महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-28, verse-62

सततं च तदश्रौषीर्वचनं द्रोणभीष्मयोः ।
अवध्यौ वदतोः कृष्णौ संनिधौ वै महीक्षिताम् ॥६२॥

62. satataṁ ca tadaśrauṣīrvacanaṁ droṇabhīṣmayoḥ ,
avadhyau vadatoḥ kṛṣṇau saṁnidhau vai mahīkṣitām.

62. satatam ca tat aśrauṣīḥ vacanam droṇabhīṣmayoḥ
avadhyau vadatoḥ kṛṣṇau saṃnidhau vai mahīkṣitām

62. ca tvam satatam tat vacanam droṇabhīṣmayoḥ aśrauṣīḥ,
vadatoḥ kṛṣṇau avadhyau vai mahīkṣitām saṃnidhau

62. And you constantly heard that statement of Drona and Bhishma, who, in the presence of kings, indeed declared Krishna and Arjuna to be inviolable.

Words meanings summery:

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• तत् (tat) - that statement (that, it)

• अश्रौषीः (aśrauṣīḥ) - you heard

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech, declaration

• द्रोणभीष्मयोः (droṇabhīṣmayoḥ) - of Drona and Bhishma

• अवध्यौ (avadhyau) - inviolable, not to be killed, indestructible

• वदतोः (vadatoḥ) - of them speaking, while speaking

• कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - referring to Krishna and Arjuna, who are often collectively referred to as 'Kṛṣṇau' (Krishna and Arjuna)

• संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence, in the vicinity

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of kings, of rulers, of sovereign lords

Words meanings and morphology

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially from the accusative singular neuter form.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that statement (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

अश्रौषीः (aśrauṣīḥ) - you heard

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech, declaration

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, a word, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

द्रोणभीष्मयोः (droṇabhīṣmayoḥ) - of Drona and Bhishma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of droṇabhīṣma

droṇabhīṣma - Drona and Bhishma

Compound type : dvandva (droṇa+bhīṣma)

• droṇa – Drona (a teacher of the Kauravas and Pandavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhīṣma – Bhishma (grand-uncle of the Kauravas and Pandavas)
  proper noun (masculine)

अवध्यौ (avadhyau) - inviolable, not to be killed, indestructible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of avadhya

avadhya - not to be killed, inviolable, indestructible

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Formed from 'a' (negation) + root 'vadh' (to strike, kill) + suffix '-ya' (gerundive)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vadhya – to be killed, killable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  From root 'vadh' (to strike, kill) + suffix '-ya'
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna.

वदतोः (vadatoḥ) - of them speaking, while speaking

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

From root 'vad' (to speak) + present participle suffix '-at'

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Droṇa and Bhīṣma (implied by context of their statement).

कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - referring to Krishna and Arjuna, who are often collectively referred to as 'Kṛṣṇau' (Krishna and Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a deity, a name of Arjuna), dark, black

Note: Refers to both Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. Both are dark-complexioned.

संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence, in the vicinity

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃnidhi

saṁnidhi - proximity, nearness, presence

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of kings, of rulers, of sovereign lords

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahīkṣit

mahīkṣit - a king, ruler, sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+kṣit)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• kṣit – dwelling, ruling, residing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṣi' (to dwell, rule)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)