महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-181, verse-30

तथैव मद्रराजानं शल्यं बलवतां वरम् ।
बलदेवादृते वीरात्पाण्डवाद्वा वृकोदरात् ॥३०॥

30. tathaiva madrarājānaṁ śalyaṁ balavatāṁ varam ,
baladevādṛte vīrātpāṇḍavādvā vṛkodarāt.

30. tathā eva madrarājānaṃ śalyaṃ balavatāṃ varam
baladevāt ṛte vīrāt pāṇḍavāt vā vṛkodarāt

30. Similarly, who can fight King Śalya of Madra, the best among the strong, except for the heroic Baladeva or the Pāṇḍava Bhīma (Vṛkodara)?

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• मद्रराजानं (madrarājānaṁ) - King of Madra

• शल्यं (śalyaṁ) - Śalya

• बलवतां (balavatāṁ) - among the strong, of the powerful ones

• वरम् (varam) - the best, excellent, boon

• बलदेवात् (baladevāt) - from Baladeva

• ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from

• वीरात् (vīrāt) - from the hero, from the valiant one

• पाण्डवात् (pāṇḍavāt) - from the Pāṇḍava

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively, indeed

• वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - from Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

मद्रराजानं (madrarājānaṁ) - King of Madra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madrarājan

madrarājan - King of Madra (epithet of Śalya)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madra+rājan)

• madra – name of a country and its people
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

शल्यं (śalyaṁ) - Śalya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (name of the King of Madra)

बलवतां (balavatāṁ) - among the strong, of the powerful ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Note: Refers to powerful people.

वरम् (varam) - the best, excellent, boon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, bridegroom

Root: vṛ (class 9)

बलदेवात् (baladevāt) - from Baladeva

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of baladeva

baladeva - Baladeva (name of Kṛṣṇa's elder brother)

ऋते (ṛte) - except, without, apart from

(indeclinable)

वीरात् (vīrāt) - from the hero, from the valiant one

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, valiant, brave man

पाण्डवात् (pāṇḍavāt) - from the Pāṇḍava

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

वा (vā) - or, alternatively, indeed

(indeclinable)

वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - from Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - Vṛkodara (epithet of Bhīma, meaning 'wolf-bellied')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)