महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-93, verse-8

भीष्मः शांतनवस्तूर्णमपयातु महारणात् ।
निवृत्ते युधि गाङ्गेये न्यस्तशस्त्रे च भारत ॥८॥

8. bhīṣmaḥ śāṁtanavastūrṇamapayātu mahāraṇāt ,
nivṛtte yudhi gāṅgeye nyastaśastre ca bhārata.

8. bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ tūrṇam apayātu mahāraṇāt
nivṛtte yudhi gāṅgeye nyastaśastre ca bhārata

8. bhārata śāntanavaḥ bhīṣmaḥ tūrṇam mahāraṇāt
apayātu ca gāṅgeye yudhi nivṛtte nyastaśastre

8. O Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), let Bhishma, the son of Śāntanu, quickly depart from the great battle! And when the son of Gaṅgā (Bhishma) has withdrawn from the fight and laid down his weapons, then (I will act).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The grand-uncle of the Kauravas and Pandavas. (Bhishma)

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Bhishma, son of King Śāntanu. (son of Śāntanu)

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

• अपयातु (apayātu) - let him depart, let him go away

• महारणात् (mahāraṇāt) - from the great battle

• निवृत्ते (nivṛtte) - having ceased, having withdrawn, retired

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in the fight

• गाङ्गेये (gāṅgeye) - in Bhishma (son of Gaṅgā) (in the son of Gaṅgā)

• न्यस्तशस्त्रे (nyastaśastre) - having laid down weapons

• च (ca) - and

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Sañjaya). (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The grand-uncle of the Kauravas and Pandavas. (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper noun), terrible, formidable

Note: Subject of 'apayātu'.

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Bhishma, son of King Śāntanu. (son of Śāntanu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Śāntanu, Bhishma

Patronymic from Śāntanu.

Note: Qualifies 'bhīṣmaḥ'.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of the neuter accusative of tūrṇa (past passive participle of tvar, to hasten).

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'apayātu'.

अपयातु (apayātu) - let him depart, let him go away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā

Imperative Tense (Parasmaipada)

Imperative tense, 3rd person singular, Active voice, from root yā with upasarga apa- (away from).

Prefix: apa

Root: yā (class 2)

महारणात् (mahāraṇāt) - from the great battle

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahāraṇa

mahāraṇa - great battle, mighty conflict

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+raṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• raṇa – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the source from which Bhishma is to depart.

निवृत्ते (nivṛtte) - having ceased, having withdrawn, retired

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - turned back, retired, ceased, withdrawn

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with upasarga ni- (down, back).

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'gāṅgeye' and 'nyastaśastre'.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in the fight

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Derived from root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh

गाङ्गेये (gāṅgeye) - in Bhishma (son of Gaṅgā) (in the son of Gaṅgā)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gāṅgeya

gāṅgeya - son of Gaṅgā, Bhishma

Patronymic from Gaṅgā.

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction, referring to Bhishma.

न्यस्तशस्त्रे (nyastaśastre) - having laid down weapons

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nyastaśastra

nyastaśastra - having laid down weapons, unarmed

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nyasta+śastra)

• nyasta – laid down, placed, cast aside
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root as (to throw, cast) with upasarga ni- (down, into).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 4)
• śastra – weapon, arm, knife
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'gāṅgeye' in the locative absolute construction.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'nivṛtte' and 'nyastaśastre'.

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Sañjaya). (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a member of the Bharata lineage

Patronymic from Bharata.