महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-145, verse-12

यथा च नाभिपद्येत कालस्तात तथा कुरु ।
भवान्हि नो गतिः कृष्ण भवान्नाथो भवान्गुरुः ॥१२॥

12. yathā ca nābhipadyeta kālastāta tathā kuru ,
bhavānhi no gatiḥ kṛṣṇa bhavānnātho bhavānguruḥ.

12. yathā ca na abhipadyeta kālaḥ tāta tathā kuru bhavān
hi naḥ gatiḥ kṛṣṇa bhavān nāthaḥ bhavān guruḥ

12. tāta ca yathā kālaḥ na abhipadyeta tathā kuru kṛṣṇa
hi bhavān naḥ gatiḥ bhavān nāthaḥ bhavān guruḥ

12. And, O dear one (tāta), please act so that time is not wasted (or, delay does not occur). Indeed, O Krishna (kṛṣṇa), you are our ultimate resort (gati), you are our protector, and you are our teacher (guru).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - so that (as, just as, so that, in order that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अभिपद्येत (abhipadyeta) - may not be wasted (or, may not occur) (may fall upon, may occur, may be obtained, may happen)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time (time, season, death)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address for Krishna) (O dear one, O father, O child)

• तथा (tathā) - in such a way (so, thus, in that manner)

• कुरु (kuru) - do, act (do, make, perform)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (you, your honor)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - ultimate resort (gati) (path, refuge, ultimate resort, goal)

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna (kṛṣṇa) (O Krishna)

• नाथः (nāthaḥ) - protector (lord, master, protector)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (you, your honor)

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher (guru) (teacher, preceptor, heavy, important)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - so that (as, just as, so that, in order that)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अभिपद्येत (abhipadyeta) - may not be wasted (or, may not occur) (may fall upon, may occur, may be obtained, may happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, optative (liṅ) of abhi-pad

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time (time, season, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny, death

तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address for Krishna) (O dear one, O father, O child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, often used to address younger or equal persons with affection)

तथा (tathā) - in such a way (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - do, act (do, make, perform)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (you, your honor)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), your honor

Present Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

गतिः (gatiḥ) - ultimate resort (gati) (path, refuge, ultimate resort, goal)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, refuge, ultimate resort, state, course

Root: gam (class 1)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna (kṛṣṇa) (O Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - dark, black; a name of Vishnu/Krishna

नाथः (nāthaḥ) - protector (lord, master, protector)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, master, protector, helper, owner

भवान् (bhavān) - you (you, your honor)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), your honor

Present Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher (guru) (teacher, preceptor, heavy, important)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, respected person, heavy, important