महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-86, verse-3

देशः कालस्तथायुक्तो न हि नार्हति केशवः ।
मंस्यत्यधोक्षजो राजन्भयादर्चति मामिति ॥३॥

3. deśaḥ kālastathāyukto na hi nārhati keśavaḥ ,
maṁsyatyadhokṣajo rājanbhayādarcati māmiti.

3. deśaḥ kālaḥ tathā yuktaḥ na hi na arhati keśavaḥ
maṃsyati adhokṣajaḥ rājan bhayāt arcati mām iti

3. Even though the place and time are thus suitable, Keśava certainly deserves reverence. However, O King, Adhokṣaja (Krishna) will think, 'He is worshipping me out of fear.'

Words meanings summery:

• देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period, season

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

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - suitable (for the present circumstances) (joined, connected, appropriate, suitable, engaged, endowed with)

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - certainly (emphasizing the preceding na) (indeed, surely, for, because)

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्हति (arhati) - deserves (reverence) (he/she/it deserves, is worthy, is able)

• केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Krishna

• मंस्यति (maṁsyati) - he/she/it will think, will consider, will believe

• अधोक्षजः (adhokṣajaḥ) - Krishna (an epithet meaning 'beyond the senses')

• राजन् (rājan) - (addressing Duryodhana) (O king)

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• अर्चति (arcati) - he/she/it worships, honors

• माम् (mām) - me

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, (quotation marker)

Words meanings and morphology

देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, point, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period, season

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death, fate

Root: kal (class 10)

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

(indeclinable)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - suitable (for the present circumstances) (joined, connected, appropriate, suitable, engaged, endowed with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, combined, yoked, engaged, proper, suitable, attentive, composed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - certainly (emphasizing the preceding na) (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of a double negative (na hi na arhati = certainly deserves).

अर्हति (arhati) - deserves (reverence) (he/she/it deserves, is worthy, is able)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: arh (class 1)

केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - having long or beautiful hair; name of Viṣṇu/Krishna

मंस्यति (maṁsyati) - he/she/it will think, will consider, will believe

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of man

Future active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: man (class 4)

अधोक्षजः (adhokṣajaḥ) - Krishna (an epithet meaning 'beyond the senses')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhokṣaja

adhokṣaja - one whose perception is not limited by the senses; an epithet of Viṣṇu/Krishna

राजन् (rājan) - (addressing Duryodhana) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

Root: bhī (class 3)

अर्चति (arcati) - he/she/it worships, honors

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arc

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: arc (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Root: i