महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-95, verse-7

तत्र कार्यमहं मन्ये भीष्मस्यैवाभिरक्षणम् ।
स नो गुप्तः सुखाय स्याद्धन्यात्पार्थांश्च संयुगे ॥७॥

7. tatra kāryamahaṁ manye bhīṣmasyaivābhirakṣaṇam ,
sa no guptaḥ sukhāya syāddhanyātpārthāṁśca saṁyuge.

7. tatra kāryam aham manye bhīṣmasya eva abhi-rakṣaṇam
saḥ naḥ guptaḥ sukhāya syāt hanyāt pārthān ca saṃyuge

7. tatra aham bhīṣmasya eva abhi-rakṣaṇam kāryam manye.
saḥ naḥ guptaḥ sukhāya syāt ca saṃyuge pārthān hanyāt.

7. Therefore, I consider the protection of Bhīṣma himself to be the main task. Protected by us, he would bring us happiness and would slay the Pārthas in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, therefore, in that matter

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, to be done, main thing

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अभि-रक्षणम् (abhi-rakṣaṇam) - protection, guarding

• सः (saḥ) - he

• नः (naḥ) - by us, for us

• गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected, guarded

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy

• स्यात् (syāt) - he would be, might be

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - he would slay, might kill

• पार्थान् (pārthān) - the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī)

• च (ca) - and

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, therefore, in that matter

(indeclinable)

Locative of 'tad' (that).

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, to be done, main thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made; duty, action, business, purpose

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From √kṛ (8th class) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'abhirakṣaṇam'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'manye'.

मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of man

Present indicative (ātmanepada)

From √man (4th class, manyate).

Root: man (class 4)

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a proper name, a character in the Mahābhārata)

Note: Possessive, related to 'abhirakṣaṇam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'Bhīṣma'.

अभि-रक्षणम् (abhi-rakṣaṇam) - protection, guarding

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhi-rakṣaṇa

abhi-rakṣaṇa - protection, defence, guarding

Action noun from √rakṣ with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'manye', functions as the noun 'protection'.

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma, subject of 'syāt' and 'hanyāt'.

नः (naḥ) - by us, for us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

First person plural pronoun.

Note: Enclitic form. Agent of the passive participle 'guptaḥ'.

गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gupta

gupta - protected, guarded, hidden, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From √gup (1st class).

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ', functions as a predicate adjective.

सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, ease, comfort

Note: Dative of purpose.

स्यात् (syāt) - he would be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative (parasmaipada)

From √as (2nd class).

Root: as (class 2)

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - he would slay, might kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of han

Optative (parasmaipada)

From √han (2nd class).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Parallel to 'syāt'.

पार्थान् (pārthān) - the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna

Patronymic from 'Pṛthā'.

Note: Object of 'hanyāt'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, connects 'syāt' and 'hanyāt'.

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, war, combat, conflict

From √yuj with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the place/context of action.