महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-87, verse-2

अपवादं ह्यात्मनश्च लोकाद्रक्षन्विशेषतः ।
न मां भीत इति ब्रूयुरायान्तं फल्गुनं प्रति ॥२॥

2. apavādaṁ hyātmanaśca lokādrakṣanviśeṣataḥ ,
na māṁ bhīta iti brūyurāyāntaṁ phalgunaṁ prati.

2. apavādam hi ātmanaḥ ca lokāt rakṣan viśeṣataḥ na
mām bhītaḥ iti brūyuḥ āyāntam phalgunam prati

2. hi viśeṣataḥ lokāt ātmanaḥ apavādam rakṣan na
mām bhītaḥ iti brūyuḥ phalgunam āyāntam prati

2. ...and indeed, especially protecting his own reputation (ātman) from public reproach, lest they (people) say, "He is afraid," regarding Phalguna (Arjuna) who is approaching.

Words meanings summery:

• अपवादम् (apavādam) - reproach, discredit (blame, reproach, slander, censure)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, for)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own (self) (of oneself, of the self (ātman))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• लोकात् (lokāt) - from people (from the world, from people)

• रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting (protecting, guarding, saving)

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially (especially, particularly, in particular)

• न (na) - not

• माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

• भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid (afraid, terrified, fearful)

• इति (iti) - (quote indicator) (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

• ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they might say (they might say, they should say)

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching (coming, approaching (accusative))

• फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Arjuna

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding (towards, to, concerning)

Words meanings and morphology

अपवादम् (apavādam) - reproach, discredit (blame, reproach, slander, censure)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apavāda

apavāda - blame, reproach, calumny, discredit

From prefix apa- and root vad "to speak".

Prefix: apa

Root: vad (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own (self) (of oneself, of the self (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Possessive, referring to Satyakī's own self/reputation.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

लोकात् (lokāt) - from people (from the world, from people)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, community

Root: lok (class 10)

रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting (protecting, guarding, saving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣ

rakṣ - to protect, to guard, to preserve

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle, masculine singular nominative, root rakṣ.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Present active participle.

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially (especially, particularly, in particular)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Refers to Satyakī.

भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid (afraid, terrified, fearful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, fearful, terrified

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root bhī "to fear".

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective here.

इति (iti) - (quote indicator) (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

(indeclinable)

ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they might say (they might say, they should say)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

Optative active

3rd person plural Optative active, root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Null subject - "people".

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching (coming, approaching (accusative))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyāt

āyāt - coming, approaching

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle, masculine singular accusative, root yā with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Present active participle.

फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of phalguna

phalguna - Arjuna (one of his epithets)

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding (towards, to, concerning)

(indeclinable)

Governing accusative.