महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-127, verse-11

क्षत्रियाणां बलं ज्येष्ठं योद्धव्यं क्षत्रबन्धुना ।
शूराणां च नदीनां च प्रभवा दुर्विदाः किल ॥११॥

11. kṣatriyāṇāṁ balaṁ jyeṣṭhaṁ yoddhavyaṁ kṣatrabandhunā ,
śūrāṇāṁ ca nadīnāṁ ca prabhavā durvidāḥ kila.

11. kṣatriyāṇām balam jyeṣṭham yoddhavyam kṣatrabandhunā
śūrāṇām ca nadīnām ca prabhavāḥ durvidāḥ kila

11. The strength of warriors (kṣatriyas) is supreme; a kṣatriya by birth should certainly fight. Indeed, the origins of heroes and rivers are said to be difficult to ascertain.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of warriors, of kṣatriyas

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - supreme, foremost, eldest

• योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - it should be fought, one should fight

• क्षत्रबन्धुना (kṣatrabandhunā) - by a kṣatriya by birth

• शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of heroes, of brave men

• च (ca) - and

• नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

• च (ca) - and

• प्रभवाः (prabhavāḥ) - origins, sources, birthplaces

• दुर्विदाः (durvidāḥ) - difficult to know, hard to understand, inscrutable

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of warriors, of kṣatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, a kṣatriya

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, might, power, force

ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - supreme, foremost, eldest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, chief, principal, supreme

योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - it should be fought, one should fight

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yoddhavya

yoddhavya - to be fought, fit to be fought

Gerundive

Derived from the root 'yudh'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

क्षत्रबन्धुना (kṣatrabandhunā) - by a kṣatriya by birth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣatrabandhu

kṣatrabandhu - a kṣatriya only by birth, a kinsman of kṣatriyas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+bandhu)

• kṣatra – warrior class, dominion, rule
  noun (neuter)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)

शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of heroes, of brave men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रभवाः (prabhavāḥ) - origins, sources, birthplaces

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabhava

prabhava - source, origin, birth, spring, fountain

Derived from the root 'bhū' with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

दुर्विदाः (durvidāḥ) - difficult to know, hard to understand, inscrutable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durvida

durvida - difficult to know, hard to ascertain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+vida)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• vida – knowing, perceiving
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root 'vid'.
  Root: vid (class 2)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, it is said

(indeclinable)