महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-126, verse-27

सौवर्णं सत्यसंधस्य ध्वजमक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
अपश्यन्युधि भीष्मस्य कथमाशंससे जयम् ॥२७॥

27. sauvarṇaṁ satyasaṁdhasya dhvajamakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ,
apaśyanyudhi bhīṣmasya kathamāśaṁsase jayam.

27. sauvarṇam satyasaṃdhasya dhvajam akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
apaśyan yudhi bhīṣmasya katham āśaṃsase jayam

27. yudhi satyasaṃdhasya akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ bhīṣmasya
sauvarṇam dhvajam apaśyan katham jayam āśaṃsase

27. How can you hope for victory, when you do not see in battle the golden banner of Bhishma, whose vows are true and whose deeds are untiring?

Words meanings summery:

• सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden, made of gold

• सत्यसंधस्य (satyasaṁdhasya) - of Bhishma, whose vows are true (of the one whose vows are true, of the truthful one, of the faithful one)

• ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag, standard

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of Bhishma, whose deeds are untiring (of the one whose deeds are untiring, of untiring action)

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - you, failing to see (not seeing, failing to see)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

• आशंससे (āśaṁsase) - you hope for, you expect, you wish for

• जयम् (jayam) - victory, triumph

Words meanings and morphology

सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sauvarṇa

sauvarṇa - golden, made of gold

Derived from 'suvarṇa' (gold)

Note: Agrees with 'dhvajam'

सत्यसंधस्य (satyasaṁdhasya) - of Bhishma, whose vows are true (of the one whose vows are true, of the truthful one, of the faithful one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of satyasaṃdha

satyasaṁdha - one whose vows are true, truthful, faithful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+saṃdha)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• saṃdha – vow, agreement, promise
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīṣmasya'

ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner, flag, standard

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard

Root: dhvaj (class 1)

अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of Bhishma, whose deeds are untiring (of the one whose deeds are untiring, of untiring action)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman

akliṣṭakarman - one whose actions are untiring/unwearied, of unwearied effort

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kliṣṭa+karman)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation particle
• kliṣṭa – wearied, fatigued, distressed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'kliś' (class 4, 9) + '-ta' suffix
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'bhīṣmasya'

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - you, failing to see (not seeing, failing to see)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apaśyat

apaśyat - not seeing, unseeing

Present Active Participle

Negation 'a-' + present active participle of 'dṛś' (paśyat)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+paśyat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation particle
• paśyat – seeing, perceiving
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Formed from root 'dṛś' (paśya) + '-at' suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implicit 'you' (Duryodhana)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a great warrior and patriarch of the Kuru dynasty, son of Ganga and Shantanu)

कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

(indeclinable)

आशंससे (āśaṁsase) - you hope for, you expect, you wish for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āśaṃs

Present tense, 2nd person singular

Formed from prefix 'ā' + root 'śaṃs' (class 1) in present tense, middle voice

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

जयम् (jayam) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)