महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-53, verse-15

ते मां रक्षत संग्रामे मा वो मूर्ध्नि धनंजयः ।
पदं कृत्वाप्नुयाल्लक्ष्यं तस्मादत्र विधीयताम् ॥१५॥

15. te māṁ rakṣata saṁgrāme mā vo mūrdhni dhanaṁjayaḥ ,
padaṁ kṛtvāpnuyāllakṣyaṁ tasmādatra vidhīyatām.

15. te mām rakṣata saṃgrāme mā vaḥ mūrdhni dhanañjayaḥ
padam kṛtvā āpnuyāt lakṣyam tasmāt atra vidhīyatām

15. te saṃgrāme mām rakṣata mā dhanañjayaḥ vaḥ mūrdhni
padam kṛtvā lakṣyam āpnuyāt tasmāt atra vidhīyatām

15. Therefore, you all protect me in battle, lest Dhananjaya (Arjuna), by trampling upon your heads, achieves his objective (lakṣyam). Thus, let arrangements be made here.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - you (my allies) (you all, they, those)

• माम् (mām) - me (Jayadratha) (me)

• रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect (me)! (protect! (imperative plural))

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• मा (mā) - lest (not, do not (prohibitive particle with optative/injunctive))

• वः (vaḥ) - your (referring to the allies) (your, to you, by you (plural))

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on (your) heads (on the head)

• धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna) (conqueror of wealth, Arjuna)

• पदम् (padam) - a step (idiomatic for trampling) (step, foot, place, position)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed, having trodden (having done, having made)

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - might achieve (might attain, should attain)

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

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

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this matter)

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let arrangements be made (let it be done, let it be arranged)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - you (my allies) (you all, they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

Note: Refers to the allies of Jayadratha

माम् (mām) - me (Jayadratha) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect (me)! (protect! (imperative plural))

(verb)

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

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, combat

Prefix: sam

Root: gram

मा (mā) - lest (not, do not (prohibitive particle with optative/injunctive))

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - your (referring to the allies) (your, to you, by you (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of plural 'you'

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on (your) heads (on the head)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna) (conqueror of wealth, Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna

Compound of dhana (wealth) and jaya (victory/conqueror)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji- 'to conquer'
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: A name for Arjuna

पदम् (padam) - a step (idiomatic for trampling) (step, foot, place, position)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, pace, position

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed, having trodden (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root kṛ-

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - might achieve (might attain, should attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āp

From root āp-

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣya

lakṣya - goal, target, aim, mark

From root lakṣ- 'to perceive, aim'

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb meaning 'therefore'

अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let arrangements be made (let it be done, let it be arranged)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vi-dhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Passive imperative form