महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-3

पुराभिमन्युर्लक्ष्यं नः पश्यतां हन्ति वीर्यवान् ।
तमाद्रवत मा भैष्ट क्षिप्रं रक्षत कौरवम् ॥३॥

3. purābhimanyurlakṣyaṁ naḥ paśyatāṁ hanti vīryavān ,
tamādravata mā bhaiṣṭa kṣipraṁ rakṣata kauravam.

3. purā abhimanyuḥ lakṣyam naḥ paśyatām hanti vīryavān
tam ādravata mā bhaiṣṭa kṣipram rakṣata kauravam

3. purā naḥ paśyatām vīryavān abhimanyuḥ lakṣyam hanti,
tam ādravata,
mā bhaiṣṭa,
kṣipram kauravam rakṣata

3. Before the valorous Abhimanyu (abhimanyu) destroys our objective (lakṣya) while we are watching, rush towards him! Do not be afraid! Quickly protect the Kuru!

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - before (temporal) (before, formerly, in front)

• अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu (Abhimanyu (proper noun))

• लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - objective (target, aim, objective)

• नः (naḥ) - our (possessive) (us, our, to us)

• पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - (while we are) watching (seeing, watching (genitive plural))

• हन्ति (hanti) - destroys (he kills, strikes, destroys)

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous (valorous, powerful, strong)

• तम् (tam) - him (Abhimanyu) (him, that (accusative singular))

• आद्रवत (ādravata) - rush towards (him) (rush towards, attack (imperative 2nd plural))

• मा (mā) - do not (not, do not)

• भैष्ट (bhaiṣṭa) - be afraid (fear (2nd plural))

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect (protect (imperative 2nd plural))

• कौरवम् (kauravam) - the Kuru (leader/army) (a Kuru, belonging to the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - before (temporal) (before, formerly, in front)

(indeclinable)

अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu (Abhimanyu (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (son of Arjuna and Subhadra)

लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - objective (target, aim, objective)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣya

lakṣya - target, aim, object, objective, mark

Gerundive

from root lakṣ- with suffix -ya

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

नः (naḥ) - our (possessive) (us, our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Also can be accusative/dative. Here, it signifies 'our' target.

पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - (while we are) watching (seeing, watching (genitive plural))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, watching

Present Active Participle

from root dṛś- (paśya- stem) with suffix -at

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'us' (naḥ).

हन्ति (hanti) - destroys (he kills, strikes, destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, root han, Class 2, parasmaipada

Root: han (class 2)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous (valorous, powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - valorous, powerful, strong, heroic

possessive suffix -vat

Note: Modifies Abhimanyu.

तम् (tam) - him (Abhimanyu) (him, that (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Abhimanyu.

आद्रवत (ādravata) - rush towards (him) (rush towards, attack (imperative 2nd plural))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dru

Imperative

2nd person plural, root dru, Class 1, with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: dru (class 1)

मा (mā) - do not (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with aorist/injunctive for prohibition.

भैष्ट (bhaiṣṭa) - be afraid (fear (2nd plural))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, aorist (luṅ) of bhī

Aorist Imperative (Injunctive)

2nd person plural, root bhī, Class 3, ātmanepada (irregular aorist form)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Often cited as an irregular aorist injunctive form.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect (protect (imperative 2nd plural))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

Imperative

2nd person plural, root rakṣ, Class 1, parasmaipada

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

कौरवम् (kauravam) - the Kuru (leader/army) (a Kuru, belonging to the Kurus)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus

patronymic from Kuru

Note: Refers to a specific Kuru leader (e.g., Duryodhana) or the Kuru forces collectively.