महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-160

अहमन्नं भवान्भोक्ता दुर्बलोऽहं भवान्बली ।
नावयोर्विद्यते संधिर्नियुक्ते विषमे बले ॥१६०॥

160. ahamannaṁ bhavānbhoktā durbalo'haṁ bhavānbalī ,
nāvayorvidyate saṁdhirniyukte viṣame bale.

160. aham annam bhavān bhoktā durbalaḥ aham bhavān balī
na āvayoḥ vidyate sandhiḥ niyukte viṣame bale

160. aham annam bhavān bhoktā aham durbalaḥ bhavān balī
viṣame bale niyukte āvayoḥ sandhiḥ na vidyate

160. I am the food, you are the consumer. I am weak, you are strong. There can be no pact or agreement between us two when unequal forces are at play.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अन्नम् (annam) - the food (to be eaten) (food, sustenance, grain)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (honorific), Sir)

• भोक्ता (bhoktā) - the consumer (of food) (eater, consumer, enjoyer)

• दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (honorific), Sir)

• बली (balī) - strong, powerful, mighty

• न (na) - not

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two, between us two

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (is found, exists, is present)

• सन्धिः (sandhiḥ) - pact or agreement (union, junction, agreement, peace, truce)

• नियुक्ते (niyukte) - when engaged/at play (engaged, employed, appointed)

• विषमे (viṣame) - unequal (unequal, uneven, difficult, dangerous)

• बले (bale) - in forces (in strength, in power, in force)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject.

अन्नम् (annam) - the food (to be eaten) (food, sustenance, grain)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, grain, sustenance

Past Passive Participle (secondary noun)

Derived from root ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (honorific), Sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Sir

Note: Subject.

भोक्ता (bhoktā) - the consumer (of food) (eater, consumer, enjoyer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhoktṛ

bhoktṛ - eater, consumer, enjoyer, one who experiences

agent noun

Derived from root bhuj (to eat, enjoy) with suffix -tṛ

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhavān'.

दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durbala

durbala - weak, feeble, powerless, infirm

Compound type : prādi or avyayībhāva (dur+bala)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, might
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (honorific), Sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), Sir

Note: Subject.

बली (balī) - strong, powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Suffix -in (possessive)

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us two, between us two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I

Note: "between us two" implies a relation.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (is found, exists, is present)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

सन्धिः (sandhiḥ) - pact or agreement (union, junction, agreement, peace, truce)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sandhi

sandhi - junction, union, agreement, treaty, peace

action noun

Derived from root dhā (to place) with upasargas sam- + ā-

Prefixes: sam+dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

नियुक्ते (niyukte) - when engaged/at play (engaged, employed, appointed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, dual of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, engaged, employed, fixed, attached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj (to join) with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Locative absolute with 'bale'. Agrees with 'bale' (dual).

विषमे (viṣame) - unequal (unequal, uneven, difficult, dangerous)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, dual of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, unequal, difficult, dangerous, unlike

Compound type : prādi (vi+sama)

• vi – apart, asunder, away
  indeclinable
• sama – equal, even, same
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bale' (dual).

बले (bale) - in forces (in strength, in power, in force)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Locative absolute with 'niyukte viṣame'. Refers to two forces, implied by the dual.