महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-28

अर्जुनं चापि कौन्तेयं सदा रक्षति केशवः ।
न ह्येनमैच्छत्प्रमुखे सौतेः स्थापयितुं रणे ॥२८॥

28. arjunaṁ cāpi kaunteyaṁ sadā rakṣati keśavaḥ ,
na hyenamaicchatpramukhe sauteḥ sthāpayituṁ raṇe.

28. arjunam ca api kaunteyam sadā rakṣati keśavaḥ na
hi enam aicchat pramukhe sauteḥ sthāpayitum raṇe

28. keśavaḥ ca api kaunteyam arjunam sadā rakṣati hi
enam sauteḥ pramukhe raṇe sthāpayitum na aicchat

28. And Keshava always protects Arjuna, the son of Kunti. Indeed, he (Kṛṣṇa) did not wish to place him (Arjuna) directly in front of the son of Sūta (Karṇa) in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - Arjuna (son of Kunti, belonging to Kunti)

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards

• केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Keshava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna))

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• एनम् (enam) - Arjuna (him, this one)

• ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - wished, desired

• प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front, at the head, in the presence of

• सौतेः (sauteḥ) - of Karṇa (who was raised by a charioteer (sūta)) (of the son of Sūta)

• स्थापयितुम् (sthāpayitum) - to place, to make stand

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (a Pandava prince), white, silver

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - Arjuna (son of Kunti, belonging to Kunti)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Derived from Kunti (name of Arjuna's mother) with the patronymic suffix -eya

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards

(verb)

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

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Keshava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keshava (having fine hair, or having killed the demon Keshi), an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - Arjuna (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - wished, desired

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 6)

प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front, at the head, in the presence of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pramukha

pramukha - foremost, chief, principal, front, face

सौतेः (sauteḥ) - of Karṇa (who was raised by a charioteer (sūta)) (of the son of Sūta)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sauta

sauta - descendant of Sūta, son of a charioteer

Derived from sūta (charioteer) with a patronymic suffix

स्थापयितुम् (sthāpayitum) - to place, to make stand

(infinitive)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, fight, war