महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-34, verse-7

अथ वा वासुदेवोऽपि प्रियकामोऽनुवृत्तवान् ।
द्रुपदे तिष्ठति कथं माधवोऽर्हति पूजनम् ॥७॥

7. atha vā vāsudevo'pi priyakāmo'nuvṛttavān ,
drupade tiṣṭhati kathaṁ mādhavo'rhati pūjanam.

7. atha vā vāsudevaḥ api priyakāmaḥ anuvṛttavān
drupade tiṣṭhati katham mādhavaḥ arhati pūjanam

7. Or, even if Vasudeva (Krishna) has acted out of a desire for his beloved ones, how can Madhava (Krishna) deserve adoration when Drupada is present?

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• वा (vā) - or

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva (Krishna)

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• प्रियकामः (priyakāmaḥ) - desirous of beloved ones, seeking favor

• अनुवृत्तवान् (anuvṛttavān) - followed, conformed, served

• द्रुपदे (drupade) - when Drupada

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, is present, remains

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava (Krishna)

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of

• पूजनम् (pūjanam) - worship, adoration, honor

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces another point in the argument.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Disjunctive particle.

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna

patronymic from Vasudeva

Note: Subject.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Conveys "even if".

प्रियकामः (priyakāmaḥ) - desirous of beloved ones, seeking favor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyakāma

priyakāma - desirous of what is dear/pleasing, seeking favor, having affection for

Compound type : bahuvrihi (priya+kāma)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vāsudevaḥ'.

अनुवृत्तवान् (anuvṛttavān) - followed, conformed, served

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuvṛttavat

anuvṛttavat - one who has followed, conformed, behaved according to

Perfect Active Participle (ktavatu)

from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with upasarga anu- and ktavatu suffix

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vāsudevaḥ'.

द्रुपदे (drupade) - when Drupada

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of drupada

drupada - Drupada (name of a king, father of Draupadi)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'tiṣṭhati'.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, is present, remains

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, implying "when Drupada is present".

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, Krishna

patronymic from Madhu

Note: Subject.

अर्हति (arhati) - deserves, is worthy of

(verb)

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

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

पूजनम् (pūjanam) - worship, adoration, honor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūjana

pūjana - worship, adoration, honoring, offering

from root pūj (to honor, worship)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Object of 'arhati'.