महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-5, verse-7

ततः पुरीं द्वारवतीं प्रविश्य जनार्दनः पितरं प्राह वाक्यम् ।
स्त्रियो भवान्रक्षतु नः समग्रा धनंजयस्यागमनं प्रतीक्षन् ।
रामो वनान्ते प्रतिपालयन्मामास्तेऽद्याहं तेन समागमिष्ये ॥७॥

7. tataḥ purīṁ dvāravatīṁ praviśya; janārdanaḥ pitaraṁ prāha vākyam ,
striyo bhavānrakṣatu naḥ samagrā; dhanaṁjayasyāgamanaṁ pratīkṣan ,
rāmo vanānte pratipālayanmā;māste'dyāhaṁ tena samāgamiṣye.

7. tataḥ purīm dvāravatīm praviśya janārdanaḥ pitaram
prāha vākyam | striyaḥ bhavān rakṣatu naḥ samagrāḥ
dhanañjayasya āgamanam pratīkṣan | rāmaḥ vana-ante
pratipālayan mām āste adya aham tena samāgamiṣye

7. Then, having entered the city of Dvārakā, Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) spoke to his father: "You should protect all our women while awaiting Dhananjaya's (Arjuna's) arrival. Rāma (Balarāma) is waiting for me at the edge of the forest, and today I will go and join him."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

• द्वारवतीम् (dvāravatīm) - Dvārakā (name of a city)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, after entering

• जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (addressing his father, Vasudeva) (your honor, you (polite))

• रक्षतु (rakṣatu) - may he protect, he should protect

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, us

• समग्राः (samagrāḥ) - all, entire, complete

• धनञ्जयस्य (dhanañjayasya) - of Dhananjaya (Arjuna)

• आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival, coming

• प्रतीक्षन् (pratīkṣan) - waiting for, expecting

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Balarāma)

• वन-अन्ते (vana-ante) - at the edge of the forest, in the forest-end

• प्रतिपालयन् (pratipālayan) - waiting for, protecting, preserving

• माम् (mām) - me (Kṛṣṇa) (me)

• आस्ते (āste) - he sits, he stays, he exists

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तेन (tena) - with him (Rāma) (by him, with him)

• समागमिष्ये (samāgamiṣye) - I will come together, I will join

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

पुरीम् (purīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

Note: Object of 'praviśya'.

द्वारवतीम् (dvāravatīm) - Dvārakā (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dvāravatī

dvāravatī - Dvārakā (name of Kṛṣṇa's capital city)

Note: Modifies 'purīm'.

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered, after entering

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from pra-√viś (to enter) with -ya suffix (preceded by upasarga)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - Janārdana (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, 'agitator of men' or 'giver of boons to men')

Note: Subject of 'prāha'.

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Object to whom 'vākyam' is spoken.

प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pra-ah

Perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect tense from pra-√ah

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, word, speech, sentence

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'prāha'.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Object of 'rakṣatu'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (addressing his father, Vasudeva) (your honor, you (polite))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite form)

Present Active Participle

Masculine nominative singular of present participle of √bhū (to be), used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'rakṣatu'.

रक्षतु (rakṣatu) - may he protect, he should protect

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

Imperative

3rd person singular imperative, parasmaipada

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

समग्राः (samagrāḥ) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samagra

samagra - all, entire, complete, whole

धनञ्जयस्य (dhanañjayasya) - of Dhananjaya (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - Dhananjaya (an epithet of Arjuna, 'conqueror of wealth')

Note: Possessive, modifies 'āgamanam'.

आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival, coming

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - arrival, coming

Noun of Action

From ā-√gam (to come, arrive)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pratīkṣan'.

प्रतीक्षन् (pratīkṣan) - waiting for, expecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratīkṣat

pratīkṣat - waiting for, expecting

Present Active Participle

Masculine nominative singular of present participle from prati-√īkṣ (to look at, behold, wait for)

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Balarāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of Balarāma)

Note: Subject of 'āste'.

वन-अन्ते (vana-ante) - at the edge of the forest, in the forest-end

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vana-anta

vana-anta - edge of the forest, forest-end

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+anta)

• vana – forest, wood, water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 8)
• anta – end, edge, limit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: am (class 1)

Note: Denotes location.

प्रतिपालयन् (pratipālayan) - waiting for, protecting, preserving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratipālayat

pratipālayat - waiting for, protecting, preserving

Present Active Participle

Masculine nominative singular of present participle from prati-√pāl (to protect, wait for)

Prefix: prati

Root: pāl (class 10)

माम् (mām) - me (Kṛṣṇa) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of 'pratipālayan'.

आस्ते (āste) - he sits, he stays, he exists

(verb)

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

Present tense

3rd person singular present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: ās (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject of 'samāgamiṣye'.

तेन (tena) - with him (Rāma) (by him, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

समागमिष्ये (samāgamiṣye) - I will come together, I will join

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of samāgam

Future tense

1st person singular future tense, middle voice (ātmanepada), from sam-ā-√gam (to come together, meet)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)