महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-124, verse-23

तव क्रोधहतः पूर्वं देवैरपि सुदुर्जयः ।
शरतल्पगतः शेते भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः ॥२३॥

23. tava krodhahataḥ pūrvaṁ devairapi sudurjayaḥ ,
śaratalpagataḥ śete bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ.

23. tava krodhahataḥ pūrvam devaiḥ api sudurjayaḥ
śaratpalpagataḥ śete bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ

23. pūrvam devaiḥ api sudurjayaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ
bhīṣmaḥ tava krodhahataḥ śaratpalpagataḥ śete

23. Even Bhishma, the grandsire of the Kurus, who was formerly unconquerable even by the gods, now lies on a bed of arrows, slain by your wrath.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your

• क्रोधहतः (krodhahataḥ) - struck down by anger, slain by wrath

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सुदुर्जयः (sudurjayaḥ) - very difficult to conquer, unconquerable

• शरत्पल्पगतः (śaratpalpagataḥ) - lying on a bed of arrows

• शेते (śete) - lies, sleeps, reposes

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

• कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - Refers to Bhishma as the patriarch of the Kuru dynasty. (grandsire of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

क्रोधहतः (krodhahataḥ) - struck down by anger, slain by wrath

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhahata

krodhahata - slain by anger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krodha+hata)

• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• hata – slain, struck, killed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'bhīṣmaḥ'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of pūrva (former) used adverbially.

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: Agent for 'sudurjayaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'devaiḥ'.

सुदुर्जयः (sudurjayaḥ) - very difficult to conquer, unconquerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurjaya

sudurjaya - very difficult to conquer, invincible

Gerundive

'su' (very) + 'dur' (difficult) + 'ji' (to conquer) + 'ya' (suffix for potential passive participle).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durjaya)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• jaya – conquerable, victory
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhīṣmaḥ'.

शरत्पल्पगतः (śaratpalpagataḥ) - lying on a bed of arrows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaratpalpagata

śaratpalpagata - gone to a bed of arrows, lying on a bed of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+talpa+gata)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• talpa – bed, couch
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, resorted to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhīṣmaḥ'.

शेते (śete) - lies, sleeps, reposes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Present middle

Third person singular present middle indicative of root śī.

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, literally 'terrible')

Note: Subject of 'śete'.

कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - Refers to Bhishma as the patriarch of the Kuru dynasty. (grandsire of the Kurus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurupitāmaha

kurupitāmaha - grandsire of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+pitāmaha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather, grandsire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to 'bhīṣmaḥ'.