महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-51, verse-44

मातुलं वसुदेवं त्वं बलदेवं च माधव ।
पूजयेथा महाप्राज्ञ मद्वाक्येन यथार्हतः ॥४४॥

44. mātulaṁ vasudevaṁ tvaṁ baladevaṁ ca mādhava ,
pūjayethā mahāprājña madvākyena yathārhataḥ.

44. mātulam vasudevam tvam baladevam ca mādhava |
pūjayethāḥ mahāprājña mat-vākyena yathā-arhataḥ

44. mādhava mahāprājña,
tvam mātulam vasudevam ca baladevam ca mat-vākyena yathā-arhataḥ pūjayethāḥ.

44. O Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa), O greatly wise one, you should honor uncle Vasudeva and Baladeva on my behalf, as is appropriate.

Words meanings summery:

• मातुलम् (mātulam) - maternal uncle (Vasudeva) (maternal uncle)

• वसुदेवम् (vasudevam) - Vasudeva (Kṛṣṇa's father) (Vasudeva)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Kṛṣṇa) (you)

• बलदेवम् (baladevam) - Baladeva (Kṛṣṇa's elder brother) (Baladeva)

• च (ca) - and

• माधव (mādhava) - O Kṛṣṇa, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa. (O Mādhava)

• पूजयेथाः (pūjayethāḥ) - you should honor (you should worship, you should honor)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise Kṛṣṇa (O greatly wise one)

• मत्-वाक्येन (mat-vākyena) - on my behalf, with my greetings (by my words, according to my words)

• यथा-अर्हतः (yathā-arhataḥ) - as is appropriate (as is fitting, according to merit/due)

Words meanings and morphology

मातुलम् (mātulam) - maternal uncle (Vasudeva) (maternal uncle)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mātula

mātula - maternal uncle

Note: Object of 'pūjayethāḥ'.

वसुदेवम् (vasudevam) - Vasudeva (Kṛṣṇa's father) (Vasudeva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasudeva

vasudeva - Vasudeva (father of Kṛṣṇa)

Note: Adjective/Appositive to 'mātulam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Kṛṣṇa) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'pūjayethāḥ'.

बलदेवम् (baladevam) - Baladeva (Kṛṣṇa's elder brother) (Baladeva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of baladeva

baladeva - Baladeva (elder brother of Kṛṣṇa)

Note: Object of 'pūjayethāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

माधव (mādhava) - O Kṛṣṇa, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa. (O Mādhava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - Mādhava (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Note: An epithet of Kṛṣṇa.

पूजयेथाः (pūjayethāḥ) - you should honor (you should worship, you should honor)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of pūj

Optative Mood, Middle Voice, 2nd Person Singular

From root pūj (10th class, or derived from noun pūjā), + yathās

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Used here for a polite request.

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise Kṛṣṇa (O greatly wise one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound: mahā (great) + prājña (wise)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-jñā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: An epithet of Kṛṣṇa.

मत्-वाक्येन (mat-vākyena) - on my behalf, with my greetings (by my words, according to my words)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mat-vākya

mat-vākya - my words

Compound: mat (my) + vākya (word)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mad+vākya)

• mad – my, of me
  pronoun
  Genitive singular of asmad
• vākya – word, speech, statement
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac + ṇyaT
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Denotes the means or instrument.

यथा-अर्हतः (yathā-arhataḥ) - as is appropriate (as is fitting, according to merit/due)

(indeclinable)

Compound: yathā (as, according to) + arhat (deserving, fitting)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+arhat)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• arhat – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root arh + śatṛ
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage.