महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-311, verse-26

देवतानामृषीणां च बाल्येऽपि स महातपाः ।
संमन्त्रणीयो मान्यश्च ज्ञानेन तपसा तथा ॥२६॥

26. devatānāmṛṣīṇāṁ ca bālye'pi sa mahātapāḥ ,
saṁmantraṇīyo mānyaśca jñānena tapasā tathā.

26. devatānām ṛṣīṇām ca bālye api saḥ mahātapāḥ
saṃmantraṇīyaḥ mānyaḥ ca jñānena tapasā tathā

26. bālye api saḥ mahātapāḥ devatānām ṛṣīṇām ca
jñānena tapasā tathā saṃmantraṇīyaḥ ca mānyaḥ

26. Even in his childhood, he, who possessed great asceticism (tapas), was worthy of consultation and respect from both gods and sages, owing to his knowledge and his asceticism (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of gods, of deities

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

• च (ca) - and, also

• बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood, in infancy

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of great asceticism, performing great austerities

• संमन्त्रणीयः (saṁmantraṇīyaḥ) - worthy of consultation, to be consulted

• मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - respected, estimable

• च (ca) - and, also

• ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge, through understanding

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, through penance

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of gods, of deities

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, god, divine being

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood, in infancy

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, youth

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of great asceticism, performing great austerities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapāḥ

mahātapāḥ - one who practices great asceticism (tapas), having great austerities

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tapas)

• mahat – great, large, strong
  adjective
• tapas – heat, asceticism, austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)

संमन्त्रणीयः (saṁmantraṇīyaḥ) - worthy of consultation, to be consulted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmantraṇīya

saṁmantraṇīya - to be consulted, to be advised, worthy of counsel

Gerundive

Derived from verb root 'mantr' with 'sam' prefix, suffix '-aṇīya'

Prefix: sam

Root: mantr (class 1)

मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - respected, estimable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānya

mānya - to be honored, respected, estimable

Gerundive

Derived from verb root 'mān' with suffix '-ya'

Root: mān (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge, through understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, through penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, austerity, penance

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)