महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-22, verse-15

वासुदेव उवाच ।
य एष गोप्ता प्रतपन्बलस्थो यो नः सेनां सिंह इवेक्षते च ।
स एष भीष्मः कुरुवंशकेतुर्येनाहृतास्त्रिंशतो वाजिमेधाः ॥१५॥

15. vāsudeva uvāca ,
ya eṣa goptā pratapanbalastho; yo naḥ senāṁ siṁha ivekṣate ca ,
sa eṣa bhīṣmaḥ kuruvaṁśaketu;ryenāhṛtāstriṁśato vājimedhāḥ.

15. vāsudevaḥ uvāca | yaḥ eṣaḥ goptā pratapan
balasthaḥ yaḥ naḥ senām siṃhaḥ iva
īkṣate ca | saḥ eṣaḥ bhīṣmaḥ kuruvaṃśaketuḥ
yena āhṛtāḥ triṃśataḥ vājimedhāḥ

15. vāsudevaḥ uvāca yaḥ eṣaḥ goptā pratapan
balasthaḥ yaḥ naḥ senām siṃhaḥ iva
ca īkṣate saḥ eṣaḥ bhīṣmaḥ kuruvaṃśaketuḥ
yena triṃśataḥ vājimedhāḥ āhṛtāḥ

15. Vāsudeva spoke: "This protector, fiercely radiant and firm in strength, who watches our army like a lion – that is Bhishma, the banner of the Kuru lineage, by whom thirty horse Vedic rituals (yajñas) were performed."

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Krishna, who is speaking (Vāsudeva (a name of Krishna))

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

• प्रतपन् (pratapan) - fiercely radiant, shining forth (blazing, shining, tormenting)

• बलस्थः (balasthaḥ) - firm in strength (stationed in strength, mighty)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• नः (naḥ) - our (us, our, to us)

• सेनाम् (senām) - army, host

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, looks at, observes

• च (ca) - and, also

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a character)

• कुरुवंशकेतुः (kuruvaṁśaketuḥ) - the glorious banner of the Kuru dynasty (banner of the Kuru lineage)

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• आहृताः (āhṛtāḥ) - performed (referring to Vedic rituals) (performed, brought, offered)

• त्रिंशतः (triṁśataḥ) - thirty

• वाजिमेधाः (vājimedhāḥ) - horse Vedic rituals

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Krishna, who is speaking (Vāsudeva (a name of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (patronymic of Krishna); son of Vasudeva

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: vac (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of goptṛ

goptṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

Agent noun from root gup

Root: gup (class 1)

प्रतपन् (pratapan) - fiercely radiant, shining forth (blazing, shining, tormenting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratapat

pratapat - blazing, shining, afflicting, tormenting

Present active participle

From root tap (to heat, shine) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

बलस्थः (balasthaḥ) - firm in strength (stationed in strength, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balastha

balastha - standing in strength, powerful, strong

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+stha)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

नः (naḥ) - our (us, our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of 'asmad'

Note: Can be genitive, dative, or accusative plural.

सेनाम् (senām) - army, host

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of senā

senā - army, host, troop

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

ईक्षते (īkṣate) - sees, looks at, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of īkṣ

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a character)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a renowned warrior in the Mahābhārata); terrible, formidable

कुरुवंशकेतुः (kuruvaṁśaketuḥ) - the glorious banner of the Kuru dynasty (banner of the Kuru lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuruvaṃśaketu

kuruvaṁśaketu - banner of the Kuru race/family

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (kuru+vaṃśa+ketu)

• kuru – Kuru (name of a king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, race, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• ketu – banner, flag, ensign, sign, mark
  noun (masculine)

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

आहृताः (āhṛtāḥ) - performed (referring to Vedic rituals) (performed, brought, offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhṛta

āhṛta - brought, offered, performed

Past passive participle

From root hṛ (to carry) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

त्रिंशतः (triṁśataḥ) - thirty

(numeral)

वाजिमेधाः (vājimedhāḥ) - horse Vedic rituals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vājimedha

vājimedha - horse Vedic ritual, Ashvamedha

Compound type : tatpurusha (vājin+medha)

• vājin – horse, swift, strong
  noun (masculine)
• medha – Vedic ritual, oblation, offering
  noun (masculine)