महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-23, verse-18

धनंजयं च मे शंस यद्यच्चक्रे रथर्षभः ।
तस्माद्भयं नो भूयिष्ठं भ्रातृव्याच्च विशेषतः ॥१८॥

18. dhanaṁjayaṁ ca me śaṁsa yadyaccakre ratharṣabhaḥ ,
tasmādbhayaṁ no bhūyiṣṭhaṁ bhrātṛvyācca viśeṣataḥ.

18. dhanaṃjayam ca me śaṃsa yat yat cakre ratharṣabhaḥ
tasmāt bhayam naḥ bhūyiṣṭham bhrātṛvyāt ca viśeṣataḥ

18. me dhanaṃjayam ca śaṃsa yat yat ratharṣabhaḥ cakre
tasmāt bhrātṛvyāt ca viśeṣataḥ naḥ bhūyiṣṭham bhayam

18. And tell me about Dhananjaya (Arjuna), what the best of charioteers did. From him, from that kinsman (bhrātṛvya) especially, our fear is greatest.

Words meanings summery:

• धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - Arjuna, the Pandava prince (Arjuna; conqueror of wealth)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, narrate (tell, declare, praise)

• यत् (yat) - what (that, which, what)

• यत् (yat) - what (that, which, what)

• चक्रे (cakre) - he did, he made

• रथर्षभः (ratharṣabhaḥ) - the best of charioteers (referring to Arjuna) (best of chariots, best of charioteers)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (from that, therefore)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• नः (naḥ) - our (us, to us, our)

• भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - greatest (most abundant, greatest, most numerous)

• भ्रातृव्यात् (bhrātṛvyāt) - from that kinsman (Arjuna) (from a kinsman, from an enemy)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - Arjuna, the Pandava prince (Arjuna; conqueror of wealth)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - Arjuna; conqueror of wealth; fire

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Used here in dative sense 'to me' or 'for me', often equivalent to a direct request

शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, narrate (tell, declare, praise)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what (that, which, what)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

यत् (yat) - what (that, which, what)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

Note: Repetition implies 'whatever' or 'each and every thing'

चक्रे (cakre) - he did, he made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रथर्षभः (ratharṣabhaḥ) - the best of charioteers (referring to Arjuna) (best of chariots, best of charioteers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratharṣabha

ratharṣabha - best of chariots; best of charioteers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+ṛṣabha)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna implicitly.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

नः (naḥ) - our (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

भूयिष्ठम् (bhūyiṣṭham) - greatest (most abundant, greatest, most numerous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūyiṣṭha

bhūyiṣṭha - most abundant, greatest, most numerous (superlative of bahu)

superlative suffix -iṣṭha

Note: Agrees with 'bhayam'

भ्रातृव्यात् (bhrātṛvyāt) - from that kinsman (Arjuna) (from a kinsman, from an enemy)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛvya

bhrātṛvya - kinsman, relative; enemy

Note: Refers to Arjuna, an enemy kinsman.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas