महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-75, verse-11

यद्यस्ति बाहुवीर्यं ते तद्दर्शयितुमर्हसि ।
किं ब्राह्मणबलेन त्वमतिमात्रं प्रवर्तसे ॥११॥

11. yadyasti bāhuvīryaṁ te taddarśayitumarhasi ,
kiṁ brāhmaṇabalena tvamatimātraṁ pravartase.

11. yadi asti bāhuvīryam te tat darśayitum arhasi
kim brāhmaṇabalena tvam atimātram pravartase

11. yadi te bāhuvīryam asti tat darśayitum arhasi
kim tvam brāhmaṇabalena atimātram pravartase

11. If you possess the strength of your arms, you should demonstrate it. Why do you act so excessively by relying on the power of Brahmins?

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is (is, exists)

• बाहुवीर्यम् (bāhuvīryam) - strength of your arms (strength of arms, valor)

• ते (te) - your (your, to you, by you)

• तत् (tat) - that (strength) (that, it)

• दर्शयितुम् (darśayitum) - to demonstrate (to show, to cause to see)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

• किम् (kim) - why (what, why, whether)

• ब्राह्मणबलेन (brāhmaṇabalena) - by relying on the power of Brahmins (by the strength of Brahmins, by the power of Brahmins)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अतिमात्रम् (atimātram) - excessively (excessively, beyond measure, too much)

• प्रवर्तसे (pravartase) - you act (you proceed, you act, you engage)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present indicative of root as

Root: as (class 2)

बाहुवीर्यम् (bāhuvīryam) - strength of your arms (strength of arms, valor)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bāhuvīrya

bāhuvīrya - strength of arms, valor, might

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+vīrya)

• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – strength, power, valor, energy
  noun (neuter)

ते (te) - your (your, to you, by you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: This is the genitive singular, acting as a possessive adjective.

तत् (tat) - that (strength) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Accusative object of darśayitum.

दर्शयितुम् (darśayitum) - to demonstrate (to show, to cause to see)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of dṛś

Infinitive (causative)

Infinitive form of the causative stem (darśaya) of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active Indicative

2nd person singular present indicative of root arh

Root: arh (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why (what, why, whether)

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणबलेन (brāhmaṇabalena) - by relying on the power of Brahmins (by the strength of Brahmins, by the power of Brahmins)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇabala

brāhmaṇabala - strength of Brahmins, power of Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+bala)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahma, sacred text
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of pravartase.

अतिमात्रम् (atimātram) - excessively (excessively, beyond measure, too much)

(indeclinable)

Often used as an adverb.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+mātra)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
  prefix
• mātra – measure, quantity, only
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Used adverbially.

प्रवर्तसे (pravartase) - you act (you proceed, you act, you engage)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Middle Indicative

2nd person singular present middle indicative of root vṛt with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)