महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-107, verse-24

नावमन्ये च ते बुद्धिं नावमन्ये च पौरुषम् ।
नावमन्ये जयामीति जितवद्वर्ततां भवान् ॥२४॥

24. nāvamanye ca te buddhiṁ nāvamanye ca pauruṣam ,
nāvamanye jayāmīti jitavadvartatāṁ bhavān.

24. na avamanye ca te buddhim na avamanye ca pauruṣam
na avamanye jayāmi iti jitavat vartatām bhavān

24. (aham) te buddhim ca na avamanye,
pauruṣam ca na avamanye.
(aham) jayāmi iti na avamanye.
bhavān jitavat vartatām.

24. I do not underestimate your intellect, nor do I underestimate your prowess. I do not claim victory (saying 'I am conquering'). Rather, you should act as if you have already conquered.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I underestimate, I disrespect, I despise

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - your

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding

• न (na) - not, no

• अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I underestimate, I disrespect, I despise

• च (ca) - and, also

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - prowess, manliness, effort

• न (na) - not, no

• अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I underestimate, I disrespect, I despise

• जयामि (jayāmi) - I conquer, I win

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or thought (thus, so, saying)

• जितवत् (jitavat) - like a conqueror, as if victorious

• वर्तताम् (vartatām) - let him/her/it be, he/she/it should behave

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I underestimate, I disrespect, I despise

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ava-man

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception

Derived from the root 'budh' (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I underestimate, I disrespect, I despise

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ava-man

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - prowess, manliness, effort

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - manliness, valor, human effort, male quality

Derived from 'puruṣa' (man, person)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I underestimate, I disrespect, I despise

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ava-man

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

जयामि (jayāmi) - I conquer, I win

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a quotation or thought (thus, so, saying)

(indeclinable)

जितवत् (jitavat) - like a conqueror, as if victorious

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of jitavat

jitavat - like a conqueror, having conquered, victorious

Derived from the past passive participle 'jita' (conquered) and the suffix 'vat' (meaning 'like', 'having', forming an adjective or adverb).

Note: Used adverbially here.

वर्तताम् (vartatām) - let him/her/it be, he/she/it should behave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful form), Sir, Lord

Present active participle of 'bhū' (to be), used as a respectful pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)