महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-28, verse-2

स शूरसेनान्कार्त्स्न्येन पूर्वमेवाजयत्प्रभुः ।
मत्स्यराजं च कौरव्यो वशे चक्रे बलाद्बली ॥२॥

2. sa śūrasenānkārtsnyena pūrvamevājayatprabhuḥ ,
matsyarājaṁ ca kauravyo vaśe cakre balādbalī.

2. sa śūrasenān kārtsnyena pūrvam eva ajayat prabhuḥ
| matsyarājam ca kauravyaḥ vaśe cakre balāt balī

2. That mighty lord had already completely conquered the Śūrasenas. And the powerful Kuru prince (Sahadeva) forcibly brought the Matsya king under his dominion.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - referring to Sahadeva (he, that)

• शूरसेनान् (śūrasenān) - the people or inhabitants of the Śūrasena country (the Śūrasenas)

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before, formerly

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

• अजयत् (ajayat) - he conquered, he vanquished

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - referring to Sahadeva as a powerful figure (lord, master, mighty one)

• मत्स्यराजम् (matsyarājam) - the ruler of the Matsya kingdom, possibly King Virāṭa (the king of the Matsyas)

• च (ca) - and

• कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - referring to Sahadeva, who belongs to the Kuru lineage (the Kuru prince)

• वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power, in subjugation

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he did, he brought

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

• बली (balī) - referring to Sahadeva as a powerful warrior (the powerful one, strong)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - referring to Sahadeva (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

शूरसेनान् (śūrasenān) - the people or inhabitants of the Śūrasena country (the Śūrasenas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūrasena

śūrasena - a people, tribe, or country (modern Mathura region)

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - totality, completeness, wholeness

Note: Used adverbially, 'by completeness'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before, formerly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

अजयत् (ajayat) - he conquered, he vanquished

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect active 3rd singular

Root: ji (class 1)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - referring to Sahadeva as a powerful figure (lord, master, mighty one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, powerful, mighty, king

मत्स्यराजम् (matsyarājam) - the ruler of the Matsya kingdom, possibly King Virāṭa (the king of the Matsyas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matsyarāja

matsyarāja - king of the Matsyas

Compound type : tatpurusha (matsya+rājan)

• matsya – fish; the Matsya people or country
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - referring to Sahadeva, who belongs to the Kuru lineage (the Kuru prince)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - a descendant of Kuru, a Kuru prince

वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power, in subjugation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, dominion

चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he did, he brought

(verb)

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

Perfect Middle

Perfect middle (ātmanepada) 3rd singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Used adverbially.

बली (balī) - referring to Sahadeva as a powerful warrior (the powerful one, strong)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty

Note: An epithet for the subject (Sahadeva).