महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-101

सौहृदं च कृपां चैव प्राप्तकालं महात्मनाम् ।
दयां च ज्ञातिषु परां कथयां चक्रिरे नृपाः ॥१०१॥

101. sauhṛdaṁ ca kṛpāṁ caiva prāptakālaṁ mahātmanām ,
dayāṁ ca jñātiṣu parāṁ kathayāṁ cakrire nṛpāḥ.

101. sauhṛdam ca kṛpām ca eva prāptakālam mahātmanām
dayām ca jñātiṣu parām kathayām cakrire nṛpāḥ

101. nṛpāḥ mahātmanām prāptakālam sauhṛdam ca kṛpām ca eva,
jñātiṣu parām dayām ca kathayām cakrire

101. The kings (nṛpāḥ) spoke (kathayām cakrire) about the timely (prāptakālam) friendship (sauhṛdam) and compassion (kṛpām) of those great souls (mahātmanām), and their supreme (parām) mercy (dayām) towards their relatives (jñātiṣu).

Words meanings summery:

• सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship, kindness, benevolence, good will

• च (ca) - and

• कृपाम् (kṛpām) - compassion, pity, mercy

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - emphasis (indeed, only, just)

• प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - timely, appropriate, suitable for the occasion

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls, of the high-minded ones

• दयाम् (dayām) - compassion, mercy, pity

• च (ca) - and

• ज्ञातिषु (jñātiṣu) - among relatives, towards kinsmen

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, utmost, highest, great

• कथयाम् (kathayām) - (with 'cakrire') they spoke about/narrated (having told, narration)

• चक्रिरे (cakrire) - (with 'kathayām') they spoke about, they expressed (they made, they did)

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

Words meanings and morphology

सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship, kindness, benevolence, good will

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, kindness, benevolence

Derived from suhṛd (friend).

Note: Object of 'kathayām cakrire'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कृपाम् (kṛpām) - compassion, pity, mercy

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛpā

kṛpā - compassion, pity, mercy

Feminine noun.

Root: kḷp

Note: Object of 'kathayām cakrire'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasis (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - timely, appropriate, suitable for the occasion

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāptakāla

prāptakāla - timely, appropriate, seasonable

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāpta+kāla)

• prāpta – obtained, arrived, attained, fit, proper
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From prefix pra- and root āp.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time, season, occasion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls, of the high-minded ones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, magnanimous, a great personality (ātman)

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
  From mahat.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Possessive, referring to the Pāṇḍavas.

दयाम् (dayām) - compassion, mercy, pity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dayā

dayā - compassion, mercy, pity

Feminine noun.

Root: day

Note: Object of 'kathayām cakrire'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ज्ञातिषु (jñātiṣu) - among relatives, towards kinsmen

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - kinsman, relative

Masculine noun.

Root: jñā

पराम् (parām) - supreme, utmost, highest, great

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

parā - highest, supreme, utmost, excellent

Feminine form of para.

कथयाम् (kathayām) - (with 'cakrire') they spoke about/narrated (having told, narration)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, speech, narration

Feminine noun.

Root: kath

Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect verb.

चक्रिरे (cakrire) - (with 'kathayām') they spoke about, they expressed (they made, they did)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Middle Voice

Reduplicated past tense, middle voice, 3rd person plural of root kṛ. Used in periphrastic perfect constructions.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian (from root pā - to protect)
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root pā
  Root: pā (class 2)