महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-1, verse-41

तस्मिंस्तु निहते शूरे सत्यसंधे महौजसि ।
त्वत्सुताः कर्णमस्मार्षुस्तर्तुकामा इव प्लवम् ॥४१॥

41. tasmiṁstu nihate śūre satyasaṁdhe mahaujasi ,
tvatsutāḥ karṇamasmārṣustartukāmā iva plavam.

41. tasmin tu nihate śūre satya-saṃdhe mahā-ojasi
tvat-sutāḥ karṇam asmārṣuḥ tartu-kāmāḥ iva plavam

41. tu tasmin śūre satya-saṃdhe mahā-ojasi nihate
tvat-sutāḥ tartu-kāmāḥ plavam iva karṇam asmārṣuḥ

41. But when that hero, true to his vow and of great energy, was slain, your sons remembered Karna, just as those desiring to cross (a body of water) remember a boat.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (Bhishma) (in him, on him, that one)

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• निहते (nihate) - slain, killed, struck down

• शूरे (śūre) - in Bhishma, the hero (in the hero, in the warrior)

• सत्य-संधे (satya-saṁdhe) - true to his vow/promise

• महा-ओजसि (mahā-ojasi) - of great energy/might

• त्वत्-सुताः (tvat-sutāḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons (the Kauravas) (your sons)

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• अस्मार्षुः (asmārṣuḥ) - remembered

• तर्तु-कामाः (tartu-kāmāḥ) - desirous of crossing, wishing to cross

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• प्लवम् (plavam) - boat, raft

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (Bhishma) (in him, on him, that one)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of locative absolute construction

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

निहते (nihate) - slain, killed, struck down

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, qualifying Bhishma

शूरे (śūre) - in Bhishma, the hero (in the hero, in the warrior)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, qualifying Bhishma

सत्य-संधे (satya-saṁdhe) - true to his vow/promise

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of satya-saṃdha

satya-saṁdha - one whose promises are true, true to his word

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+saṃdha)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• saṃdha – vow, promise, agreement
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dhā (to place) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, qualifying Bhishma

महा-ओजसि (mahā-ojasi) - of great energy/might

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahā-ojas

mahā-ojas - of great energy, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ojas)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ojas – energy, might, power, vitality
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, qualifying Bhishma

त्वत्-सुताः (tvat-sutāḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons (the Kauravas) (your sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvat-suta

tvat-suta - your son

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvat+suta)

• tvat – your, from you
  pronoun
  From pronominal stem 'tvad'
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Past passive participle of su- (to give birth), used as a noun
  Root: su (class 2)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a warrior)

अस्मार्षुः (asmārṣuḥ) - remembered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past aorist (luṅ) of smṛ

Aorist

3rd person plural, aorist, parasmaipada

Root: smṛ (class 1)

तर्तु-कामाः (tartu-kāmāḥ) - desirous of crossing, wishing to cross

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tartu-kāma

tartu-kāma - desiring to cross

Compound type : tatpurusha (tartu+kāma)

• tartu – to cross (infinitival stem)
  indeclinable
  infinitive stem
  Derived from root tṛ- (to cross)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, desirous of
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of 'remembered' (i.e. 'your sons')

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

प्लवम् (plavam) - boat, raft

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plava

plava - boat, raft, float

Root: plu (class 1)