महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-5, verse-63

भीष्मद्रोणौ हि समरे न हन्याद्वज्रभृत्स्वयम् ।
न्यायेन युध्यमानौ हि तद्वै सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥६३॥

63. bhīṣmadroṇau hi samare na hanyādvajrabhṛtsvayam ,
nyāyena yudhyamānau hi tadvai satyaṁ bravīmi te.

63. bhīṣma-droṇau hi samare na hanyāt vajra-bhṛt svayam
nyāyena yudhyamānau hi tat vai satyam bravīmi te

63. hi vajra-bhṛt svayam (api) bhīṣma-droṇau samare na hanyāt,
hi (yadā tau) nyāyena yudhyamānau.
tat satyam vai te bravīmi.

63. Indeed, even the thunderbolt-wielder (Indra) himself would not kill Bhishma and Drona in battle if they were fighting justly. That truth I indeed tell to you.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म-द्रोणौ (bhīṣma-droṇau) - Bhishma and Drona

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

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

• न (na) - not

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill (would kill, should kill)

• वज्र-भृत् (vajra-bhṛt) - thunderbolt-wielder (Indra) (thunderbolt-wielder)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (even Indra himself) (himself, by oneself)

• न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by justly (fighting) (by justice, by fair means, according to rule)

• युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - if they (Bhishma and Drona) were fighting (fighting (two))

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

• तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth)

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell (I tell, I speak)

• ते (te) - to you (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (to you)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म-द्रोणौ (bhīṣma-droṇau) - Bhishma and Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhīṣma-droṇa

bhīṣma-droṇa - Bhishma and Drona (a dvandva compound referring to the two great warriors)

Compound type : dvandva (bhīṣma+droṇa)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (proper name of the patriarch of the Kuru dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• droṇa – Drona (proper name of a warrior, preceptor)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb, referring to the two warriors.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis or to introduce a reason.

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in fight)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, fight, conflict, war

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the location of the action.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'hanyāt'.

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill (would kill, should kill)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Optative

3rd singular optative active form of root 'han'.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'vajra-bhṛt'.

वज्र-भृत् (vajra-bhṛt) - thunderbolt-wielder (Indra) (thunderbolt-wielder)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vajra-bhṛt

vajra-bhṛt - thunderbolt-wielder, bearing the thunderbolt (an epithet of Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+bhṛt)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting
  adjective
  agent noun/derivative
  From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, carry)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'hanyāt'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (even Indra himself) (himself, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'vajra-bhṛt'.

न्यायेन (nyāyena) - by justly (fighting) (by justice, by fair means, according to rule)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nyāya

nyāya - justice, fairness, rule, method, logical argument

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates the manner of fighting.

युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - if they (Bhishma and Drona) were fighting (fighting (two))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yudhyamāna

yudhyamāna - fighting, warring

Present Middle Participle

From root 'yudh' (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'bhīṣma-droṇau', indicating their state while fighting.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis, linking to the condition of fighting justly.

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'bravīmi'.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'bravīmi', referring to the truth of the statement.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell (I tell, I speak)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Present

1st singular present active form of root 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The speaker is Sañjaya.

ते (te) - to you (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the listener.