महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-33, verse-28

बलवन्तं तथात्मानं मेने बहुगुणं तदा ।
धर्मराजो महातेजास्तच्च सस्मार पाण्डवः ॥२८॥

28. balavantaṁ tathātmānaṁ mene bahuguṇaṁ tadā ,
dharmarājo mahātejāstacca sasmāra pāṇḍavaḥ.

28. balavantam tathā ātmānam mene bahuguṇam tadā
dharmarājaḥ mahātejāḥ tat ca sasmāra pāṇḍavaḥ

28. The greatly effulgent King of natural law (dharma), the Pāṇḍava, then considered his own self (ātman) to be powerful and highly virtuous, and he remembered that.

Words meanings summery:

• बलवन्तम् (balavantam) - considering himself powerful (powerful, strong)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own self (ātman) (self, soul, essence)

• मेने (mene) - he considered (his self to be...) (he thought, he considered, he believed)

• बहुगुणम् (bahuguṇam) - possessing many virtues (like strength, wisdom, etc.) (having many virtues, highly meritorious)

• तदा (tadā) - then (at that moment) (then, at that time)

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the King of natural law (dharma) (king of dharma)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, who is greatly effulgent (greatly effulgent, highly glorious)

• तत् (tat) - that (earlier thought or experience) (that, it)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सस्मार (sasmāra) - he remembered, he recollected

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava (descendant of Pāṇḍu)

Words meanings and morphology

बलवन्तम् (balavantam) - considering himself powerful (powerful, strong)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies 'ātmānam'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his own self (ātman) (self, soul, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life-breath

Note: Object of 'mene'.

मेने (mene) - he considered (his self to be...) (he thought, he considered, he believed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of man

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root MAN (to think), perfect middle voice form.

Root: man (class 4)

बहुगुणम् (bahuguṇam) - possessing many virtues (like strength, wisdom, etc.) (having many virtues, highly meritorious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bahuguṇa

bahuguṇa - having many good qualities, highly virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+guṇa)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmānam'.

तदा (tadā) - then (at that moment) (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the King of natural law (dharma) (king of dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of dharma, king of justice, Yama

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'mene' and 'sasmāra'.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, who is greatly effulgent (greatly effulgent, highly glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly brilliant, highly glorious, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – radiance, brilliance, energy, glory
  noun (neuter)

Note: Noun stem ending in -as, nominative singular is -āḥ.

तत् (tat) - that (earlier thought or experience) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of 'sasmāra'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the act of thinking with remembering.

सस्मार (sasmāra) - he remembered, he recollected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of smṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root SMṚ (to remember), reduplicated perfect form.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava (descendant of Pāṇḍu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pāṇḍu, descendant of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu (name of the father of the Pāṇḍavas).

Note: Appositive to 'dharmarājaḥ' and 'mahātejāḥ'.