महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-88, verse-12

क्षत्रधर्मं पुरस्कृत्य आत्मनश्चाभिमानिताम् ।
प्राप्तेऽपक्रमणे राजा तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥१२॥

12. kṣatradharmaṁ puraskṛtya ātmanaścābhimānitām ,
prāpte'pakramaṇe rājā tasthau giririvācalaḥ.

12. kṣatradharmam puraskṛtya ātmanaḥ ca abhimānitām
prāpte apakramaṇe rājā tasthau giriḥ iva acalaḥ

12. rājā kṣatradharmam ca ātmanaḥ abhimānitām puraskṛtya,
apakramaṇe prāpte api,
giriḥ iva acalaḥ tasthau

12. Placing his warrior's code (kṣatradharma) and his personal pride first, the king stood unmoving like a mountain, even when the time for retreat had arrived.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the warrior's code (kṣatradharma) (the duty of a kṣatriya, the warrior's code)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having prioritized, placing first (having placed in front, having honored, having prioritized)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his personal, his own (of the self, of oneself, his own)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अभिमानिताम् (abhimānitām) - pride (pride, arrogance, self-respect)

• प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when it had arrived, imminent (obtained, reached, arrived, imminent)

• अपक्रमणे (apakramaṇe) - in a situation of retreat (in retreat, in withdrawal, in flight)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Duryodhana) (king, ruler)

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood firm, remained unmoving (stood, remained, stayed)

• गिरिः (giriḥ) - a mountain (mountain, hill)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving (immovable, unmoving, steady)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the warrior's code (kṣatradharma) (the duty of a kṣatriya, the warrior's code)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - the duty or law of a kṣatriya, the warrior's code

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – rule, dominion, warrior, member of the warrior caste
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, virtue, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having prioritized, placing first (having placed in front, having honored, having prioritized)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from puras-kṛ + -ya suffix

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his personal, his own (of the self, of oneself, his own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, vital breath

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अभिमानिताम् (abhimānitām) - pride (pride, arrogance, self-respect)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhimānitā

abhimānitā - pride, arrogance, conceit, self-esteem, self-respect

प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when it had arrived, imminent (obtained, reached, arrived, imminent)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived at, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From pra-āp 'to reach, obtain'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with apakramaṇe

अपक्रमणे (apakramaṇe) - in a situation of retreat (in retreat, in withdrawal, in flight)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of apakramaṇa

apakramaṇa - retreat, withdrawal, flight

Derived from apa-kram 'to step away'

Prefix: apa

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with prāpte

राजा (rājā) - the king (Duryodhana) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood firm, remained unmoving (stood, remained, stayed)

(verb)

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

Perfect

root 'sthā' (to stand) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular active

Root: sthā (class 1)

गिरिः (giriḥ) - a mountain (mountain, hill)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill, rock

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving (immovable, unmoving, steady)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - immovable, steady, unmoving; a mountain (as a noun)

compound of 'a' (not) and 'cala' (moving)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (implied) (a+cala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• cala – moving, trembling, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  from root cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rājā