महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-12, verse-8

तत्र मित्रबलं राजन्मौलेन न विशिष्यते ।
श्रेणीबलं भृतं चैव तुल्य एवेति मे मतिः ॥८॥

8. tatra mitrabalaṁ rājanmaulena na viśiṣyate ,
śreṇībalaṁ bhṛtaṁ caiva tulya eveti me matiḥ.

8. tatra mitrabalam rājan maulena na viśiṣyate
śreṇībalam bhṛtam ca eva tulyaḥ eva iti me matiḥ

8. rājan tatra mitrabalam maulena na viśiṣyate
śreṇībalam bhṛtam ca eva tulyaḥ eva iti me matiḥ

8. O King, among these, an allied army is not considered superior to the hereditary army. My opinion is that the guild army and the hired army are indeed equal.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that matter

• मित्रबलम् (mitrabalam) - allied army, force of friends

• राजन् (rājan) - O King, O ruler

• मौलेन (maulena) - by the hereditary (army)

• न (na) - not, no

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is considered superior (is distinguished, is superior, excels)

• श्रेणीबलम् (śreṇībalam) - guild army, corporation army

• भृतम् (bhṛtam) - hired (army, i.e., mercenaries) (hired, maintained, paid)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, intellect

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that matter

(indeclinable)

मित्रबलम् (mitrabalam) - allied army, force of friends

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitrabala

mitrabala - allied force, army of friends

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mitra+bala)

• mitra – friend, ally, sun
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)

राजन् (rājan) - O King, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

मौलेन (maulena) - by the hereditary (army)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of maula

maula - hereditary, ancestral, native, principal

Derived from mūla (root, origin)

Note: Agrees with implied 'balena'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is considered superior (is distinguished, is superior, excels)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viśiṣ

Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Middle Voice

From √śiṣ (to leave, remain) with prefix vi (indicating distinction)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

श्रेणीबलम् (śreṇībalam) - guild army, corporation army

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṇībala

śreṇībala - guild army, army of corporations or guilds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śreṇī+bala)

• śreṇī – line, row, guild, corporation
  noun (feminine)
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)

भृतम् (bhṛtam) - hired (army, i.e., mercenaries) (hired, maintained, paid)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhṛta

bhṛta - borne, carried, maintained, hired, paid

Past Passive Participle

From √bhṛ (to bear, carry, maintain, hire)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'balam'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable, like

Note: Agrees with implied 'balaḥ' or refers to 'mitrabalam' (neuter, but adjective form can be masculine here)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, belief