महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-77, verse-43

ते हन्यमानाः पार्थेन भीष्मं शांतनवं ययुः ।
अगाधे मज्जमानानां भीष्मस्त्राताभवत्तदा ॥४३॥

43. te hanyamānāḥ pārthena bhīṣmaṁ śāṁtanavaṁ yayuḥ ,
agādhe majjamānānāṁ bhīṣmastrātābhavattadā.

43. te hanyamānāḥ pārtena bhīṣmam śāntanavam yayuḥ
agādhe majjamānānām bhīṣmaḥ trātā abhavat tadā

43. pārtena hanyamānāḥ te śāntanavam bhīṣmam yayuḥ.
tadā agādhe majjamānānām bhīṣmaḥ trātā abhavat.

43. Being struck by Partha, they approached Bhishma, the son of Śantanu. Bhishma then became the protector for those sinking in the unfathomable depths [of despair/danger].

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• हन्यमानाः (hanyamānāḥ) - being struck, being killed

• पार्तेन (pārtena) - by Partha (Arjuna)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - to Bhishma

• शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - Bhishma, as son of Śantanu (son of Śantanu)

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

• अगाधे (agādhe) - in a state of profound difficulty or danger (in the unfathomable, in the deep)

• मज्जमानानाम् (majjamānānām) - of those sinking, of those drowning

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• त्राता (trātā) - savior, protector

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

हन्यमानाः (hanyamānāḥ) - being struck, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hanyamāna

hanyamāna - being struck, being killed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill) in passive voice.

Root: han (class 2)

पार्तेन (pārtena) - by Partha (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti), Arjuna

Derived from 'Pṛthā' (Kunti), who was also called Pārthī.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - to Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior), terrible, formidable

शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - Bhishma, as son of Śantanu (son of Śantanu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Śantanu

Patronymic from 'Śantanu'.

Note: Epithet for Bhishma.

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

अगाधे (agādhe) - in a state of profound difficulty or danger (in the unfathomable, in the deep)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of agādha

agādha - unfathomable, deep, boundless

Compound: 'a' (not) + 'gādha' (fordable, shallow).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gādha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• gādha – fordable, shallow, accessible
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun implying a deep, unfathomable place or situation.

मज्जमानानाम् (majjamānānām) - of those sinking, of those drowning

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of majjamāna

majjamāna - sinking, drowning, submerging

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root 'majj' (to sink, plunge).

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Modifies an implied noun, e.g., 'of the people'.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior), terrible, formidable

त्राता (trātā) - savior, protector

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trātṛ

trātṛ - savior, protector, deliverer

Agent Noun

Derived from root 'trā' (to protect, save) with suffix '-tṛ'.

Root: trā (class 2)

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)