महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-89

स एष रुद्रभक्तश्च केशवो रुद्रसंभवः ।
कृष्ण एव हि यष्टव्यो यज्ञैश्चैष सनातनः ॥८९॥

89. sa eṣa rudrabhaktaśca keśavo rudrasaṁbhavaḥ ,
kṛṣṇa eva hi yaṣṭavyo yajñaiścaiṣa sanātanaḥ.

89. saḥ eṣaḥ rudrabhaktaḥ ca keśavaḥ rudrasambhavaḥ
kṛṣṇaḥ eva hi yaṣṭavyaḥ yajñaiḥ ca eṣaḥ sanātanaḥ

89. eṣaḥ saḥ keśavaḥ rudrabhaktaḥ ca rudrasambhavaḥ
kṛṣṇaḥ eva hi yajñaiḥ ca yaṣṭavyaḥ eṣaḥ sanātanaḥ

89. This Keshava (Krishna) is a devotee of Rudra and originated from Rudra. Indeed, Krishna alone should be worshipped through ritual Vedic rituals (yajña), for he is eternal.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• रुद्रभक्तः (rudrabhaktaḥ) - devotee of Rudra

• च (ca) - and

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

• रुद्रसम्भवः (rudrasambhavaḥ) - born from Rudra, originating from Rudra

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• यष्टव्यः (yaṣṭavyaḥ) - is to be worshipped, to be sacrificed to

• यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by sacrifices, by ritual offerings

• च (ca) - and

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (proximal demonstrative)

रुद्रभक्तः (rudrabhaktaḥ) - devotee of Rudra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudrabhakta

rudrabhakta - devotee of Rudra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudra+bhakta)

• rudra – Rudra, a name of Shiva
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhakta – devoted, worshipper, devotee
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhaj (to divide, to partake, to worship)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keshava, an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna (one with beautiful hair, or killer of the demon Keshi)

रुद्रसम्भवः (rudrasambhavaḥ) - born from Rudra, originating from Rudra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudrasambhava

rudrasambhava - born from Rudra, originating from Rudra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudra+sambhava)

• rudra – Rudra, a name of Shiva
  proper noun (masculine)
• sambhava – birth, origin, production
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be) with prefix sam (together, completely)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a prominent deity in Hinduism), black, dark

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

यष्टव्यः (yaṣṭavyaḥ) - is to be worshipped, to be sacrificed to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yaṣṭavya

yaṣṭavya - to be worshipped, to be sacrificed to, deserving of sacrifice

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice) with suffix -tavya

Root: yaj (class 1)

यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - by sacrifices, by ritual offerings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, offering

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (proximal demonstrative)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, everlasting