महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-34, verse-5

कथं ह्यराजा दाशार्हो मध्ये सर्वमहीक्षिताम् ।
अर्हणामर्हति तथा यथा युष्माभिरर्चितः ॥५॥

5. kathaṁ hyarājā dāśārho madhye sarvamahīkṣitām ,
arhaṇāmarhati tathā yathā yuṣmābhirarcitaḥ.

5. katham hi arājā dāśārhaḥ madhye sarvamahīkṣitām
arhaṇām arhati tathā yathā yuṣmābhiḥ arcitaḥ

5. How, indeed, does Daśārha (Krishna), who is not a king, deserve such honor among all the monarchs as he has been worshipped by all of you?

Words meanings summery:

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अराजा (arājā) - not a king, kingless

• दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - Krishna, a descendant of Daśārha

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among

• सर्वमहीक्षिताम् (sarvamahīkṣitām) - of all kings, among all monarchs

• अर्हणाम् (arhaṇām) - honor, worship, respect

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

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

• युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you all

• अर्चितः (arcitaḥ) - honored, worshipped

Words meanings and morphology

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अराजा (arājā) - not a king, kingless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arājan

arājan - not a king, kingless, without a king

negative particle 'a' + rājan (king)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rājan)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Dāśārha.

दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - Krishna, a descendant of Daśārha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśārha

dāśārha - descendant of Daśārha; a name of Krishna

patronymic from Daśārha

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst, among

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here, from locative singular.

सर्वमहीक्षिताम् (sarvamahīkṣitām) - of all kings, among all monarchs

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvamahīkṣit

sarvamahīkṣit - all kings, all monarchs

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+mahīkṣit)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• mahīkṣit – king, earth-ruler
  noun (masculine)
  from mahī (earth) + kṣit (ruling)
  Root: kṣi (class 2)

Note: Governed by 'madhye'.

अर्हणाम् (arhaṇām) - honor, worship, respect

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arhaṇā

arhaṇā - honor, worship, respect, offering

from root arh (to deserve)

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'arhati'.

अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of

(verb)

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

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative with 'yathā'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlative with 'tathā'.

युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Agent with passive participle 'arcitaḥ'.

अर्चितः (arcitaḥ) - honored, worshipped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arcita

arcita - honored, worshipped, adored

Past Passive Participle

from root arc (to honor, worship)

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Dāśārha, implied 'saḥ' (he).