महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-133, verse-19

राजोवाच ।
आशंससे बन्दिनं त्वं विजेतुमविज्ञात्वा वाक्यबलं परस्य ।
विज्ञातवीर्यैः शक्यमेवं प्रवक्तुं दृष्टश्चासौ ब्राह्मणैर्वादशीलैः ॥१९॥

19. rājovāca ,
āśaṁsase bandinaṁ tvaṁ vijetu;mavijñātvā vākyabalaṁ parasya ,
vijñātavīryaiḥ śakyamevaṁ pravaktuṁ; dṛṣṭaścāsau brāhmaṇairvādaśīlaiḥ.

19. rājā uvāca āśaṃsase bandinam tvam
vijetum avijñātvā vākyabalam parasya
vijñātavīryaiḥ śakyam evam pravaktum
dṛṣṭaḥ ca asau brāhmaṇaiḥ vādaśīlaiḥ

19. The King said: 'You hope to conquer Bāndī without knowing the strength of his words. Only those whose own power (vīrya) is truly ascertained should speak like this. Moreover, he has been faced by many Brahmins who delight in debate.'

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - The King (Janaka) (king)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आशंससे (āśaṁsase) - you hope, you expect

• बन्दिनम् (bandinam) - Bāndī

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer, to defeat

• अविज्ञात्वा (avijñātvā) - without knowing, not having known

• वाक्यबलम् (vākyabalam) - strength of words, power of speech

• परस्य (parasya) - of the opponent (Bāndī) (of the other, of another, of the opponent)

• विज्ञातवीर्यैः (vijñātavīryaiḥ) - by those whose own power (vīrya) is truly ascertained (by those whose strength/valor is known/ascertained)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (possible, capable)

• एवम् (evam) - like this (boastfully) (thus, so, in this manner)

• प्रवक्तुम् (pravaktum) - to speak, to declare

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - he has been encountered (seen, perceived, encountered)

• च (ca) - moreover (and, also)

• असौ (asau) - he (Bāndī) (that one, he)

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

• वादशीलैः (vādaśīlaiḥ) - by those fond of debate, by those whose nature is to debate

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - The King (Janaka) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

आशंससे (āśaṁsase) - you hope, you expect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of āśaṃs

Root śaṃs (to praise, to tell) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

बन्दिनम् (bandinam) - Bāndī

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bandin

bandin - Bāndī (a proper name); panegyrist, bard

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer, to defeat

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of root jī (to conquer) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: jī (class 1)

अविज्ञात्वा (avijñātvā) - without knowing, not having known

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (negative)

Negative absolutive of root jñā (to know) with prefix vi

Prefixes: a+vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

वाक्यबलम् (vākyabalam) - strength of words, power of speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākyabala

vākyabala - strength of words, power of speech, linguistic prowess

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+bala)

• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

परस्य (parasya) - of the opponent (Bāndī) (of the other, of another, of the opponent)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of para

para - other, supreme, enemy

विज्ञातवीर्यैः (vijñātavīryaiḥ) - by those whose own power (vīrya) is truly ascertained (by those whose strength/valor is known/ascertained)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vijñātavīrya

vijñātavīrya - whose valor or power is known/ascertained

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vijñāta+vīrya)

• vijñāta – known, ascertained, understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• vīrya – valor, strength, prowess, potency
  noun (neuter)

शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (possible, capable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable of

Gerundive

Gerundive of root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

एवम् (evam) - like this (boastfully) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

प्रवक्तुम् (pravaktum) - to speak, to declare

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of root vac (to speak) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - he has been encountered (seen, perceived, encountered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - moreover (and, also)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he (Bāndī) (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, relating to Brahman

वादशीलैः (vādaśīlaiḥ) - by those fond of debate, by those whose nature is to debate

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vādaśīla

vādaśīla - fond of debate, debate-loving, quarrelsome

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāda+śīla)

• vāda – speech, discussion, debate
  noun (masculine)
• śīla – nature, habit, character, disposition
  noun (neuter)