महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-133, verse-8

द्वारपाल उवाच ।
सरस्वतीमीरय वेदजुष्टामेकाक्षरां बहुरूपां विराजम् ।
अङ्गात्मानं समवेक्षस्व बालं किं श्लाघसे दुर्लभा वादसिद्धिः ॥८॥

8. dvārapāla uvāca ,
sarasvatīmīraya vedajuṣṭā;mekākṣarāṁ bahurūpāṁ virājam ,
aṅgātmānaṁ samavekṣasva bālaṁ; kiṁ ślāghase durlabhā vādasiddhiḥ.

8. dvārapālaḥ uvāca | sarasvatīm īraya
vedajuṣṭām ekākṣarām bahurūpām
virājam | aṅga ātmānam samavekṣasva
bālam kim ślāghase durlabhā vādasiddhiḥ

8. The doorkeeper said: "Invoke Sarasvatī, who is revered by the Vedas, who is the single syllable (eka-akṣara) and of many forms (bahurūpā), and who shines gloriously. O dear one, reflect upon yourself as merely a child (bāla). Why do you boast? Success in debate (vāda) is indeed difficult to achieve."

Words meanings summery:

• द्वारपालः (dvārapālaḥ) - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvatī (Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, art))

• ईरय (īraya) - invoke (invoke, impel, utter, send)

• वेदजुष्टाम् (vedajuṣṭām) - honored by the Vedas (honored/served/loved by the Vedas)

• एकाक्षराम् (ekākṣarām) - one-syllabled (eka-akṣara) (one-syllabled, having one imperishable (akṣara))

• बहुरूपाम् (bahurūpām) - multifaceted, of many forms (bahurūpā) (many-formed, multifaceted, diverse)

• विराजम् (virājam) - shining brightly, glorious (shining, splendid, sovereign, presiding)

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (O dear one, my friend (vocative particle))

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself (ātman) (oneself, the self (ātman))

• समवेक्षस्व (samavekṣasva) - consider (yourself) (reflect upon, observe, consider)

• बालम् (bālam) - (as) a child (bāla) (child, young, immature)

• किम् (kim) - why? (why? what?)

• श्लाघसे (ślāghase) - you boast (you boast, you praise yourself)

• दुर्लभा (durlabhā) - difficult to achieve (difficult to obtain, rare, hard to achieve)

• वादसिद्धिः (vādasiddhiḥ) - success in debate (vāda) (success in debate, accomplishment in argument)

Words meanings and morphology

द्वारपालः (dvārapālaḥ) - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvārapāla

dvārapāla - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvāra+pāla)

• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• pāla – guardian, protector
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvatī (Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, art))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, music, river)

ईरय (īraya) - invoke (invoke, impel, utter, send)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of īr

imperative form

2nd person singular imperative active of √īr (causative/denom. form)

Root: īr (class 2)

वेदजुष्टाम् (vedajuṣṭām) - honored by the Vedas (honored/served/loved by the Vedas)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vedajuṣṭā

vedajuṣṭā - loved by the Vedas, honored by the Vedas, served by the Vedas

Compound of 'veda' (Veda) and 'juṣṭā' (loved, served, honored).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+juṣṭā)

• veda – Veda (sacred knowledge), knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid
• juṣṭā – pleased, cherished, frequented, served, honored
  adjective (feminine)
  past passive participle
  past passive participle of √juṣ
  Root: juṣ (class 1)

एकाक्षराम् (ekākṣarām) - one-syllabled (eka-akṣara) (one-syllabled, having one imperishable (akṣara))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekākṣarā

ekākṣarā - one-syllabled, having one imperishable syllable (referring to Om)

Compound of 'eka' (one) and 'akṣara' (syllable, imperishable).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+akṣara)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable, letter
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with "sarasvatīm".

बहुरूपाम् (bahurūpām) - multifaceted, of many forms (bahurūpā) (many-formed, multifaceted, diverse)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bahurūpā

bahurūpā - many-formed, multifaceted, various, diverse

Compound of 'bahu' (many) and 'rūpa' (form).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+rūpa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

विराजम् (virājam) - shining brightly, glorious (shining, splendid, sovereign, presiding)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of virāj

virāj - shining, splendid, sovereign, universal monarch, Veda (as a deity)

From √rāj with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Can be used as adjective or noun; here, likely descriptive of Sarasvatī.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one (O dear one, my friend (vocative particle))

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself (ātman) (oneself, the self (ātman))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, body, mind

Root: an

समवेक्षस्व (samavekṣasva) - consider (yourself) (reflect upon, observe, consider)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of īkṣ

imperative form

2nd person singular imperative middle of √īkṣ with prefixes sam-ava

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

बालम् (bālam) - (as) a child (bāla) (child, young, immature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - young, child, boy, immature

किम् (kim) - why? (why? what?)

(indeclinable)

श्लाघसे (ślāghase) - you boast (you boast, you praise yourself)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ślāgh

present tense form

2nd person singular present middle of √ślāgh

Root: ślāgh (class 1)

दुर्लभा (durlabhā) - difficult to achieve (difficult to obtain, rare, hard to achieve)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of durlabhā

durlabhā - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to achieve

Compound of 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'labhā' (obtainable).

Compound type : pra-ādi tatpuruṣa (dur+labhā)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• labhā – attainable, to be obtained
  adjective (feminine)
  gerundive
  Derived from √labh (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)

वादसिद्धिः (vādasiddhiḥ) - success in debate (vāda) (success in debate, accomplishment in argument)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vādasiddhi

vādasiddhi - success in debate, accomplishment in argument

Compound of 'vāda' (debate) and 'siddhi' (success).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāda+siddhi)

• vāda – debate, discourse, argument, speech
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vad (class 1)
• siddhi – success, accomplishment, perfection, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb "is".