महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-81, verse-65

तमब्रवीज्जामदग्न्य उपेत्य मधुसूदनम् ।
परिष्वज्य च गोविन्दं पुरा सुचरिते सखा ॥६५॥

65. tamabravījjāmadagnya upetya madhusūdanam ,
pariṣvajya ca govindaṁ purā sucarite sakhā.

65. tam abravīt jāmadagnyaḥ upetya madhusūdanam
pariṣvajya ca govindam purā sucarite sakhā

65. Jamadagnya approached Madhusūdana and spoke to him, after embracing Govinda, his friend of good conduct from the past.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Jamadagnya, son of Jamadagni (i.e., Paraśurāma))

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having gone near

• मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - Krishna (Madhusūdana (an epithet of Krishna))

• परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

• च (ca) - and

• गोविन्दम् (govindam) - Krishna (Govinda (an epithet of Krishna))

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in the past

• सुचरिते (sucarite) - pertaining to his good conduct (of good conduct, of noble deeds, in good conduct)

• सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Note: Refers to Madhusūdana/Govinda (Krishna).

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is Jamadagnya.

जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Jamadagnya, son of Jamadagni (i.e., Paraśurāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - descendant of Jamadagni, son of Jamadagni; Paraśurāma

Patronymic from Jamadagni

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having gone near

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √i (to go) with prefix upa and suffix -tya.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Denotes an action performed before the main verb 'abravīt'.

मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - Krishna (Madhusūdana (an epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of the demon Madhu; an epithet of Krishna/Vishnu

From madhu (demon's name) + sūdana (slayer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

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

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √svaj (to embrace) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: svaj (class 1)

Note: Denotes an action performed before the main verb 'abravīt'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the actions.

गोविन्दम् (govindam) - Krishna (Govinda (an epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of govinda

govinda - cow-finder, protector of cows; an epithet of Krishna/Vishnu

From go (cow/earth) + vinda (finder/protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+vinda)

• go – cow, earth, ray
  noun (feminine)
• vinda – finder, obtainer
  noun (masculine)
  From √vid (to find, know)
  Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Refers to Krishna, same as Madhusūdana.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in the past

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'sucarite'.

सुचरिते (sucarite) - pertaining to his good conduct (of good conduct, of noble deeds, in good conduct)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of sucarita

sucarita - well-performed, of good conduct, virtuous; good conduct/deed

Past Passive Participle

From su (good) + carita (done, conducted)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+carita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• carita – conducted, performed; conduct, deed
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √car (to move, conduct)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Locative singular (masculine or neuter) modifying the context in which the friend was known (i.e., 'in good conduct').

सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion

Note: Refers to Govinda.