महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-15, verse-8

कुले जन्म प्रशंसन्ति वैद्याः साधु सुनिष्ठिताः ।
बलेन सदृशं नास्ति वीर्यं तु मम रोचते ॥८॥

8. kule janma praśaṁsanti vaidyāḥ sādhu suniṣṭhitāḥ ,
balena sadṛśaṁ nāsti vīryaṁ tu mama rocate.

8. kule janma praśaṃsanti vaidyāḥ sādhu suniṣṭhitāḥ
balena sadṛśam na asti vīryam tu mama rocate

8. Well-versed scholars truly praise birth in a noble family. There is nothing comparable to strength, but it is valor that pleases me.

Words meanings summery:

• कुले (kule) - in a noble family (in the family, in the lineage)

• जन्म (janma) - birth in a family/lineage (birth, origin, existence)

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

• वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - the learned, scholars, physicians

• साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, truly, indeed

• सुनिष्ठिताः (suniṣṭhitāḥ) - well-established, well-versed, accomplished

• बलेन (balena) - by strength

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal, comparable

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, heroism

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing to me, I prefer (pleases, is liked, shines)

Words meanings and morphology

कुले (kule) - in a noble family (in the family, in the lineage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, noble family, community

जन्म (janma) - birth in a family/lineage (birth, origin, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life, caste

From √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'praśaṃsanti'.

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √śaṃs

Present Tense

From pra-√śaṃs, present 3rd person plural, parasmaipada

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - the learned, scholars, physicians

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaidya

vaidya - learned, skilled, a physician, a scholar, one versed in sacred knowledge

From veda (knowledge)

Root: vid

Note: Subject of 'praśaṃsanti'.

साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, truly, indeed

(indeclinable)

सुनिष्ठिताः (suniṣṭhitāḥ) - well-established, well-versed, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suniṣṭhita

suniṣṭhita - well-established, firm, accomplished, skilled, well-versed

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su-' (well) and 'niṣṭhita' (established, fixed), from ni-√sthā + -ta

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+niṣṭhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating goodness or excellence
• niṣṭhita – fixed, established, skilled, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni-√sthā (to stand, to establish) + -ta
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

बलेन (balena) - by strength

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army, might

Root: bal

Note: Used in comparison, 'equal to strength'.

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, resembling, equal, similar, comparable

Compound of 'sa-' (with, similar) and 'dṛśa' (appearance, seeing)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dṛśa)

• sa – with, together with, similar
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating likeness or accompaniment
• dṛśa – seeing, appearance, look
  noun (feminine)
  From √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject of 'nāsti'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √as

Present Tense

From √as, present 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, heroism

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, power, heroism, energy, virility

From vīra (hero)

Note: Subject of 'rocate'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing to me, I prefer (pleases, is liked, shines)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of √ruc

From √ruc, present 3rd person singular, ātmanepada

Root: ruc (class 1)