महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-76

तत्र किं मन्यसे कृष्ण प्राप्तकालमनन्तरम् ।
कथमर्थाच्च धर्माच्च न हीयेमहि माधव ॥७६॥

76. tatra kiṁ manyase kṛṣṇa prāptakālamanantaram ,
kathamarthācca dharmācca na hīyemahi mādhava.

76. tatra kim manyase kṛṣṇa prāptakālam anantaram
katham arthāt ca dharmāt ca na hīyemahi mādhava

76. O Krishna, O Madhava, in that situation, what do you consider to be the opportune next course of action? How can we avoid being deprived of both prosperity (artha) and our rightful duty (dharma)?

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that situation (referring to Dhritarashtra's likely rejection) (there, in that place, in that case)

• किम् (kim) - what (do you think)? (what? why?)

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

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

• प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - the opportune next action/course (timely, opportune, appropriate to the occasion)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - the next immediate action/course (next, immediately after, without interval)

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• अर्थात् (arthāt) - from the path of prosperity or material gain (from wealth, from purpose, from advantage)

• च (ca) - and

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from the path of righteousness or rightful duty (from (natural law, constitution) dharma, from righteousness, from duty)

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• हीयेमहि (hīyemahi) - may we not fall short of/be deprived of (may we be deprived, may we lose, may we fall short)

• माधव (mādhava) - Arjuna addresses Krishna (O Madhava)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that situation (referring to Dhritarashtra's likely rejection) (there, in that place, in that case)

(indeclinable)

derived from pronoun tad + suffix -tra

किम् (kim) - what (do you think)? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √man

Present Tense

2nd person singular present middle, from root √man

Root: man (class 4)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Arjuna addresses Krishna (O Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (name of the deity), black, dark

प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - the opportune next action/course (timely, opportune, appropriate to the occasion)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāptakāla

prāptakāla - timely, opportune, arrived at the proper time

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāpta+kāla)

• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time, season, opportunity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'kāryam' (action) or 'vastu' (thing)

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - the next immediate action/course (next, immediately after, without interval)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anantara

anantara - having no interval, immediate, next, consecutive

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+antara)

• an – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, intermediate, interior, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially or as adjective modifying an implied noun.

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

derived from pronoun kim + suffix -tham

अर्थात् (arthāt) - from the path of prosperity or material gain (from wealth, from purpose, from advantage)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, advantage

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from the path of righteousness or rightful duty (from (natural law, constitution) dharma, from righteousness, from duty)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, justice

derived from root √dhṛ (to support, uphold)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हीयेमहि (hīyemahi) - may we not fall short of/be deprived of (may we be deprived, may we lose, may we fall short)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, optative (liṅ) of √hā

Optative Mood

1st person plural optative middle/passive, from root √hā

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Used in a passive sense: 'may we be deprived'

माधव (mādhava) - Arjuna addresses Krishna (O Madhava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, a name of Krishna or Vishnu

derived from the name Madhu