महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-38

शीघ्रं न्यस्यत शस्त्राणि वाहेभ्यश्चावरोहत ।
एष योगोऽत्र विहितः प्रतिघातो महात्मना ॥३८॥

38. śīghraṁ nyasyata śastrāṇi vāhebhyaścāvarohata ,
eṣa yogo'tra vihitaḥ pratighāto mahātmanā.

38. śīghram nyasyata śastrāṇi vāhebhyas ca avarohata
eṣaḥ yogaḥ atra vihitaḥ pratighātaḥ mahātmanā

38. śīghram śastrāṇi nyasyata ca vāhebhyas avarohata
atra eṣaḥ yogaḥ mahātmanā pratighātaḥ vihitaḥ

38. Quickly lay down your weapons and dismount from your mounts. Here, this discipline (yoga) has been prescribed as counter-action by the great-souled one (mahātman).

Words meanings summery:

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• न्यस्यत (nyasyata) - lay down, place down

• शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

• वाहेभ्यस् (vāhebhyas) - (from chariots or horses) (from mounts, from vehicles)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवरोहत (avarohata) - dismount, descend

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• योगः (yogaḥ) - this proper course of action or strategy (discipline, path, strategy, union)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - prescribed, ordained, performed

• प्रतिघातः (pratighātaḥ) - resistance, counter-action, repelling

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one (referring to Krishna) (by the great-souled one, by the mahatma)

Words meanings and morphology

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

न्यस्यत (nyasyata) - lay down, place down

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of √as

Imperative Mood

Second person plural imperative active form of √as with upasarga ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: √as (class 4)

शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śastra

śastra - weapon, instrument, sword

वाहेभ्यस् (vāhebhyas) - (from chariots or horses) (from mounts, from vehicles)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of vāha

vāha - mount, vehicle, horse, draught animal

Root: √vah (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अवरोहत (avarohata) - dismount, descend

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of √ruh

Imperative Mood

Second person plural imperative active form of √ruh with upasarga ava- (indicating descent).

Prefix: ava

Root: √ruh (class 1)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this (demonstrative pronoun)

योगः (yogaḥ) - this proper course of action or strategy (discipline, path, strategy, union)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, conjunction, application, effort, discipline, method, path (yoga)

Root: √yuj (class 7)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - prescribed, ordained, performed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - arranged, performed, ordained, prescribed (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

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

Prefix: vi

Root: √dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'yogaḥ'.

प्रतिघातः (pratighātaḥ) - resistance, counter-action, repelling

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratighāta

pratighāta - blow, stroke, resistance, repelling, counter-action

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+ghāta)

• prati – against, towards, in return
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• ghāta – striking, killing, blow
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √han (class 2)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one (referring to Krishna) (by the great-souled one, by the mahatma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person, magnanimous one (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √an (class 2)