महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-4

यथा हि सर्वास्वापत्सु पासि वृष्णीनरिंदम ।
तथा ते पाण्डवा रक्ष्याः पाह्यस्मान्महतो भयात् ॥४॥

4. yathā hi sarvāsvāpatsu pāsi vṛṣṇīnariṁdama ,
tathā te pāṇḍavā rakṣyāḥ pāhyasmānmahato bhayāt.

4. yathā hi sarvāsu āpatsu pāsi vṛṣṇīn arim-dama |
tathā te pāṇḍavā rakṣyāḥ pāhi asmān mahataḥ bhayāt

4. Just as you, O subduer of enemies, protect the Vrishnis in all calamities, so too are these Pandavas to be protected by you. Therefore, protect us from great fear.

4. הו מכניע האויבים, בן שושלת וְרְשְׁנִי, כשם שאתה מגן על בני וְרְשְׁנִי בכל צרה, כך עליך להגן על בני פָּאנְדוּ. הצל אותנו מפחד גדול.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in calamities, in dangers

• पासि (pāsi) - you protect

• वृष्णीन् (vṛṣṇīn) - the Vrishnis

• अरिम्-दम (arim-dama) - O subduer of enemies

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise

• ते (te) - by you

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

• रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected, worthy of protection

• पाहि (pāhi) - protect!

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• महतः (mahataḥ) - from great

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

Note: Agrees with āpatsu.

आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in calamities, in dangers

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, danger

पासि (pāsi) - you protect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pā

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'you' (Krishna).

वृष्णीन् (vṛṣṇīn) - the Vrishnis

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇi

vṛṣṇi - a member of the Yadu dynasty, specifically the clan to which Krishna belonged

Note: Object of pāsi.

अरिम्-दम (arim-dama) - O subduer of enemies

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arim-dama

arim-dama - subduer of enemies

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming
  noun (masculine)
  from root dam (to tame)
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Addressing Krishna.

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to yathā.

ते (te) - by you

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Agent in passive construction (rakṣyāḥ).

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pandu

taddhita derivation from Paṇḍu

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected, worthy of protection

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, fit to be guarded

Gerundive

from root rakṣ, with suffix -ya

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective.

पाहि (pāhi) - protect!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pā

Root: pā (class 2)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Object of pāhi.

महतः (mahataḥ) - from great

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Agrees with bhayāt.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

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