महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-126, verse-20

महाबलो महावीर्यस्तपोबलसमन्वितः ।
यः शक्रमपि वीर्येण गमयेद्यमसादनम् ॥२०॥

20. mahābalo mahāvīryastapobalasamanvitaḥ ,
yaḥ śakramapi vīryeṇa gamayedyamasādanam.

20. mahā-balaḥ mahā-vīryaḥ tapaḥ-bala-samanvitaḥ
| yaḥ śakram api vīryeṇa gamayet yama-sādanam

20. He will be endowed with great strength, great valor, and the power of austerity (tapas); one who, by his might, could even send Indra to the abode of Yama.

20. בן בעל כוח עצום וגבורה עצומה, שמצויד בעוצמת תרגול רוחני, שבגבורתו ישלח אפילו את אִינְדְרַה אל משכנו של יַמַה.

Words meanings summery:

• महा-बलः (mahā-balaḥ) - very strong, possessing great strength

• महा-वीर्यः (mahā-vīryaḥ) - very valorous, possessing great prowess

• तपः-बल-समन्वितः (tapaḥ-bala-samanvitaḥ) - endowed with the power of austerity

• यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)

• शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by his might (by valor, by might)

• गमयेत् (gamayet) - could even send (might cause to go, may send)

• यम-सादनम् (yama-sādanam) - abode of Yama

Words meanings and morphology

महा-बलः (mahā-balaḥ) - very strong, possessing great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly strong, having great power

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the son to be born.

महा-वीर्यः (mahā-vīryaḥ) - very valorous, possessing great prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - greatly valorous, having great energy or prowess

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, prowess, heroism, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the son to be born.

तपः-बल-समन्वितः (tapaḥ-bala-samanvitaḥ) - endowed with the power of austerity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapobalasamanvita

tapobalasamanvita - endowed with the power of austerity (tapas)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+bala+samanvita)

• tapas – austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)
• samanvita – endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √i (to go) with prefixes sam-anu- and suffix -kta
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the son to be born.

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (name of a deity), powerful, capable

Root: śak (class 5)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by his might (by valor, by might)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, prowess, heroism, energy, strength

गमयेत् (gamayet) - could even send (might cause to go, may send)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gamayet

Causative Optative Active

Causative of √gam (to go), optative 3rd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

यम-सादनम् (yama-sādanam) - abode of Yama

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yamasādana

yamasādana - abode of Yama, dwelling of Yama

Compound type : tatpurusha (yama+sādana)

• yama – Yama (the god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sādana – abode, dwelling, bringing to rest
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from √sad (to sit, settle)
  Root: sad (class 1)

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