महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-61, verse-24

एष भ्राता सखा चैव तव कृष्ण धनंजयः ।
रक्षितव्यो महाबाहो सर्वास्वापत्स्विति प्रभो ।
तव चैवं ब्रुवाणस्य तथेत्येवाहमब्रुवम् ॥२४॥

24. eṣa bhrātā sakhā caiva tava kṛṣṇa dhanaṁjayaḥ ,
rakṣitavyo mahābāho sarvāsvāpatsviti prabho ,
tava caivaṁ bruvāṇasya tathetyevāhamabruvam.

24. eṣaḥ bhrātā sakhā ca eva tava kṛṣṇa
dhanaṃjayaḥ rakṣitavyaḥ mahābāho
sarvāsu āpatsu iti prabho tava ca evam
bruvāṇasya tathā iti eva aham abruvam

24. kṛṣṇa mahābāho prabho eṣaḥ dhanaṃjayaḥ
tava bhrātā ca eva sakhā sarvāsu
āpatsu rakṣitavyaḥ ca evam bruvāṇasya
tava aham tathā iti eva abruvam

24. 'This Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna) is your brother and indeed your friend, O Kṛṣṇa! O mighty-armed one, he must be protected in all dangers,' this is what you said, O Lord. And when you spoke thus, I indeed replied, 'So be it!'

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya) (this (one))

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तव (tava) - referring to Kṛṣṇa (your)

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa

• धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)

• रक्षितव्यः (rakṣitavyaḥ) - he (Arjuna) should be protected (to be protected, worthy of protection)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - addressing Kṛṣṇa (O mighty-armed one)

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in calamities, in dangers

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech (thus, so saying)

• प्रभो (prabho) - addressing Kṛṣṇa (O Lord, O Master)

• तव (tava) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (the one speaking) (your, of you)

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• ब्रुवाणस्य (bruvāṇasya) - of you (Yudhiṣṭhira) speaking (of one speaking, while speaking)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, so be it

• इति (iti) - marks the direct speech 'So be it!' (thus)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• अहम् (aham) - referring to Kṛṣṇa (I)

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I spoke

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - referring to Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion, ally

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - referring to Kṛṣṇa (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name of a deity, dark-colored)

धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – conquest, victory, conqueror (as agent noun)
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root √ji
  Root: ji (class 1)

रक्षितव्यः (rakṣitavyaḥ) - he (Arjuna) should be protected (to be protected, worthy of protection)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣitavya

rakṣitavya - to be guarded, to be protected, protectable

Gerundive

formed from root √rakṣ with suffix -itavya

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - addressing Kṛṣṇa (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in calamities, in dangers

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, danger

इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech (thus, so saying)

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - addressing Kṛṣṇa (O Lord, O Master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, mighty

तव (tava) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (the one speaking) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवाणस्य (bruvāṇasya) - of you (Yudhiṣṭhira) speaking (of one speaking, while speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle (śānac)

formed from root √brū with śānac suffix

Root: brū (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, so be it

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marks the direct speech 'So be it!' (thus)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - referring to Kṛṣṇa (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I spoke

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)