महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-137

साहाय्यमस्मिन्समरे भवान्नौ कर्तुमर्हति ।
इत्युक्ते वचने कृष्णो यत्रोवाच महामतिः ॥१३७॥

137. sāhāyyamasminsamare bhavānnau kartumarhati ,
ityukte vacane kṛṣṇo yatrovāca mahāmatiḥ.

137. sāhāyyam asmin samare bhavān nau kartum arhati
iti ukte vacane kṛṣṇaḥ yatra uvāca mahāmatiḥ

137. "You ought to render aid to us two in this battle." When these words were spoken, the great-minded Krishna then spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyam) - aid (help, assistance)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• समरे (samare) - in this battle (in battle, in war)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (referring to Krishna) (you (honorific), Sir)

• नौ (nau) - to us two (Duryodhana and Arjuna) (to us two, of us two)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to render (to do, to make, to perform)

• अर्हति (arhati) - ought (to do) (is able, is worthy, ought, should)

• इति (iti) - thus (having been spoken) (thus, so)

• उक्ते (ukte) - when spoken (spoken, said)

• वचने (vacane) - when the words (in the word, in the speech)

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

• यत्र (yatra) - then, at that point (where, in which case)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one (great-minded, wise)

Words meanings and morphology

साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyam) - aid (help, assistance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāhāyya

sāhāyya - help, assistance, aid

from sahāya (helper)

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Object of `kartum`.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with `samare`.

समरे (samare) - in this battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, combat

भवान् (bhavān) - you (referring to Krishna) (you (honorific), Sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being, becoming (present participle of bhū)

present active participle (of bhū)

from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of `arhati`.

नौ (nau) - to us two (Duryodhana and Arjuna) (to us two, of us two)

(pronoun)

dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Duryodhana and Arjuna requesting help for themselves (two).

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to render (to do, to make, to perform)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of kṛ

infinitive

from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with `arhati`.

अर्हति (arhati) - ought (to do) (is able, is worthy, ought, should)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present active

from root arh (to deserve)

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Subject is `bhavān` (grammatically 3rd person despite referring to 'you').

इति (iti) - thus (having been spoken) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the direct quote.

उक्ते (ukte) - when spoken (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

past passive participle

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `vacane` (locative absolute construction).

वचने (vacane) - when the words (in the word, in the speech)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, statement

action noun

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Locative absolute construction with `ukte`.

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (name of the deity), dark, black

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

यत्र (yatra) - then, at that point (where, in which case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one (great-minded, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, wise, of great intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Epithet of Krishna.