महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-138, verse-27

बलवन्तः समृद्धार्था मित्रबान्धवनन्दनाः ।
जीवन्त्यन्योन्यमाश्रित्य द्रुमाः काननजा इव ॥२७॥

27. balavantaḥ samṛddhārthā mitrabāndhavanandanāḥ ,
jīvantyanyonyamāśritya drumāḥ kānanajā iva.

27. balavantaḥ samṛddhārthāḥ mitrabāndhavanandanāḥ
jīvanti anyonyam āśritya drumāḥ kānanajāḥ iva

27. Powerful individuals who are prosperous and bring joy to their friends and relatives thrive by depending on one another, much like trees that grow in a forest.

Words meanings summery:

• बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - powerful individuals (strong, powerful, mighty)

• समृद्धार्थाः (samṛddhārthāḥ) - prosperous, successful, having fulfilled purposes

• मित्रबान्धवनन्दनाः (mitrabāndhavanandanāḥ) - delighting friends and relatives, causing joy to friends and relatives

• जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they thrive, they exist

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, depending on

• द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees

• काननजाः (kānanajāḥ) - forest-born, growing in a forest

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - powerful individuals (strong, powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Derived from 'bala' (strength) with suffix '-vat'

समृद्धार्थाः (samṛddhārthāḥ) - prosperous, successful, having fulfilled purposes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samṛddhārtha

samṛddhārtha - prosperous, successful, one whose aims are accomplished

Compound of 'samṛddha' and 'artha'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samṛddha+artha)

• samṛddha – prospered, thriving, accomplished, rich
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'ṛdh' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛdh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

मित्रबान्धवनन्दनाः (mitrabāndhavanandanāḥ) - delighting friends and relatives, causing joy to friends and relatives

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mitrabāndhavanandana

mitrabāndhavanandana - delighting friends and relatives

Compound of 'mitra', 'bāndhava', and 'nandana'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mitra+bāndhava+nandana)

• mitra – friend, companion, sun
  noun (masculine)
• bāndhava – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, gladdening, causing joy; son
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'nand' (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - they live, they thrive, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal

Note: Used adverbially

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, depending on

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Gerund of root 'śri' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of druma

druma - tree

काननजाः (kānanajāḥ) - forest-born, growing in a forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kānanaja

kānanaja - born in a forest, forest-grown

Compound of 'kānana' and 'ja'

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kānana+ja)

• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from, growing in
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix indicating origin or birth, often forming compounds
  Root: jan (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)