महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-6

वासुदेव उवाच ।
कुलकार्यं महाराज कश्चिदेकः कुलोद्वहः ।
वहते तन्नियोगाद्वै वयमभ्युत्थितास्त्रयः ॥६॥

6. vāsudeva uvāca ,
kulakāryaṁ mahārāja kaścidekaḥ kulodvahaḥ ,
vahate tanniyogādvai vayamabhyutthitāstrayaḥ.

6. vāsudevaḥ uvāca kulakāryam mahārāja kaścit ekaḥ kulodvahaḥ
vahate tat niyogāt vai vayam abhyutthitāḥ trayaḥ

6. Vāsudeva said: 'O Great King, it is indeed one upholder of the lineage (kulodvaha) who carries out the family's duty. By his directive, we three have risen to action.'

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna) (Vāsudeva (a name for Krishna))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कुलकार्यम् (kulakāryam) - the family's duty (family duty, family's work)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain one (someone, anyone, a certain one)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - a single (upholder) (one, a single, unique)

• कुलोद्वहः (kulodvahaḥ) - upholder of the lineage (kulodvaha) (upholder of the family, maintainer of the lineage)

• वहते (vahate) - carries out (bears, carries, performs, maintains)

• तत् (tat) - his (referring to the one upholder) (that, it)

• नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by his directive (by command, by order, by appointment)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the speakers) (we)

• अभ्युत्थिताः (abhyutthitāḥ) - have risen (to action) (arisen, stood up, prepared, ready)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (of us) (three)

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna) (Vāsudeva (a name for Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna, a proper name

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

root vac (class 2), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

कुलकार्यम् (kulakāryam) - the family's duty (family duty, family's work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kulakārya

kulakārya - family duty, family's business or affair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+kārya)

• kula – family, lineage, clan, race
  noun (neuter)
• kārya – to be done, duty, action, work, business
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  gerundive from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain one (someone, anyone, a certain one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

from kim + cid

एकः (ekaḥ) - a single (upholder) (one, a single, unique)

(numeral)

कुलोद्वहः (kulodvahaḥ) - upholder of the lineage (kulodvaha) (upholder of the family, maintainer of the lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kulodvaha

kulodvaha - upholder of the family, maintainer of the lineage, chief of a race

from kula + udvaha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+udvaha)

• kula – family, lineage, clan, race
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – bearing, carrying, supporting, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  noun derivative from ud + vah
  from ud + root vah (to carry)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

वहते (vahate) - carries out (bears, carries, performs, maintains)

(verb)

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

present middle

root vah (class 1), atmanepada, 3rd person singular, present tense

Root: vah (class 1)

तत् (tat) - his (referring to the one upholder) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Often acts as a pronoun referring to a previous statement or implied subject, functioning here like 'by that [person's] command' or 'by his command'

नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by his directive (by command, by order, by appointment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niyoga

niyoga - command, order, appointment, injunction, engagement

from ni + yuj (to join, appoint)

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we (the speakers) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अभ्युत्थिताः (abhyutthitāḥ) - have risen (to action) (arisen, stood up, prepared, ready)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhyutthita

abhyutthita - arisen, risen up, prepared, ready, grown up

past passive participle

past passive participle from abhi + ud + sthā (to stand)

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: past passive participle

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (of us) (three)

(numeral)