महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-50, verse-24

अल्पोऽपि ह्यरिरत्यन्तं वर्धमानपराक्रमः ।
वल्मीको मूलज इव ग्रसते वृक्षमन्तिकात् ॥२४॥

24. alpo'pi hyariratyantaṁ vardhamānaparākramaḥ ,
valmīko mūlaja iva grasate vṛkṣamantikāt.

24. alpaḥ api hi ariḥ atyantam vardhamānaparākramaḥ
valmīkaḥ mūlajaḥ iva grasate vṛkṣam antikāt

24. Even a small enemy, whose might is exceedingly increasing, devours a tree from its base, just as an anthill originating at the root (grows and consumes) a tree.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्पः (alpaḥ) - small, little, insignificant

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अरिः (ariḥ) - an enemy, foe

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

• वर्धमानपराक्रमः (vardhamānaparākramaḥ) - having growing valor/power/prowess, whose might is increasing

• वल्मीकः (valmīkaḥ) - an anthill, termite mound

• मूलजः (mūlajaḥ) - born from the root, originating at the root

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ग्रसते (grasate) - devours, swallows

• वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - a tree

• अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from nearby, from the vicinity, from the base/root

Words meanings and morphology

अल्पः (alpaḥ) - small, little, insignificant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, few, insignificant

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अरिः (ariḥ) - an enemy, foe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ari

ari - enemy, foe

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

वर्धमानपराक्रमः (vardhamānaparākramaḥ) - having growing valor/power/prowess, whose might is increasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vardhamānaparākrama

vardhamānaparākrama - one whose might is increasing, having growing power

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vardhamāna+parākrama)

• vardhamāna – growing, increasing, prospering
  adjective
  Present Middle Participle
  From root vṛdh (to grow, increase)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• parākrama – valor, might, prowess, courage, enterprise
  noun (masculine)

वल्मीकः (valmīkaḥ) - an anthill, termite mound

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of valmīka

valmīka - anthill, termite mound

मूलजः (mūlajaḥ) - born from the root, originating at the root

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūlaja

mūlaja - root-born, growing from the root, originating from the base

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūla+ja)

• mūla – root, base, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  suffix -ja
  Derived from root jan (to be born, produced)
  Root: jan (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

ग्रसते (grasate) - devours, swallows

(verb)

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

Root: gras (class 1)

वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - a tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from nearby, from the vicinity, from the base/root

(indeclinable)