महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-35, verse-13

बृहस्पतिर्वा देवेषु शुक्रो वाप्यसुरेषु यः ।
न तथा बुद्धिसंपन्नो यथा स पुरुषर्षभः ॥१३॥

13. bṛhaspatirvā deveṣu śukro vāpyasureṣu yaḥ ,
na tathā buddhisaṁpanno yathā sa puruṣarṣabhaḥ.

13. bṛhaspatiḥ vā deveṣu śukraḥ vā api asureṣu yaḥ
na tathā buddhisampannaḥ yathā sa puruṣarṣabhaḥ

13. deveṣu bṛhaspatiḥ vā asureṣu yaḥ śukraḥ vā api
saḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ yathā tathā buddhisampannaḥ na

13. Neither Bṛhaspati among the gods, nor Śukra among the asuras, is as endowed with intellect as that best among men.

Words meanings summery:

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (name of the preceptor of the gods)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

• शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - Śukra (name of the preceptor of the asuras)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अपि (api) - even (used to emphasize the 'neither...nor' structure) (also, even, moreover)

• असुरेषु (asureṣu) - among the asuras

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine nominative singular relative pronoun)

• न (na) - not

• तथा (tathā) - as (in comparison) (thus, so, in that way)

• बुद्धिसम्पन्नः (buddhisampannaḥ) - endowed with intellect (endowed with intellect, intelligent)

• यथा (yathā) - as (in comparison) (as, like, according to)

• स (sa) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

• पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - that best among men (bull among men, best among men)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (name of the preceptor of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - lord of prayer, preceptor of the gods, Jupiter

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the verse: 'neither...nor'.

देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - Śukra (name of the preceptor of the asuras)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śukra

śukra - bright, clear, white; name of the planet Venus, preceptor of the asuras

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (used to emphasize the 'neither...nor' structure) (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

असुरेषु (asureṣu) - among the asuras

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, titan, anti-god

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine nominative singular relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Forms a correlative with 'sa' in the second line.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following statement.

तथा (tathā) - as (in comparison) (thus, so, in that way)

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिसम्पन्नः (buddhisampannaḥ) - endowed with intellect (endowed with intellect, intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhisampanna

buddhisampanna - endowed with intellect, intelligent, wise

Compound type : tatpurusha (buddhi+sampanna)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, possessed of, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - as (in comparison) (as, like, according to)

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - that best among men (bull among men, best among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, chief of men, best of men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Vidura.