महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-50, verse-78

आहोस्विद्भूषणार्थाय वर्मशस्त्रायुधानि वः ।
वाचश्च वक्तुं संसत्सु मम पुत्रमरक्षताम् ॥७८॥

78. āhosvidbhūṣaṇārthāya varmaśastrāyudhāni vaḥ ,
vācaśca vaktuṁ saṁsatsu mama putramarakṣatām.

78. āhosvit bhūṣaṇārthāya varmaśastrāyudhāni vaḥ
vācaḥ ca vaktum saṃsatsu mama putram arakṣatām

78. āhosvit vaḥ varmaśastrāyudhāni bhūṣaṇārthāya
ca vācaḥ saṃsatsu vaktum mama putram arakṣatām

78. Or perhaps your armor, weapons, and arms are merely for decoration, and your words only for speaking in assemblies, given that you two did not protect my son.

Words meanings summery:

• आहोस्वित् (āhosvit) - or perhaps, or rather, or else

• भूषणार्थाय (bhūṣaṇārthāya) - for the purpose of adornment, for decoration

• वर्मशस्त्रायुधानि (varmaśastrāyudhāni) - armors, weapons, and arms (collectively)

• वः (vaḥ) - your, to you

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches

• च (ca) - and, also

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to utter

• संसत्सु (saṁsatsu) - in assemblies, in gatherings, in councils

• मम (mama) - my

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• अरक्षताम् (arakṣatām) - they (two) did not protect

Words meanings and morphology

आहोस्वित् (āhosvit) - or perhaps, or rather, or else

(indeclinable)

भूषणार्थाय (bhūṣaṇārthāya) - for the purpose of adornment, for decoration

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhūṣaṇārtha

bhūṣaṇārtha - purpose of adornment, for decoration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūṣaṇa+artha)

• bhūṣaṇa – decoration, ornament, adornment
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhūṣ (to adorn)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: For the sake of adornment.

वर्मशस्त्रायुधानि (varmaśastrāyudhāni) - armors, weapons, and arms (collectively)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of varmaśastrāyudha

varmaśastrāyudha - armor, weapons, and arms (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (varman+śastra+āyudha)

• varman – armor, mail, shield
  noun (neuter)
• śastra – weapon (missile or thrown)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• āyudha – weapon (generally, including handheld)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Can also be accusative plural. Here, it acts as the subject.

वः (vaḥ) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, referring to the warriors being addressed.

वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, language

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be accusative plural. Here, it is the subject.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'weapons' and 'words'.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to utter

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

संसत्सु (saṁsatsu) - in assemblies, in gatherings, in councils

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of saṃsad

saṁsad - assembly, gathering, council

Prefix: sam

Root: sad (class 1)

मम (mama) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive.

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'arakṣatām'.

अरक्षताम् (arakṣatām) - they (two) did not protect

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of rakṣ

Imperfect active indicative

3rd person dual, parasmaipada, with augment 'a-' and negative 'a'

Root: rakṣ (class 1)