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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-23

अब्रुवं मातलिं भीतं पश्य मे भुजयोर्बलम् ।
अस्त्राणां च प्रभावं मे धनुषो गाण्डिवस्य च ॥२३॥
23. abruvaṁ mātaliṁ bhītaṁ paśya me bhujayorbalam ,
astrāṇāṁ ca prabhāvaṁ me dhanuṣo gāṇḍivasya ca.
23. abruvam mātalim bhītam paśya me bhujayoḥ balam
astrāṇām ca prabhāvam me dhanuṣaḥ gāṇḍivasya ca
23. I said to Mātali, who was frightened: 'Behold the strength of my arms, and the power (prabhāva) of my divine weapons (astra), and of my bow, the Gaṇḍīva!'

Words meanings summery:

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  • अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said
  • मातलिम् (mātalim) - to Mātali
  • भीतम् (bhītam) - frightened (referring to Mātali) (frightened, fearful)
  • पश्य (paśya) - see, behold
  • मे (me) - my, of me
  • भुजयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of the two arms
  • बलम् (balam) - strength, power
  • अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of my divine weapons (astra) (of the weapons (astra))
  • (ca) - and
  • प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - power (prabhāva) (power, might, influence)
  • मे (me) - my, of me
  • धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow
  • गाण्डिवस्य (gāṇḍivasya) - of Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
  • (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
मातलिम् (mātalim) - to Mātali
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mātali
mātali - Mātali, the charioteer of Indra
भीतम् (bhītam) - frightened (referring to Mātali) (frightened, fearful)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīta
bhīta - frightened, terrified, afraid
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhī.
Root: bhī (class 3)
पश्य (paśya) - see, behold
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
मे (me) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me
भुजयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of the two arms
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of bhuja
bhuja - arm, hand, branch
बलम् (balam) - strength, power
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force
अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of my divine weapons (astra) (of the weapons (astra))
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of astra
astra - missile, projectile, divine weapon (astra)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - power (prabhāva) (power, might, influence)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhāva
prabhāva - power, might, influence, majesty, origin
verbal noun
Derived from root bhū with prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
मे (me) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me
धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
गाण्डिवस्य (gāṇḍivasya) - of Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
(proper noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of gāṇḍiva
gāṇḍiva - Gaṇḍīva, the name of Arjuna's bow
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)