महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-77

ईदृशे ह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेऽस्मिन्कमन्यं मधुसूदन ।
उपसंप्रष्टुमर्हामि त्वामृते पुरुषोत्तम ॥७७॥

77. īdṛśe hyarthakṛcchre'sminkamanyaṁ madhusūdana ,
upasaṁpraṣṭumarhāmi tvāmṛte puruṣottama.

77. īdṛśe hi arthakṛcchre asmin kam anyam madhusūdana
upasaṃpraṣṭum arhāmi tvām ṛte puruṣottama

77. Indeed, O Madhusudana, in such a difficult situation as this, whom else should I consult except for you, O best of persons (puruṣa)?

Words meanings summery:

• ईदृशे (īdṛśe) - in such a difficult situation (in such a, of such a kind)

• हि (hi) - introduces an emphatic statement (indeed, surely, for)

• अर्थकृच्छ्रे (arthakṛcchre) - in this current difficult situation (of potentially losing all) (in a difficult situation, in distress, in trouble)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (difficult situation) (in this)

• कम् (kam) - whom

• अन्यम् (anyam) - whom else (other, another)

• मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - Arjuna addresses Krishna, referring to him as the slayer of the demon Madhu (O Madhusudana)

• उपसंप्रष्टुम् (upasaṁpraṣṭum) - to consult, to ask

• अर्हामि (arhāmi) - I ought to consult (I am able, I ought, I deserve)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, besides

• पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - Arjuna addresses Krishna as the supreme person (O best of persons (puruṣa))

Words meanings and morphology

ईदृशे (īdṛśe) - in such a difficult situation (in such a, of such a kind)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of īdṛś

īdṛś - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Agrees with 'arthakṛcchre'

हि (hi) - introduces an emphatic statement (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

अर्थकृच्छ्रे (arthakṛcchre) - in this current difficult situation (of potentially losing all) (in a difficult situation, in distress, in trouble)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of arthakṛcchra

arthakṛcchra - difficult situation, distress, trouble, economic hardship

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+kṛcchra)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, matter
  noun (masculine)
• kṛcchra – difficulty, trouble, distress, pain
  noun (masculine)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (difficult situation) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'arthakṛcchre'

कम् (kam) - whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Object of the implied consultation.

अन्यम् (anyam) - whom else (other, another)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'kam'.

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - Arjuna addresses Krishna, referring to him as the slayer of the demon Madhu (O Madhusudana)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of Madhu (an epithet of Krishna or Vishnu)

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – Madhu (name of a demon); honey, sweet
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root √sūd (to destroy, kill)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

उपसंप्रष्टुम् (upasaṁpraṣṭum) - to consult, to ask

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

infinitive form of root √praś (to ask) with prefixes upa + sam

Prefixes: upa+sam+pra

Root: praś (class 6)

अर्हामि (arhāmi) - I ought to consult (I am able, I ought, I deserve)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √arh

Present Tense

1st person singular present active, from root √arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied 'aham' (I, Arjuna)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, besides

(indeclinable)

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - Arjuna addresses Krishna as the supreme person (O best of persons (puruṣa))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best of men, supreme person (puruṣa) (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – person (puruṣa), man, human being, spirit, conscious entity
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)