महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-142, verse-9

कृतास्त्रं निपुणं युद्धे प्रतिमानं धनुष्मताम् ।
न पश्यामि नरश्रेष्ठं तेन तप्ये वृकोदर ॥९॥

9. kṛtāstraṁ nipuṇaṁ yuddhe pratimānaṁ dhanuṣmatām ,
na paśyāmi naraśreṣṭhaṁ tena tapye vṛkodara.

9. kṛtāstram nipuṇam yuddhe pratimānam dhanuṣmatām
na paśyāmi naraśreṣṭham tena tapye vṛkodara

9. O Vṛkodara, I grieve because I do not see that best among men, who is skilled in weaponry, expert in battle, and a match for all archers.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतास्त्रम् (kṛtāstram) - one who has mastered weapons, skilled in weaponry

• निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillful, expert, clever

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• प्रतिमानम् (pratimānam) - an equal, a match, a standard

• धनुष्मताम् (dhanuṣmatām) - of archers, among those possessing bows

• न (na) - not, no

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• नरश्रेष्ठम् (naraśreṣṭham) - the best among men, chief of men

• तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on that account

• तप्ये (tapye) - I grieve, I lament, I suffer

• वृकोदर (vṛkodara) - O Bhīma (O Vṛkodara, O wolf-bellied one)

Words meanings and morphology

कृतास्त्रम् (kṛtāstram) - one who has mastered weapons, skilled in weaponry

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtāstra

kṛtāstra - one who has mastered weapons, an accomplished archer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+astra)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished, acted
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make), class 8
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillful, expert, clever

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nipuṇa

nipuṇa - skillful, clever, expert, able

Note: Agrees with naraśreṣṭham.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle (acting as a noun)

Derived from root yudh (to fight), class 4

Root: yudh (class 4)

प्रतिमानम् (pratimānam) - an equal, a match, a standard

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratimāna

pratimāna - a measure, a standard, an equal, a match, a prototype

Derived with prefix prati- and suffix -ana from root mā (to measure).

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with naraśreṣṭham implicitly as its quality.

धनुष्मताम् (dhanuṣmatām) - of archers, among those possessing bows

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhanuṣmat

dhanuṣmat - possessing a bow, an archer, a bowman

Derived from dhanus (bow) + matup suffix.

Note: Refers to the class of archers, of whom Arjuna is the standard.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb paśyāmi.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

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

present stem (paśya)

Present stem of the root dṛś, class 1.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Speaker is Yudhiṣṭhira.

नरश्रेष्ठम् (naraśreṣṭham) - the best among men, chief of men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best among men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of praśasya.

Note: Direct object of paśyāmi.

तेन (tena) - therefore, by that, on that account

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Indicates cause for grieving.

तप्ये (tapye) - I grieve, I lament, I suffer

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of tap

present stem

Atmanepada form of the root tap, class 4 (to suffer).

Root: tap (class 4)

Note: Speaker is Yudhiṣṭhira.

वृकोदर (vṛkodara) - O Bhīma (O Vṛkodara, O wolf-bellied one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied, a name of Bhīma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressing Bhīma.