महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-158, verse-16

वयं च शक्तिसंपन्ना अकाले त्वामधृष्णुमः ।
अशक्ता हि क्षणे क्रूरे युष्मानर्चन्ति मानवाः ॥१६॥

16. vayaṁ ca śaktisaṁpannā akāle tvāmadhṛṣṇumaḥ ,
aśaktā hi kṣaṇe krūre yuṣmānarcanti mānavāḥ.

16. vayam ca śakti-sampannāḥ akāle tvām adhṛṣṇumaḥ
aśaktāḥ hi kṣaṇe krūre yuṣmān arcanti mānavāḥ

16. And we, endowed with power (śakti), assail you at an untimely moment. For it is the helpless human beings who worship you in a cruel moment (of crisis).

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• च (ca) - and

• शक्ति-सम्पन्नाः (śakti-sampannāḥ) - endowed with power, powerful

• अकाले (akāle) - at an unsuitable time, at an untimely moment

• त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to the opponent/demon Arjuna is addressing. (you)

• अधृष्णुमः (adhṛṣṇumaḥ) - In the context of Arjuna, a powerful warrior, challenging an opponent. (we assail, we challenge)

• अशक्ताः (aśaktāḥ) - helpless, powerless

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• क्षणे (kṣaṇe) - in a critical or cruel moment. (in a moment, at a time)

• क्रूरे (krūre) - in a cruel moment, a moment of distress. (in a cruel, fierce, dreadful)

• युष्मान् (yuṣmān) - Refers to the deity/entities being addressed/worshipped. (you (plural))

• अर्चन्ति (arcanti) - they worship, they honor

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, men

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शक्ति-सम्पन्नाः (śakti-sampannāḥ) - endowed with power, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakti-sampanna

śakti-sampanna - endowed with power, powerful, mighty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakti+sampanna)

• śakti – power, ability, energy, strength, divine power (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  Root śak (to be able) + suffix -ti
  Root: śak (class 5)
• sampanna – endowed with, complete, furnished with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-pad (to happen, to be complete)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'vayam'

अकाले (akāle) - at an unsuitable time, at an untimely moment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of akāla

akāla - untimely, wrong time

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāla)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kāla – time, season, destiny
  noun (masculine)

त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to the opponent/demon Arjuna is addressing. (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अधृष्णुमः (adhṛṣṇumaḥ) - In the context of Arjuna, a powerful warrior, challenging an opponent. (we assail, we challenge)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, past (luṅ (aorist) or laṅ (imperfect)) of dhṛṣ

Past Tense (Imperfect or Aorist) Active

Uncommon 1st plural form, possibly a dialectal or Vedic imperfect/aorist. Interpreted as 'we dare/assail'.

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

Note: The prefix 'a-' often indicates aorist or imperfect augment. The form is irregular for classical Sanskrit.

अशक्ताः (aśaktāḥ) - helpless, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśakta

aśakta - unable, powerless, helpless

from a- (not) + śakta (able, powerful), past passive participle of śak

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śakta – able, capable, powerful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śak (to be able), past participle suffix -ta
  Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Refers to 'mānavāḥ'

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

क्षणे (kṣaṇe) - in a critical or cruel moment. (in a moment, at a time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, time, occasion

क्रूरे (krūre) - in a cruel moment, a moment of distress. (in a cruel, fierce, dreadful)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful, severe

Note: Agrees with 'kṣaṇe'

युष्मान् (yuṣmān) - Refers to the deity/entities being addressed/worshipped. (you (plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अर्चन्ति (arcanti) - they worship, they honor

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of arc

Present Active

Root arc (class 1)

Root: arc (class 1)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, human being, descendant of Manu

from Manu + aṇ suffix