ,
śikhaṇḍino vadhe yattāḥ sarve tiṣṭhantu māmakāḥ.

16. tasmāt bhīṣmaḥ rakṣitavyaḥ viśeṣeṇa iti me matiḥ
śikhaṇḍinaḥ vadhe yattāḥ sarve tiṣṭhantu māmakāḥ

16. tasmāt bhīṣmaḥ viśeṣeṇa rakṣitavyaḥ iti me matiḥ
śikhaṇḍinaḥ vadhe sarve māmakāḥ yattāḥ tiṣṭhantu

16. Therefore, Bhīṣma must be protected with special care; this is my firm opinion. Let all my men be intent on the slaying of Śikhaṇḍin.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• रक्षितव्यः (rakṣitavyaḥ) - is to be protected, should be guarded

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, with distinction

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of a quotation or statement. (thus, so, in this way)

• मे (me) - my, by me, to me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, understanding

• शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Śikhaṇḍin

• वधे (vadhe) - in the killing, in the slaying, in the destruction

• यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - intent, prepared, striving, engaged

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - let them stand, let them be, let them remain

• मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my men, my people, those belonging to me

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a prominent character in the Mahābhārata), terrible, formidable

रक्षितव्यः (rakṣitavyaḥ) - is to be protected, should be guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣitavya

rakṣitavya - to be protected, fit to be guarded, worthy of protection

Gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) derived from the root 'rakṣ' (to protect).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, with distinction

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, particularity, peculiarity, speciality, excellence

इति (iti) - Marks the end of a quotation or statement. (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, by me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, intention, understanding

Derived from root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Śikhaṇḍin

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Śikhaṇḍin (a character in the Mahābhārata)

वधे (vadhe) - in the killing, in the slaying, in the destruction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, striking, destruction

Noun derived from the root 'vadh' (a variant of 'han', to strike/kill).

Root: han (class 2)

यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - intent, prepared, striving, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatta

yatta - prepared, ready, strenuous, intent on, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yam' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - let them stand, let them be, let them remain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Imperative Active

Root 'sthā' (class 1) in the imperative mood, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Root: sthā (class 1)

मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my men, my people, those belonging to me

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māmaka

māmaka - my, mine, belonging to me, my relatives/men

Derived from 'mama' (my) with suffix 'ka'.