महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-28

एतेन हि महाबाहो रक्षितव्यः स पार्थिवः ।
तमेष कथमुत्सृज्य मम कृष्ण पदानुगः ॥२८॥

28. etena hi mahābāho rakṣitavyaḥ sa pārthivaḥ ,
tameṣa kathamutsṛjya mama kṛṣṇa padānugaḥ.

28. etena hi mahābāho rakṣitavyaḥ sa pārthivaḥ
tam eṣa katham utsṛjya mama kṛṣṇa padānugaḥ

28. mahābāho hi etena saḥ pārthivaḥ rakṣitavyaḥ.
kṛṣṇa eṣa tam utsṛjya katham mama padānugaḥ?

28. Indeed, O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), that king (Yudhishthira) should have been protected by him (Sātyaki). How can this Sātyaki, abandoning him, now follow my footsteps, O Krishna?

Words meanings summery:

• एतेन (etena) - by him (Sātyaki) (by this, by him)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (Arjuna) (O mighty-armed one)

• रक्षितव्यः (rakṣitavyaḥ) - should be protected, ought to be protected

• स (sa) - he, that

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - King Yudhishthira (king, prince, son of the earth)

• तम् (tam) - him (King Yudhishthira) (him, that)

• एष (eṣa) - this one (Sātyaki) (this one, he)

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, leaving

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna

• पदानुगः (padānugaḥ) - follower of my footsteps (follower of footsteps, follower)

Words meanings and morphology

एतेन (etena) - by him (Sātyaki) (by this, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (Arjuna) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, great-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

रक्षितव्यः (rakṣitavyaḥ) - should be protected, ought to be protected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣitavya

rakṣitavya - to be protected, to be guarded

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root rakṣ (to protect) with suffix -tavya

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pārthivaḥ'.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pārthivaḥ'.

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - King Yudhishthira (king, prince, son of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, prince

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

तम् (tam) - him (King Yudhishthira) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pārthivaḥ'.

एष (eṣa) - this one (Sātyaki) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, he, she, it

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, leaving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root sṛj (to abandon) with prefix ut- and suffix -ya

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - dark, black, Krishna (name of a deity)

पदानुगः (padānugaḥ) - follower of my footsteps (follower of footsteps, follower)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padānuga

padānuga - follower of footsteps, follower, attendant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+anuga)

• pada – foot, step, word, position
  noun (neuter)
• anuga – following, accompanying, follower
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix anu-
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)