महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-323, verse-34

तेजोनिवासः स द्वीप इति वै मेनिरे वयम् ।
न तत्राभ्यधिकः कश्चित्सर्वे ते समतेजसः ॥३४॥

34. tejonivāsaḥ sa dvīpa iti vai menire vayam ,
na tatrābhyadhikaḥ kaścitsarve te samatejasaḥ.

34. tejonivāsaḥ sa dvīpaḥ iti vai menire vayam na
tatra abhyadhikaḥ kaścit sarve te samatejasaḥ

34. vayam sa dvīpaḥ tejonivāsaḥ iti vai menire tatra kaścit
abhyadhikaḥ na (āstīt) sarve te samatejasaḥ (āsan)

34. We indeed believed that island (dvīpa) was an abode of radiance. No one there was superior; all of them possessed equal splendor.

Words meanings summery:

• तेजोनिवासः (tejonivāsaḥ) - abode of light, dwelling of splendor

• स (sa) - that, he

• द्वीपः (dvīpaḥ) - island, continent

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• मेनिरे (menire) - they thought, they considered

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• न (na) - not, no

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior, greater, excessive

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• ते (te) - they, those

• समतेजसः (samatejasaḥ) - of equal splendor, equally brilliant

Words meanings and morphology

तेजोनिवासः (tejonivāsaḥ) - abode of light, dwelling of splendor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejonivāsa

tejonivāsa - dwelling place of light or energy, abode of splendor

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpurusha (tejas+nivāsa)

• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)
• nivāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'dvīpaḥ'.

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'dvīpaḥ'.

द्वीपः (dvīpaḥ) - island, continent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvīpa

dvīpa - island, continent, land between two waters

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ap)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ap – water
  noun (feminine)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

मेनिरे (menire) - they thought, they considered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of man

Perfect Middle (Ātmanepada) 3rd person plural

Reduplicated perfect stem 'men' + 'ire'. The root 'man' takes ātmanepada endings in perfect.

Root: man (class 4)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Agent of 'menire'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' + suffix 'tra'.

अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior, greater, excessive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - superior, excelling, abundant, excessive

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (abhi+adhi+ka)

• abhi – towards, over, superior
  indeclinable
• adhi – above, over, superior
  indeclinable
• ka – suffix forming adjectives/nouns
  indeclinable

Note: Predicate adjective.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain person/thing

From 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (particle)

Note: Subject of the negated clause.

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the men.

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the men.

समतेजसः (samatejasaḥ) - of equal splendor, equally brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samatejas

samatejas - having equal splendor or brilliance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+tejas)

• sama – equal, same, like
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te' and 'sarve'.