महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-46

अधरोत्तरमेतद्वा लोकानां वा पराभवः ।
यदिमौ जीवतः कृष्णौ कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः ॥४६॥

46. adharottarametadvā lokānāṁ vā parābhavaḥ ,
yadimau jīvataḥ kṛṣṇau kālo hi duratikramaḥ.

46. adharottaram etat vā lokānām vā parābhavaḥ
yadi imau jīvataḥ kṛṣṇau kālaḥ hi duratikramaḥ

46. etat adharottaram vā lokānām parābhavaḥ vā? yadi imau kṛṣṇau jīvataḥ,
hi kālaḥ duratikramaḥ.

46. Is this an inversion of order or the defeat of the worlds? If these two Krishnas are still alive, then time is indeed impossible to overcome.

Words meanings summery:

• अधरोत्तरम् (adharottaram) - inversion of order (inversion, confusion, topsy-turvy state, superiority and inferiority)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of people, of realms

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - defeat, humiliation, destruction

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - living, alive, existing

• कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Krishnas

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, death, god of death

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• दुरतिक्रमः (duratikramaḥ) - difficult to overcome, irresistible, hard to transgress

Words meanings and morphology

अधरोत्तरम् (adharottaram) - inversion of order (inversion, confusion, topsy-turvy state, superiority and inferiority)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adharottara

adharottara - upside-down, inversion, confusion, superior and inferior

Compound type : dvandva (adhara+uttara)

• adhara – lower, inferior, below
  adjective (masculine)
• uttara – upper, superior, later, subsequent
  adjective (masculine)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of people, of realms

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, folk

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - defeat, humiliation, destruction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parābhava

parābhava - defeat, destruction, humiliation, overthrow

Derived from root `bhū` (to be) with prefix `parā`

Prefix: parā

Root: bhū (class 1)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - living, alive, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Root `jīv` (1st class), masculine, nominative dual

Root: jīv (class 1)

कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Krishnas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a name of a deity or person)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, death, god of death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, god of death (Yama)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

दुरतिक्रमः (duratikramaḥ) - difficult to overcome, irresistible, hard to transgress

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duratikrama

duratikrama - difficult to transgress or overcome, irresistible, unconquerable

Compound of `dur` (difficult) and `atikrama` (transgression)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+atikrama)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard, evil
  indeclinable
• atikrama – transgression, passing over, going beyond
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `kram` (to step) with prefix `ati`
  Prefix: ati
  Root: kram (class 1)