महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-52, verse-5

अहो प्रभावः सुमहानासीद्वै सुमहात्मनोः ।
रामस्य च नरव्याघ्र विश्वामित्रस्य चैव ह ॥५॥

5. aho prabhāvaḥ sumahānāsīdvai sumahātmanoḥ ,
rāmasya ca naravyāghra viśvāmitrasya caiva ha.

5. aho prabhāvaḥ su-mahān āsīt vai su-mahātmanoḥ
Rāmasya ca naravyāghra Viśvāmitrasya ca eva ha

5. O tiger among men, indeed, how very great was the power of those two exalted individuals, Rama and Viśvāmitra!

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh! Alas! Ah!

• प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - power, influence, glory

• सु-महान् (su-mahān) - very great, excellent

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• सु-महात्मनोः (su-mahātmanoḥ) - of the two revered individuals, Rama and Viśvāmitra (of the two great souls, of the two exalted ones)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

• च (ca) - and

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

• विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh! Alas! Ah!

(indeclinable)

प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - power, influence, glory

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, influence, glory, origin

Derived from pra-bhū (to arise, be powerful)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

सु-महान् (su-mahān) - very great, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of su-mahat

su-mahat - very great, excellent, mighty

Compound of su (good, very) and mahat (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, very, well
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective

Note: Agrees with prabhāvaḥ

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect third singular

Root as, third person singular, imperfect tense (laṅ lakāra), active voice

Root: as (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

सु-महात्मनोः (su-mahātmanoḥ) - of the two revered individuals, Rama and Viśvāmitra (of the two great souls, of the two exalted ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of su-mahātman

su-mahātman - a great soul, a noble person, exalted one

Compound of su (good, very) and mahātman (great-souled)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahātman)

• su – good, very, well
  indeclinable
• mahātman – great-souled, noble, exalted, a great person
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (soul)

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Rāma

Rāma - Rama (a proper noun, name of a celebrated prince of Ayodhya)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - a tiger among men, an eminent man, best of men

Compound of nara (man) and vyāghra (tiger), meaning 'best among men'

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Viśvāmitra

Viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a proper noun, name of a celebrated sage)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)