महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-148, verse-3

समीपे नगरस्यास्य बको वसति राक्षसः ।
ईशो जनपदस्यास्य पुरस्य च महाबलः ॥३॥

3. samīpe nagarasyāsya bako vasati rākṣasaḥ ,
īśo janapadasyāsya purasya ca mahābalaḥ.

3. samīpe nagarasya asya bakaḥ vasati rākṣasaḥ
| īśaḥ janapadasya asya purasya ca mahābalaḥ

3. Near this city, a demon (rākṣasa) named Baka lives. He is the powerful lord of this region and also of the city.

Words meanings summery:

• समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

• नगरस्य (nagarasya) - of the city

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• बकः (bakaḥ) - Baka (a demon/rākṣasa) (Baka (a proper name), a crane)

• वसति (vasati) - lives, dwells

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon, a rākṣasa

• ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord, master, ruler

• जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the region, of the country

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city, of the fort

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - proximity, vicinity, near

नगरस्य (nagarasya) - of the city

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Modifies nagarasya.

बकः (bakaḥ) - Baka (a demon/rākṣasa) (Baka (a proper name), a crane)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baka

baka - a crane, a cheat, a proper name (of a demon)

Note: Subject of vasati.

वसति (vasati) - lives, dwells

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present Active

Root: vas (class 1)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon, a rākṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, a rākṣasa, belonging to rākṣasas

Note: Appositive to Bakaḥ.

ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord, master, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśa

īśa - lord, master, ruler, controller

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for Baka.

जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the region, of the country

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - a country, a region, a district, a populace

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Modifies janapadasya.

पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city, of the fort

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fort

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects janapadasya and purasya.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - great strength, mighty, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies īśaḥ (or Baka).