महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-34, verse-11

अथ वाप्यर्चनीयोऽयं युष्माकं मधुसूदनः ।
किं राजभिरिहानीतैरवमानाय भारत ॥११॥

11. atha vāpyarcanīyo'yaṁ yuṣmākaṁ madhusūdanaḥ ,
kiṁ rājabhirihānītairavamānāya bhārata.

11. atha vā api arcanīyaḥ ayam yuṣmākam madhusūdanaḥ
kim rājabhiḥ iha ānītaiḥ avamānāya bhārata

11. Or perhaps this Madhusudana (Krishna) is indeed worthy of honor by all of you. Then, O Bharata, why were these kings brought here, only to be insulted?

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thus, moreover, or

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

• अर्चनीयः (arcanīyaḥ) - worthy of worship, to be honored

• अयम् (ayam) - referring to Krishna (this (masculine))

• युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - referring to the assembled kings and prominent figures (of you (plural), yours)

• मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - referring to Krishna (Madhusudana (Krishna, slayer of demon Madhu))

• किम् (kim) - implies 'why' in this interrogative context (what, why)

• राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - by kings

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this place

• आनीतैः (ānītaiḥ) - by those who were brought, by the brought ones

• अवमानाय (avamānāya) - for disrespect, for insult

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (vocative)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thus, moreover, or

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, indeed

(indeclinable)

अर्चनीयः (arcanīyaḥ) - worthy of worship, to be honored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arcanīya

arcanīya - to be worshipped, worthy of honor, venerable

Gerundive

derived from root 'arc' (to honor, to worship) with suffix '-anīya'

Root: arc (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - referring to Krishna (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - referring to the assembled kings and prominent figures (of you (plural), yours)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - referring to Krishna (Madhusudana (Krishna, slayer of demon Madhu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Krishna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – honey, sweet, a type of intoxicating drink, name of a demon
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer, crusher
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'sūd' (to destroy, to kill)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

किम् (kim) - implies 'why' in this interrogative context (what, why)

(interrogative pronoun)

राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - by kings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this place

(indeclinable)

आनीतैः (ānītaiḥ) - by those who were brought, by the brought ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ānīta

ānīta - brought, fetched, led

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'nī' (to lead) with prefix 'ā-' and suffix '-ta'

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

अवमानाय (avamānāya) - for disrespect, for insult

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of avamāna

avamāna - disrespect, insult, contempt, humiliation

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (vocative)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior of the Bharata lineage