महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-89, verse-11

ततो दुर्योधनो राजा वार्ष्णेयं जयतां वरम् ।
न्यमन्त्रयद्भोजनेन नाभ्यनन्दच्च केशवः ॥११॥

11. tato duryodhano rājā vārṣṇeyaṁ jayatāṁ varam ,
nyamantrayadbhojanena nābhyanandacca keśavaḥ.

11. tataḥ duryodhanaḥ rājā vārṣṇeyam jayatām varam
nyamantrayat bhojanena na abhyanandat ca keśavaḥ

11. Then King Duryodhana invited Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa), the best among victors, for a meal, but Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) did not accept it.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, after that

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

• राजा (rājā) - king

• वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - Kṛṣṇa (Vārṣṇeya (descendant of Vṛṣṇi))

• जयताम् (jayatām) - of the conquerors, among the victorious ones

• वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, boon

• न्यमन्त्रयत् (nyamantrayat) - invited

• भोजनेन (bhojanena) - by food, with a meal, for a meal

• न (na) - not, no

• अभ्यनन्दत् (abhyanandat) - accepted (the invitation) (rejoiced, approved, accepted)

• च (ca) - and

• केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Keśava (having long hair, killer of Keśin))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, after that

(indeclinable)

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (son of Dhritarashtra)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - Kṛṣṇa (Vārṣṇeya (descendant of Vṛṣṇi))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya

vārṣṇeya - a descendant of Vṛṣṇi; a name of Krishna

जयताम् (jayatām) - of the conquerors, among the victorious ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jayant

jayant - victorious, conquering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Used in a compound-like sense 'best among victors', modifying 'varam'

वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, boon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

Note: Agrees with 'vārṣṇeyam'. Used as a superlative 'best among'.

न्यमन्त्रयत् (nyamantrayat) - invited

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of ni-mantr

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

भोजनेन (bhojanena) - by food, with a meal, for a meal

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - eating, food, meal

Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभ्यनन्दत् (abhyanandat) - accepted (the invitation) (rejoiced, approved, accepted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-nand

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Keśava (having long hair, killer of Keśin))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - having beautiful hair; slayer of the demon Keśī; a name of Vishnu or Krishna