महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-232, verse-10

य एव कश्चिद्राजन्यः शरणार्थमिहागतम् ।
परं शक्त्याभिरक्षेत किं पुनस्त्वं वृकोदर ॥१०॥

10. ya eva kaścidrājanyaḥ śaraṇārthamihāgatam ,
paraṁ śaktyābhirakṣeta kiṁ punastvaṁ vṛkodara.

10. yá eva kaścit rājanyaḥ śaraṇārtham iha āgatam
param śaktyā abhirakṣeta kim punaḥ tvam vṛkodara

10. Any kṣatriya should protect with utmost strength one who has come here seeking refuge. How much more should you, Vṛkodara (Bhīma), do so?

Words meanings summery:

• य्á (yá) - who, which

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain, some

• राजन्यः (rājanyaḥ) - a kṣatriya, of kings, royal

• शरणार्थम् (śaraṇārtham) - for the sake of refuge, seeking refuge

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• आगतम् (āgatam) - one who has come, arrived

• परम् (param) - highest, supreme, utmost, excellent

• शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by strength, by power, by capability

• अभिरक्षेत (abhirakṣeta) - should protect, might protect

• किम् (kim) - what, how much more, why

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वृकोदर (vṛkodara) - Addressed to Bhīma (Vṛkodara (Bhīma), wolf-bellied)

Words meanings and morphology

य्á (yá) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yá

yá - who, which

Note: Refers to 'kaścit rājanyaḥ'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain

Note: Used here with 'ya' to mean 'whoever'.

राजन्यः (rājanyaḥ) - a kṣatriya, of kings, royal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājanya

rājanya - a kṣatriya; royal, kingly

Note: Referring to a member of the warrior class.

शरणार्थम् (śaraṇārtham) - for the sake of refuge, seeking refuge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇārtha

śaraṇārtha - seeking refuge, for the sake of refuge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇa+artha)

• śaraṇa – refuge, protection, shelter
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for refuge'

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

आगतम् (āgatam) - one who has come, arrived

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam- (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied masculine noun 'him' (referring to the refugee).

परम् (param) - highest, supreme, utmost, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, beyond, supreme, excellent

Note: Adverbial usage, meaning 'to the utmost'.

शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by strength, by power, by capability

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, capability (śakti)

अभिरक्षेत (abhirakṣeta) - should protect, might protect

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of rakṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, how much more, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in the idiom 'kim punaḥ' meaning 'how much more' or 'what then of'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in the idiom 'kim punaḥ' meaning 'how much more' or 'what then of'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वृकोदर (vṛkodara) - Addressed to Bhīma (Vṛkodara (Bhīma), wolf-bellied)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied; a proper name, an epithet of Bhīma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

Note: An epithet of Bhīma, implying great appetite or strength.