महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-15

उक्तवांश्चापि यत्पार्थं भीष्मं प्रति नरर्षभम् ।
तथान्तो विहितस्तेन स्वयमेव महात्मना ॥१५॥

15. uktavāṁścāpi yatpārthaṁ bhīṣmaṁ prati nararṣabham ,
tathānto vihitastena svayameva mahātmanā.

15. uktavān ca api yat pārtham bhīṣmam prati nararṣabham
tathā antaḥ vihitaḥ tena svayam eva mahātmanā

15. ca api yat nararṣabham bhīṣmam prati pārtham uktavān
tathā tena mahātmanā svayam eva antaḥ vihitaḥ

15. And what he (Krishna) had told Arjuna (Pārtha) concerning Bhishma, that bull among men, his end was indeed brought about by that great-souled one (mahātman) himself.

Words meanings summery:

• उक्तवान् (uktavān) - having said, he who said

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• यत् (yat) - what, which (relative pronoun)

• पार्थम् (pārtham) - Refers to Arjuna, son of Pṛthā. (to Partha (Arjuna))

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

• नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - An epithet for Bhishma, meaning 'foremost man'. (bull among men, best of men)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - Refers to Bhishma's death. (end, boundary, death)

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - brought about, ordained, performed, done

• तेन (tena) - Refers to Krishna. (by him, by that one)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, himself

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - Refers to Krishna, known as a great-souled person (mahātman). (by the great-souled one (mahātman))

Words meanings and morphology

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - having said, he who said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, said

past active participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with ktavat suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - what, which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

पार्थम् (pārtham) - Refers to Arjuna, son of Pṛthā. (to Partha (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā; Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (Kunti) with an aṇ suffix.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

Literally 'terrible, formidable'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)

नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - An epithet for Bhishma, meaning 'foremost man'. (bull among men, best of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, best of men, foremost man

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - Refers to Bhishma's death. (end, boundary, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, boundary, limit, death

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - brought about, ordained, performed, done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - arranged, performed, ordained, brought about

past passive participle

Derived from root √dhā (to place, put) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

तेन (tena) - Refers to Krishna. (by him, by that one)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (pronoun)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, himself

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - Refers to Krishna, known as a great-souled person (mahātman). (by the great-souled one (mahātman))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)