महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-34, verse-17

यदि भीताश्च कौन्तेयाः कृपणाश्च तपस्विनः ।
ननु त्वयापि बोद्धव्यं यां पूजां माधवोऽर्हति ॥१७॥

17. yadi bhītāśca kaunteyāḥ kṛpaṇāśca tapasvinaḥ ,
nanu tvayāpi boddhavyaṁ yāṁ pūjāṁ mādhavo'rhati.

17. yadi bhītāḥ ca kaunteyāḥ kṛpaṇāḥ ca tapasvinaḥ nanu
tvayā api boddhavyam yām pūjām mādhavaḥ arhati

17. If the sons of Kunti are fearful and pitiable ascetics (tapasvinaḥ), then surely even you should understand what kind of honor Madhava truly deserves.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

• च (ca) - and, also

• कौन्तेयाः (kaunteyāḥ) - the sons of Kunti, the Pandavas

• कृपणाः (kṛpaṇāḥ) - wretched, miserable, pitiable, poor

• च (ca) - and, also

• तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics, performers of austerity (tapas)

• ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, is it not?, why, then

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• बोद्धव्यम् (boddhavyam) - to be known, to be understood, fit to be known

• याम् (yām) - which, whom

• पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship, honor, reverence, offering

• माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava (Krishna)

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy, is able

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid, frightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, frightened, timid

Past Passive Participle

from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'kaunteyāḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेयाः (kaunteyāḥ) - the sons of Kunti, the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti, a Pandava

from Kuntī + patronymic suffix -eya

कृपणाः (kṛpaṇāḥ) - wretched, miserable, pitiable, poor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛpaṇa

kṛpaṇa - wretched, pitiable, miserable, stingy

from root kḷp (to be helpless)

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kaunteyāḥ' and 'tapasvinaḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics, performers of austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, religious mendicant, one who performs austerity (tapas)

from tapas + suffix -vin

ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, is it not?, why, then

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

बोद्धव्यम् (boddhavyam) - to be known, to be understood, fit to be known

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of boddhavya

boddhavya - to be known, to be understood, perceivable

Gerundive

from root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Implies obligation or necessity ('should be understood')

याम् (yām) - which, whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'pūjām'

पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship, honor, reverence, offering

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, honor, reverence, offering

Root: pūj (class 10)

माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - Madhava, Krishna (proper name)

descendant of Madhu, husband of Lakshmi

अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy, is able

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: arh (class 1)