महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-18, verse-25

येषां च जगतां नाथो नाथः कृष्णो जनार्दनः ।
कथं तेषां जयो न स्याद्येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रयः ॥२५॥

25. yeṣāṁ ca jagatāṁ nātho nāthaḥ kṛṣṇo janārdanaḥ ,
kathaṁ teṣāṁ jayo na syādyeṣāṁ dharmo vyapāśrayaḥ.

25. yeṣām ca jagatām nāthaḥ nāthaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ janārdanaḥ
katham teṣām jayaḥ na syāt yeṣām dharmaḥ vyapāśrayaḥ

25. ca yeṣām jagatām nāthaḥ nāthaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ janārdanaḥ,
katham teṣām jayaḥ na syāt yeṣām dharmaḥ vyapāśrayaḥ

25. And how could there be no victory for them, whose lord and protector of the worlds is Krishna (Janardana), and whose support is natural law (dharma)?

Words meanings summery:

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - referring to the Pandavas and their allies (whose, of whom)

• च (ca) - and, also

• जगताम् (jagatām) - of the worlds, of all beings

• नाथः (nāthaḥ) - lord, master, protector

• नाथः (nāthaḥ) - lord, master, protector

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna (a prominent deity)

• जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana (an epithet of Krishna/Vishnu)

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the Pandavas and their allies (of them, their)

• जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph, conquest

• न (na) - not, no

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be, should be

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - referring to the Pandavas and their allies (whose, of whom)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteousness, intrinsic nature, cosmic order (dharma)

• व्यपाश्रयः (vyapāśrayaḥ) - refuge, support, shelter, reliance

Words meanings and morphology

येषाम् (yeṣām) - referring to the Pandavas and their allies (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जगताम् (jagatām) - of the worlds, of all beings

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - the moving, world, universe, living beings

Present Active Participle (originally from root 'gam')

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix 'śatṛ', then used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

नाथः (nāthaḥ) - lord, master, protector

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, master, protector, helper

Root: nāth (class 1)

नाथः (nāthaḥ) - lord, master, protector

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nātha

nātha - lord, master, protector, helper

Root: nāth (class 1)

Note: Repetition for emphasis or slight shift in nuance (e.g., first 'nāthaḥ' as lord of worlds, second as their specific protector).

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna (a prominent deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - dark, black; Krishna (the eighth avatar of Vishnu)

जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana (an epithet of Krishna/Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - agitator of men; one who is worshipped by men; a name of Vishnu or Krishna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ardana)

• jana – people, men, creatures
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ardana – tormenting, disturbing, requesting, propitiating
  noun (masculine)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root 'ard' (to torment, to ask, to beg) with suffix 'lyuṭ'.
  Root: ard (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the Pandavas and their allies (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph, conquest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

Derived from root 'ji' with suffix 'a'.

Root: ji (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, would be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative/potential (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - referring to the Pandavas and their allies (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteousness, intrinsic nature, cosmic order (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, intrinsic nature, cosmic order, religion

Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support) with suffix 'man'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

व्यपाश्रयः (vyapāśrayaḥ) - refuge, support, shelter, reliance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyapāśraya

vyapāśraya - refuge, protection, support, asylum

Derived from root 'śri' (to resort to, rely on) with prefixes 'vi' and 'apa', and suffix 'a'.

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (vi+apa+āśraya)

• vi – apart, asunder, away, dis-
  indeclinable
• apa – away, off, down
  indeclinable
• āśraya – refuge, shelter, support, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root 'śri' with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'a'.
  Root: śri (class 1)