महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-35, verse-8

अस्यां च समितौ राज्ञामेकमप्यजितं युधि ।
न पश्यामि महीपालं सात्वतीपुत्रतेजसा ॥८॥

8. asyāṁ ca samitau rājñāmekamapyajitaṁ yudhi ,
na paśyāmi mahīpālaṁ sātvatīputratejasā.

8. asyām ca samitau rājñām ekam api ajitam
yudhi na paśyāmi mahīpālam sātvatīputratejasā

8. And in this assembly of kings, I do not see even one king who has remained unconquered in battle, due to the power (tejas) of the son of Sātvatī (Krishna (kṛṣṇa)).

8. באסיפת המלכים הזאת אינני רואה אף מלך אחד שלא הובס בקרב בכוחו של בן סָאטְוַטִי.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्याम् (asyām) - in this

• च (ca) - and, also

• समितौ (samitau) - in the assembly, in the meeting

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single one

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अजितम् (ajitam) - unconquered, invincible

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• न (na) - not

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - a king, protector of the earth

• सात्वतीपुत्रतेजसा (sātvatīputratejasā) - by the power of Krishna (by the valor/glory/power of the son of Sātvatī)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्याम् (asyām) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

locative singular feminine form of 'idam'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समितौ (samitau) - in the assembly, in the meeting

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of samiti

samiti - assembly, meeting, council, battle

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single one

(numeral)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अजितम् (ajitam) - unconquered, invincible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ajita

ajita - unconquered, invincible

Past Passive Participle (negated)

negative prefix 'a' + past passive participle of root 'ji'

Prefix: a

Root: ji (class 1)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, war, fight

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active Indicative

1st class parasmaipada verb, 1st person singular (root dṛś forms paśya in present stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महीपालम् (mahīpālam) - a king, protector of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 2)

सात्वतीपुत्रतेजसा (sātvatīputratejasā) - by the power of Krishna (by the valor/glory/power of the son of Sātvatī)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sātvatīputratejas

sātvatīputratejas - the glory/power of the son of Sātvatī

Compound type : tatpurusha (sātvatīputra+tejas)

• sātvatī – Sātvatī (name of a Yadava princess, Devakī, Krishna's mother)
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, glory, power, energy, radiance
  noun (neuter)

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