महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-71, verse-2

यथा कालं भवान्वेत्ति हयमेधस्य तत्त्वतः ।
दीक्षयस्व तदा मा त्वं त्वय्यायत्तो हि मे क्रतुः ॥२॥

2. yathā kālaṁ bhavānvetti hayamedhasya tattvataḥ ,
dīkṣayasva tadā mā tvaṁ tvayyāyatto hi me kratuḥ.

2. yathā kālam bhavān vetti hayamedhasya tattvataḥ
dīkṣayasva tadā mā tvam tvayi āyattaḥ hi me kratuḥ

2. bhavān yathā kālam hayamedhasya tattvataḥ vetti,
tadā tvam mā dīkṣayasva hi me kratuḥ tvayi āyattaḥ

2. Since you truly know the essence of the horse-Vedic ritual (yajña) and its proper timing, please initiate me then, for my ritual (kratu) indeed depends on you.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• कालम् (kālam) - the appropriate time (time, suitable time)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific) (you (honorific), sir, being)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• हयमेधस्य (hayamedhasya) - of the horse-Vedic ritual (yajña) (of the horse-Vedic ritual, of the horse sacrifice)

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in reality, essentially

• दीक्षयस्व (dīkṣayasva) - initiate me (initiate yourself, cause to be initiated)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• मा (mā) - me (accusative pronoun) (me, not (prohibitory particle))

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you

• आयत्तः (āyattaḥ) - dependent, relying on, subject to

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मे (me) - my, of me

• क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - ritual (ritual, resolve, power)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - the appropriate time (time, suitable time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season; suitable time

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific) (you (honorific), sir, being)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific); existing, being, present

present active participle

root bhū + śatṛ

Root: bhū (class 1)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

हयमेधस्य (hayamedhasya) - of the horse-Vedic ritual (yajña) (of the horse-Vedic ritual, of the horse sacrifice)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hayamedha

hayamedha - horse-Vedic ritual, horse sacrifice (a major Vedic ritual)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (haya+medha)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering
  noun (masculine)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, in reality, essentially

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas from tattva

दीक्षयस्व (dīkṣayasva) - initiate me (initiate yourself, cause to be initiated)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of dīkṣ

denominative from dīkṣā

Root: dīkṣ (class 10)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - me (accusative pronoun) (me, not (prohibitory particle))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural)

आयत्तः (āyattaḥ) - dependent, relying on, subject to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyatta

āyatta - dependent, resting on, subject to, controlled by

Past Passive Participle

prefix ā + root yam + kta

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - ritual (ritual, resolve, power)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - power, might; inspiration, intelligence; will, resolve, purpose; Vedic ritual, sacrifice