महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-45

कच्चिद्भयादुपनतं क्लीबं वा रिपुमागतम् ।
युद्धे वा विजितं पार्थ पुत्रवत्परिरक्षसि ॥४५॥

45. kaccidbhayādupanataṁ klībaṁ vā ripumāgatam ,
yuddhe vā vijitaṁ pārtha putravatparirakṣasi.

45. kaccit bhayāt upanatam klībam vā ripum āgatam
yuddhe vā vijitam pārtha putravat parirakṣasi

45. O Pārtha, I trust that you protect like a son an enemy who has approached you out of fear and is helpless, or one who has been defeated in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, I trust, perhaps

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• उपनतम् (upanatam) - who has approached you (seeking refuge) (approached, submitted, resorted to)

• क्लीबम् (klībam) - helpless (enemy) (impotent, helpless, eunuch, timid)

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy, foe

• आगतम् (āgatam) - who has come (to you) (come, arrived, approached)

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• विजितम् (vijitam) - one who has been defeated (in battle) (conquered, defeated, won)

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O Pārtha, O son of Pṛthā)

• पुत्रवत् (putravat) - like a son, as a son

• परिरक्षसि (parirakṣasi) - you protect completely, you guard, you preserve

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, I trust, perhaps

(indeclinable)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

उपनतम् (upanatam) - who has approached you (seeking refuge) (approached, submitted, resorted to)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upanata

upanata - approached, bowed, submitted, resorted to, humble

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'nam' (to bow) with upasarga 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ripum'.

क्लीबम् (klībam) - helpless (enemy) (impotent, helpless, eunuch, timid)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of klība

klība - eunuch, impotent, helpless, timid, weak

Note: Qualifies 'ripum'.

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy, foe

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

आगतम् (āgatam) - who has come (to you) (come, arrived, approached)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, returned, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with upasarga 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ripum'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

विजितम् (vijitam) - one who has been defeated (in battle) (conquered, defeated, won)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijita

vijita - conquered, defeated, overcome, won

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer) with upasarga 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ripum'.

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O Pārtha, O son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), an epithet for Arjuna and other sons of Kuntī

A patronymic formed from Pṛthā

पुत्रवत् (putravat) - like a son, as a son

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -vat (vatup) added to 'putra'

परिरक्षसि (parirakṣasi) - you protect completely, you guard, you preserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of parirakṣ

root 'rakṣ' with upasarga 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)