महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-69, verse-19

आपद्धर्मार्थकृच्छ्रेषु सर्वकार्येषु वा पुनः ।
यथावत्प्रतिपद्येथाः काले काले युधिष्ठिर ॥१९॥

19. āpaddharmārthakṛcchreṣu sarvakāryeṣu vā punaḥ ,
yathāvatpratipadyethāḥ kāle kāle yudhiṣṭhira.

19. āpaddharmārthakṛcchreṣu sarvakāryeṣu vā punaḥ
yathāvat pratipadyethāḥ kāle kāle yudhiṣṭhira

19. O Yudhishthira, in times of calamity, in difficulties concerning natural law (dharma) and wealth (artha), or indeed in all matters, you should always act appropriately.

19. הו יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, במצבי מצוקה, בשאלות של חוק ותועלת ובקשיים, ובכל משימה, פעל כראוי בכל עת ועת.

Words meanings summery:

• आपद्धर्मार्थकृच्छ्रेषु (āpaddharmārthakṛcchreṣu) - in difficulties concerning calamity, natural law, and wealth

• सर्वकार्येषु (sarvakāryeṣu) - in all affairs, in all tasks

• वा (vā) - or

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, accordingly, as it should be, exactly

• प्रतिपद्येथाः (pratipadyethāḥ) - you should act, you should proceed, you should understand

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

आपद्धर्मार्थकृच्छ्रेषु (āpaddharmārthakṛcchreṣu) - in difficulties concerning calamity, natural law, and wealth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āpaddharmārthakṛcchra

āpaddharmārthakṛcchra - difficulties relating to calamity, natural law, and wealth

Compound type : dvandva (āpad+dharma+artha+kṛcchra)

• āpad – calamity, misfortune, distress
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – wealth, purpose, meaning, object
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)
• kṛcchra – difficulty, distress, hardship, pain
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛcch (class 1)

Note: The compound is a plural, referring to 'the difficulties of...'.

सर्वकार्येषु (sarvakāryeṣu) - in all affairs, in all tasks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvakārya

sarvakārya - all affairs, all tasks

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+kārya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• kārya – work, action, business, task, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, accordingly, as it should be, exactly

(indeclinable)

derived from `yathā` + `vat` suffix

Note: Functions as an adverb.

प्रतिपद्येथाः (pratipadyethāḥ) - you should act, you should proceed, you should understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of pratipad

optative

2nd person singular optative middle of root pad with prati (class 4)

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The ending -ethāḥ is typical for 2nd person singular optative middle.

काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, suitable time, season

Root: kal (class 10)

काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, suitable time, season

Root: kal (class 10)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - 'steady in battle', name of the eldest Pandava brother

Compound type : aluk_tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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