महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-35, verse-16

न हि कश्चिदिहास्माभिः सुबालोऽप्यपरीक्षितः ।
गुणैर्वृद्धानतिक्रम्य हरिरर्च्यतमो मतः ॥१६॥

16. na hi kaścidihāsmābhiḥ subālo'pyaparīkṣitaḥ ,
guṇairvṛddhānatikramya harirarcyatamo mataḥ.

16. na hi kaścit iha asmābhiḥ su-bālaḥ api aparīkṣitaḥ
guṇaiḥ vṛddhān atikramya hariḥ arcyatamaḥ mataḥ

16. Indeed, here, no one among us, not even a very young child, has been unexamined. Hari is considered the most worshipable due to his qualities, surpassing even the elders.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain (person)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• सु-बालः (su-bālaḥ) - a very young child, a mere child

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अपरीक्षितः (aparīkṣitaḥ) - unexamined, untested, uninvestigated

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues, by attributes

• वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elders, old people, respectable ones

• अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having surpassed, by surpassing, going beyond

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari, referring to Kṛṣṇa (Hari (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), lion, Indra, monkey)

• अर्च्यतमः (arcyatamaḥ) - most worshipable, most venerable

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, believed

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, anyone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain, some

compound of interrogative pronoun 'ka' and particle 'cid'

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

सु-बालः (su-bālaḥ) - a very young child, a mere child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subāla

subāla - a good child, a very young child

prefixed noun/adjective: 'su' (good/very) + 'bāla' (child/young)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+bāla)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• bāla – child, young, infant, youthful
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अपरीक्षितः (aparīkṣitaḥ) - unexamined, untested, uninvestigated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aparīkṣita

aparīkṣita - unexamined, untested, uninvestigated

Past Passive Participle (negated)

negation ('a') of past passive participle of root 'īkṣ' (to see/examine) with prefix 'pari'

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+parīkṣita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• parīkṣita – examined, investigated, tested
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  past passive participle of 'pari' + 'īkṣ'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues, by attributes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, merit, strand, rope

वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elders, old people, respectable ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - grown, old, aged, experienced, venerable

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'elders'.

अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having surpassed, by surpassing, going beyond

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

absolutive of root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'ati'

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari, referring to Kṛṣṇa (Hari (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), lion, Indra, monkey)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), golden, yellowish, lion, horse, sun

अर्च्यतमः (arcyatamaḥ) - most worshipable, most venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arcyatama

arcyatama - most worshipable, most worthy of honor

Superlative Gerundive

superlative degree ('-tama') of the gerundive 'arcya' (to be worshipped)

Root: arc (class 1)

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, believed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, believed, regarded, opinion

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root 'man' (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)