महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-36, verse-2

केशवं केशिहन्तारमप्रमेयपराक्रमम् ।
पूज्यमानं मया यो वः कृष्णं न सहते नृपाः ॥२॥

2. keśavaṁ keśihantāramaprameyaparākramam ,
pūjyamānaṁ mayā yo vaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ na sahate nṛpāḥ.

2. keśavam keśihantāram aprameyaparākramam
pūjyamānam mayā yaḥ vaḥ kṛṣṇam na sahate nṛpāḥ

2. O kings, whoever among you cannot tolerate Krishna — who is Keśava, the slayer of Keśi, of immeasurable valor, and who is being worshipped by me —

Words meanings summery:

• केशवम् (keśavam) - Krishna (Keśava) (Krishna (as Keśava), having beautiful hair, slayer of Keśi (masculine, accusative singular))

• केशिहन्तारम् (keśihantāram) - the slayer of Keśi (the slayer of Keśi (masculine, accusative singular))

• अप्रमेयपराक्रमम् (aprameyaparākramam) - of immeasurable valor (of immeasurable valor/might (masculine, accusative singular))

• पूज्यमानम् (pūjyamānam) - being worshipped (being worshipped, being honored (masculine, accusative singular))

• मया (mayā) - by me (by me (instrumental singular))

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever (masculine, nominative singular))

• वः (vaḥ) - among you (plural) (to you, of you (plural, genitive/dative))

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (Krishna (masculine, accusative singular))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सहते (sahate) - he can tolerate (he tolerates, he bears, he endures)

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - O kings (O kings, kings (masculine, vocative/nominative plural))

Words meanings and morphology

केशवम् (keśavam) - Krishna (Keśava) (Krishna (as Keśava), having beautiful hair, slayer of Keśi (masculine, accusative singular))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Krishna, Vishnu, having fine hair, slayer of Keśi (the demon)

Note: Object of `sahate` (understood, as it's modified by `yaḥ` who *cannot tolerate* `kṛṣṇam`).

केशिहन्तारम् (keśihantāram) - the slayer of Keśi (the slayer of Keśi (masculine, accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of keśihantṛ

keśihantṛ - slayer of Keśi (an epithet of Krishna)

agent noun

Compound of Keśi (demon name) + hantṛ (slayer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (keśi+hantṛ)

• keśi – name of a demon slain by Krishna
  proper noun (masculine)
• hantṛ – slayer, killer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root √han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `kṛṣṇam`.

अप्रमेयपराक्रमम् (aprameyaparākramam) - of immeasurable valor (of immeasurable valor/might (masculine, accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aprameyaparākrama

aprameyaparākrama - of immeasurable valor, having inconceivable might

Bahuvrīhi compound: `a` (not) + `prameya` (measurable) + `parākrama` (valor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+prameya+parākrama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• prameya – measurable, provable, knowable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from pra-√mā (to measure, know).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)
• parākrama – valor, might, prowess, strength
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `kṛṣṇam`.

पूज्यमानम् (pūjyamānam) - being worshipped (being worshipped, being honored (masculine, accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūjyamāna

pūjyamāna - being worshipped, being honored

Present Passive Participle

From verb root `√pūj` (class 10) with suffix -māna.

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Functions as an adjective, qualifying `kṛṣṇam`.

मया (mayā) - by me (by me (instrumental singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Instrumental singular form of the first person pronoun.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever (masculine, nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what, that

Masculine nominative singular of the relative pronoun `yat`.

वः (vaḥ) - among you (plural) (to you, of you (plural, genitive/dative))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Genitive/dative plural form of the second person pronoun.

Note: Often implies "among you" or "to you".

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (Krishna (masculine, accusative singular))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (name of a deity), dark, black

Root: kṛṣ (class 6)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सहते (sahate) - he can tolerate (he tolerates, he bears, he endures)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular

From verb root `√sah` (class 1, often Atmanepada in present).

Root: sah (class 1)

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - O kings (O kings, kings (masculine, vocative/nominative plural))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (literally 'protector of men')

Compound of `nṛ` (man) + `pa` (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root √pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Addressed to the kings present.