महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-17

अजकस्त्वनुजो राजन्य आसीद्वृषपर्वणः ।
स मल्ल इति विख्यातः पृथिव्यामभवन्नृपः ॥१७॥

17. ajakastvanujo rājanya āsīdvṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ,
sa malla iti vikhyātaḥ pṛthivyāmabhavannṛpaḥ.

17. ajakaḥ tu anujaḥ rājan yaḥ āsīt vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
saḥ mallaḥ iti vikhyātaḥ pṛthivyām abhavat nṛpaḥ

17. O King, Ajaka was the younger brother of Vṛṣaparvan, and he became a king on Earth, renowned as Malla.

Words meanings summery:

• अजकः (ajakaḥ) - Ajaka (proper name)

• तु (tu) - and (connective) (but, and, indeed)

• अनुजः (anujaḥ) - younger brother (born after, younger brother)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• वृषपर्वणः (vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ) - of Vṛṣaparvan

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• मल्लः (mallaḥ) - Malla (proper name) (wrestler, strong man, Malla (proper name))

• इति (iti) - as (thus, so, denoting quotation or designation)

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned (famous, renowned, well-known)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on Earth (on Earth, in the world)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

अजकः (ajakaḥ) - Ajaka (proper name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajaka

ajaka - Ajaka (proper name)

तु (tu) - and (connective) (but, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अनुजः (anujaḥ) - younger brother (born after, younger brother)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuja

anuja - born after, younger brother

Derived from anu-√jan + ḍa

Prefix: anu

Root: jan (class 4)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: n-stem noun in vocative.

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

वृषपर्वणः (vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ) - of Vṛṣaparvan

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛṣaparvan

vṛṣaparvan - Vṛṣaparvan (proper name)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛṣa+parvan)

• vṛṣa – bull, male, strong
  noun (masculine)
• parvan – knot, joint, limb, section
  noun (neuter)

Note: n-stem noun.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Personal/demonstrative pronoun.

मल्लः (mallaḥ) - Malla (proper name) (wrestler, strong man, Malla (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of malla

malla - wrestler, strong man, Malla (proper name)

इति (iti) - as (thus, so, denoting quotation or designation)

(indeclinable)

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned (famous, renowned, well-known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - famous, celebrated, known

past passive participle

Derived from vi-√khyā

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'nṛpaḥ'.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on Earth (on Earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - Earth, land, ground

अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. protector of men)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from √pā + ka
  Root: pā (class 2)