महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-4, verse-8

तथा दौत्येन संप्राप्तः कृष्णः पार्थहिते रतः ।
प्रलब्धश्च हृषीकेशस्तच्च कर्म विरोधितम् ।
स च मे वचनं ब्रह्मन्कथमेवाभिमंस्यते ॥८॥

8. tathā dautyena saṁprāptaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pārthahite rataḥ ,
pralabdhaśca hṛṣīkeśastacca karma virodhitam ,
sa ca me vacanaṁ brahmankathamevābhimaṁsyate.

8. tathā dautyena samprāptaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ
pārthahite rataḥ pralabdhaḥ ca hṛṣīkeśaḥ
tat ca karma virodhitam saḥ ca me
vacanam brahman katham eva abhimansyate

8. tathā pārthahite rataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ dautyena
samprāptaḥ ca hṛṣīkeśaḥ pralabdhaḥ
ca tat karma virodhitam ca brahman
saḥ me vacanam katham eva abhimansyate

8. Indeed, Krishna (Hṛṣīkeśa) arrived as an envoy, intent on the welfare of Pārtha (Arjuna). He was misled, and that mission was obstructed by us. So how, O Brahmin, will he (Krishna) ever approve of my words?

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, indeed

• दौत्येन (dautyena) - by ambassadorship, as an envoy

• सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived, attained, reached

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Lord Krishna (Vāsudeva) (Krishna)

• पार्थहिते (pārthahite) - in the welfare of Pārtha (Arjuna)

• रतः (rataḥ) - devoted, engaged, intent on, delighted in

• प्रलब्धः (pralabdhaḥ) - deceived, tricked, misled

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - An epithet for Lord Krishna (Hṛṣīkeśa (Krishna))

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the mission/action of Krishna's ambassadorship (that, this)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• कर्म (karma) - Refers to Krishna's mission as an envoy (action, deed, mission)

• विरोधितम् (virodhitam) - obstructed, thwarted, opposed

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Krishna (he, that)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मे (me) - my, of me

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressed to a wise Brahmin, possibly Vidura, Droṇa, or Bhīṣma (O Brahmin)

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अभिमन्स्यते (abhimansyate) - will regard, will approve, will think well of

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, indeed

(indeclinable)

दौत्येन (dautyena) - by ambassadorship, as an envoy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dautya

dautya - ambassadorship, the office or function of an envoy

From dūta (messenger)

सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprāpta

samprāpta - obtained, reached, arrived, come

Past Passive Participle

From √āp with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: √āp (class 5)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Lord Krishna (Vāsudeva) (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (proper name), dark, black

पार्थहिते (pārthahite) - in the welfare of Pārtha (Arjuna)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pārthahita

pārthahita - beneficial to Pārtha, welfare of Pārtha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārtha+hita)

• pārtha – son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), i.e., Arjuna or other Pāṇḍavas
  proper noun (masculine)
• hita – welfare, good, benefit
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From √dhā
  Root: √dhā (class 3)

रतः (rataḥ) - devoted, engaged, intent on, delighted in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - delighted, pleased, attached to, engaged in, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

From √ram

Root: √ram (class 1)

प्रलब्धः (pralabdhaḥ) - deceived, tricked, misled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pralabdha

pralabdha - deceived, cheated, deluded, gained, received

Past Passive Participle

From √labh with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: √labh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - An epithet for Lord Krishna (Hṛṣīkeśa (Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣīkeśa

hṛṣīkeśa - master of the senses, controller of the senses (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hṛṣīka+īśa)

• hṛṣīka – sense-organ
  noun (neuter)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the mission/action of Krishna's ambassadorship (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Can also be accusative

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - Refers to Krishna's mission as an envoy (action, deed, mission)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, rite, destiny (karma)

From √kṛ

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative

विरोधितम् (virodhitam) - obstructed, thwarted, opposed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of virodhita

virodhita - opposed, thwarted, hindered

Past Passive Participle

From the causative of √rudh with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: √rudh (class 7)

Note: Can also be accusative

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Krishna (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Can also be dative

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, utterance, word, statement

From √vac

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be nominative

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Addressed to a wise Brahmin, possibly Vidura, Droṇa, or Bhīṣma (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, holy man, relating to (brahman)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अभिमन्स्यते (abhimansyate) - will regard, will approve, will think well of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of √abhiman

Future tense of √man with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: √man (class 4)