महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-32, verse-40

त्वत्कृते निहतः शेते शरतल्पे महायशाः ।
गाङ्गेयो भरतश्रेष्ठः सर्वेषां नः पितामहः ॥४०॥

40. tvatkṛte nihataḥ śete śaratalpe mahāyaśāḥ ,
gāṅgeyo bharataśreṣṭhaḥ sarveṣāṁ naḥ pitāmahaḥ.

40. tvatkṛte nihataḥ śete śaratālpe mahāyaśāḥ
gāṅgeyaḥ bharataśreṣṭhaḥ sarveṣām naḥ pitāmahaḥ

40. tvatkṛte mahāyaśāḥ gāṅgeyaḥ bharataśreṣṭhaḥ
naḥ sarveṣām pitāmahaḥ nihataḥ śaratālpe śete

40. For your sake, the highly renowned Gaṅgeya, the best among the Bharatas and the grandfather of all of us, lies slain on a bed of arrows.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake (for your sake, on your account)

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain (slain, killed, struck down)

• शेते (śete) - lies (slain) (lies down, rests, sleeps)

• शरताल्पे (śaratālpe) - on a bed of arrows

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned (highly renowned, greatly famous)

• गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - Gaṅgeya (Bhīṣma) (son of Gaṅgā, Bhīṣma)

• भरतश्रेष्ठः (bharataśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas, O best of the Bharatas)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• नः (naḥ) - of us (of us, to us, by us)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather (paternal grandfather, ancestor)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake (for your sake, on your account)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+kṛta)

• tvad – you (stem)
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as an indeclinable meaning 'for the sake of you'

निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain (slain, killed, struck down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From √han (to strike, kill) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Gāṅgeyaḥ

शेते (śete) - lies (slain) (lies down, rests, sleeps)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

शरताल्पे (śaratālpe) - on a bed of arrows

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaratālpa

śaratālpa - bed of arrows

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śara+talpa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• talpa – bed, couch
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the unique situation of Bhīṣma

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned (highly renowned, greatly famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly famous, illustrious, highly renowned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+yaśas)

• mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Gāṅgeyaḥ

गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - Gaṅgeya (Bhīṣma) (son of Gaṅgā, Bhīṣma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāṅgeya

gāṅgeya - son of Gaṅgā (Bhīṣma)

Derivative from Gaṅgā

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma

भरतश्रेष्ठः (bharataśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas, O best of the Bharatas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with Gāṅgeyaḥ

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with naḥ (implied 'asmākam')

नः (naḥ) - of us (of us, to us, by us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Can be nominative, accusative, genitive, dative. Here genitive, 'of us'.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather (paternal grandfather, ancestor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, ancestor

Note: Agrees with Gāṅgeyaḥ