महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-154, verse-8

वासुदेव उवाच ।
यथार्हति भवान्वक्तुमस्मिन्काल उपस्थिते ।
तथेदमर्थवद्वाक्यमुक्तं ते भरतर्षभ ॥८॥

8. vāsudeva uvāca ,
yathārhati bhavānvaktumasminkāla upasthite ,
tathedamarthavadvākyamuktaṁ te bharatarṣabha.

8. vāsudeva uvāca yathā arhati bhavān vaktum asmin kāle
upasthite tathā idam arthavat vākyam uktam te bharatarṣabha

8. vāsudeva uvāca bharatarṣabha asmin kāle upasthite bhavān
vaktum yathā arhati tathā idam arthavat vākyam te uktam

8. Vāsudeva said: "O chief of the Bhāratas, as you are indeed qualified to speak, now that this crucial time has arrived, so this meaningful statement has been spoken by you."

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Krishna (Vāsudeva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy, is able, is qualified

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• काले (kāle) - at this crucial time (in time, at the time, at the moment)

• उपस्थिते (upasthite) - having arrived, now that it is present (having arrived, having appeared, present, imminent)

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

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant, having purpose, rich

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, sentence

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

• ते (te) - by you (agent of 'spoken') (by you, to you, your)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas, O chief of the Bhāratas

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Krishna (Vāsudeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - descendant of Vasudeva, Krishna

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy, is able, is qualified

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Present Active

Root: arh (class 1)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (honorific)

Present Active Participle (as an honorific pronoun)

Root: bhū (class 1)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

काले (kāle) - at this crucial time (in time, at the time, at the moment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

उपस्थिते (upasthite) - having arrived, now that it is present (having arrived, having appeared, present, imminent)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of upasthita

sthā - to stand, to be present

Past Passive Participle

√sthā with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant, having purpose, rich

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthavat

arthavat - meaningful, significant, having purpose, rich

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, sentence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, word, sentence

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

vac - to speak, to say

Past Passive Participle

From √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - by you (agent of 'spoken') (by you, to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Used here as agent in construction with Past Passive Participle 'uktam'.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas, O chief of the Bhāratas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bhāratas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bhārata dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent one
  noun (masculine)