महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-143, verse-31

बालोऽपि यौवनं प्राप्तो मानुषेषु विशां पते ।
सर्वास्त्रेषु परं वीरः प्रकर्षमगमद्बली ॥३१॥

31. bālo'pi yauvanaṁ prāpto mānuṣeṣu viśāṁ pate ,
sarvāstreṣu paraṁ vīraḥ prakarṣamagamadbalī.

31. bālaḥ api yauvanam prāptaḥ mānuṣeṣu viśām pate
sarvāstreṣu param vīraḥ prakarṣam agamat balī

31. O lord of the people, even as a child, having quickly attained youth among humans, that mighty hero achieved supreme excellence in all weapons.

31. הו אדון העמים, אף שהיה ילד, הגיע לבגרות בין בני האדם, והגיבור החזק הגיע לשליטה עילאית בכל סוגי הנשק.

Words meanings summery:

• बालः (bālaḥ) - child, young boy

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, young age

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having obtained, having reached, having attained

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord

• सर्वास्त्रेषु (sarvāstreṣu) - in all weapons, in all missiles

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, warrior

• प्रकर्षम् (prakarṣam) - excellence, superiority

• अगमत् (agamat) - he went, he attained

• बली (balī) - mighty, powerful

Words meanings and morphology

बालः (bālaḥ) - child, young boy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, innocent

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth, young age

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yauvana

yauvana - youth, period of youth

From yuvan (young) + aṇa (suffix)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having obtained, having reached, having attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, mankind

From manu (man) + aṣa (suffix)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subject, community

पते (pate) - O lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

सर्वास्त्रेषु (sarvāstreṣu) - in all weapons, in all missiles

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvāstra

sarvāstra - all weapons, all missiles

Compound: sarva (all) + astra (weapon)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+astra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  From root as (to throw)
  Root: as (class 4)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

Superlative of para

Note: Modifies 'prakarṣam'

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, warrior, man

प्रकर्षम् (prakarṣam) - excellence, superiority

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prakarṣa

prakarṣa - excellence, superiority, pre-eminence

From root kṛṣ (to draw, pull) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

अगमत् (agamat) - he went, he attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect Active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

बली (balī) - mighty, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

From bala (strength) + in (suffix)

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