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.

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)