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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-78

अतिकायश्च पुत्रस्ते बालोऽपि बलवानयम् ।
कथमल्पेन कालेन शालस्कन्ध इवोद्गतः ॥७८॥
78. atikāyaśca putraste bālo'pi balavānayam ,
kathamalpena kālena śālaskandha ivodgataḥ.
78. atikāyaḥ ca putraḥ te bālaḥ api balavān ayam
katham alpena kālena śālaskandhaḥ iva udgataḥ
78. And this son of yours, Atikāya, though still a child, is powerful. How has he grown up like a strong śāla tree trunk in such a short time?

Words meanings summery:

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  • अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - Atikāya (proper name of a powerful son) (Atikāya (proper name); having an excessive body)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)
  • ते (te) - your (referring to the listener) (your)
  • बालः (bālaḥ) - (though) a child (child, young boy, ignorant)
  • अपि (api) - even, though (also, even, too)
  • बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (strong, powerful, mighty)
  • अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to Atikāya) (this, this one)
  • कथम् (katham) - how? (how?, why?)
  • अल्पेन (alpena) - in a short (time) (by little, small, short)
  • कालेन (kālena) - in (a short) time (by time, in time, during)
  • शालस्कन्धः (śālaskandhaḥ) - a śāla tree trunk (a sal tree trunk/branch)
  • इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
  • उद्गतः (udgataḥ) - sprung up, grown (sprung up, grown up, arisen, emerged)

Words meanings and morphology

अतिकायः (atikāyaḥ) - Atikāya (proper name of a powerful son) (Atikāya (proper name); having an excessive body)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atikāya
atikāya - having an excessive body, gigantic; Atikāya (proper name)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ati+kāya)
  • ati – over, beyond, excessive, very
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • kāya – body, trunk
    noun (masculine)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, child)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
ते (te) - your (referring to the listener) (your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
बालः (bālaḥ) - (though) a child (child, young boy, ignorant)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla
bāla - child, young boy, youthful, ignorant
अपि (api) - even, though (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
बलवान् (balavān) - powerful (strong, powerful, mighty)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat
balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, endowed with strength
Suffix -vat indicating possession
अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to Atikāya) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, here
कथम् (katham) - how? (how?, why?)
(indeclinable)
अल्पेन (alpena) - in a short (time) (by little, small, short)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of alpa
alpa - little, small, short, few
कालेन (kālena) - in (a short) time (by time, in time, during)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, season, period
शालस्कन्धः (śālaskandhaḥ) - a śāla tree trunk (a sal tree trunk/branch)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śālaskandha
śālaskandha - trunk or branch of a śāla tree
Compound type : tatpurusha (śāla+skandha)
  • śāla – śāla tree (Shorea robusta)
    noun (masculine)
  • skandha – trunk, branch, shoulder, section
    noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
उद्गतः (udgataḥ) - sprung up, grown (sprung up, grown up, arisen, emerged)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udgata
udgata - sprung up, grown, arisen, emerged
Past Passive Participle
From root √gam (to go) with upasarga ud (up, out)
Prefix: ud
Root: gam (class 1)