महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-193, verse-9

तमुत्तङ्को महातेजाः सर्वास्त्रविदुषां वरम् ।
न्यवारयदमेयात्मा समासाद्य नरोत्तमम् ॥९॥

9. tamuttaṅko mahātejāḥ sarvāstraviduṣāṁ varam ,
nyavārayadameyātmā samāsādya narottamam.

9. tam Uttaṅkaḥ mahātejāḥ sarvāstraviduṣāṃ varam
nyavārayat ameyātmā samāsādya narottamam

9. Uttanka, whose soul (ātman) was immeasurable and who possessed great radiance, having approached that most excellent man (narottama) Brihadashva, who was also the foremost among those knowledgeable in all weapons, stopped him.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Brihadashva) (him, that one)

• उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - The sage Uttanka (Uttanka)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - possessed great radiance (greatly energetic, very lustrous, of great splendor)

• सर्वास्त्रविदुषां (sarvāstraviduṣāṁ) - among those knowledgeable in all weapons (among those skilled in all weapons, among those who know all missiles)

• वरम् (varam) - foremost (best, excellent, preeminent)

• न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - stopped him (he prevented, he stopped, he restrained)

• अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - whose soul (ātman) was immeasurable (of immeasurable soul/spirit, mighty-souled, of unlimited courage)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached (having approached, having reached, having obtained)

• नरोत्तमम् (narottamam) - most excellent man (narottama) (best among men, excellent man, preeminent man)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Brihadashva) (him, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - The sage Uttanka (Uttanka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Uttaṅka

Uttaṅka - name of a sage

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - possessed great radiance (greatly energetic, very lustrous, of great splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor/energy, mighty, glorious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy, vigor, fire
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies Uttanka

सर्वास्त्रविदुषां (sarvāstraviduṣāṁ) - among those knowledgeable in all weapons (among those skilled in all weapons, among those who know all missiles)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvāstravid

sarvāstravid - one who knows all weapons or missiles

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (sarva+astra+vid)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• astra – weapon, missile, projectile
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, one who understands
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Part of a superlative comparison with 'varam'

वरम् (varam) - foremost (best, excellent, preeminent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, supreme, preeminent; boon, choice

Note: Modifies Brihadashva (implicitly 'tam')

न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - stopped him (he prevented, he stopped, he restrained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nivar

causative stem

Causative of root 'vṛ' with prefixes 'ni' and 'ava'

Prefixes: ni+ava

Root: vṛ (class 5)

अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - whose soul (ātman) was immeasurable (of immeasurable soul/spirit, mighty-souled, of unlimited courage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ameyātman

ameyātman - of immeasurable soul/spirit, mighty-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ameya+ātman)

• ameya – immeasurable, unlimited, unfathomable
  adjective (masculine)
  Negation 'a' + 'meya' (measurable, from root 'mā')
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies Uttanka

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached (having approached, having reached, having obtained)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive (lyap) from root 'sad' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

नरोत्तमम् (narottamam) - most excellent man (narottama) (best among men, excellent man, preeminent man)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of narottama

narottama - best among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+uttama)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies Brihadashva (implicitly 'tam')