महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-75, verse-9

त्वत्तो हि बलिनः पूर्वे राजानः सपुरोहिताः ।
न चैवं समवर्तंस्ते यथा त्वमिह वर्तसे ॥९॥

9. tvatto hi balinaḥ pūrve rājānaḥ sapurohitāḥ ,
na caivaṁ samavartaṁste yathā tvamiha vartase.

9. tvattaḥ hi balinaḥ pūrve rājānaḥ sapurohitāḥ na
ca evam samavartaṃste yathā tvam iha vartase

9. hi pūrve sapurohitāḥ rājānaḥ tvattaḥ balinaḥ ca
te evam na samavartaṃste yathā tvam iha vartase

9. Indeed, earlier kings, along with their priests, were more powerful than you. Yet, they did not conduct themselves in the manner that you do here.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you, from you

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• बलिनः (balinaḥ) - powerful, strong

• पूर्वे (pūrve) - former, earlier, ancient

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• सपुरोहिताः (sapurohitāḥ) - with their priests, accompanied by priests

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• समवर्तंस्ते (samavartaṁste) - they behaved, they existed, they acted

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• वर्तसे (vartase) - you behave, you exist, you act

Words meanings and morphology

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you, from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

ablative singular of `yuṣmad` (you)

Note: Used for comparison.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

बलिनः (balinaḥ) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

from `bala` (strength) + `in` suffix

Note: Qualifies `rājānaḥ`.

पूर्वे (pūrve) - former, earlier, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, earlier, prior, ancient

Note: Qualifies `rājānaḥ`.

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Note: Subject.

सपुरोहिताः (sapurohitāḥ) - with their priests, accompanied by priests

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sapurohita

sapurohita - with a priest, accompanied by priests

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+purohita)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix for Bahuvrīhi compounds meaning 'having'
• purohita – family priest, chaplain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `rājānaḥ`.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of manner.

समवर्तंस्ते (samavartaṁste) - they behaved, they existed, they acted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vṛt

Imperfect 3rd person plural

from root `vṛt` (to turn, exist) with prefix `sam-ava-`

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

nominative singular of `yuṣmad` (you)

Note: Subject.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

वर्तसे (vartase) - you behave, you exist, you act

(verb)

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

Present 2nd person singular

from root `vṛt` (to turn, exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)