महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-200, verse-17

अपरे बाहुबलिनः क्लिश्यन्ते बहवो जनाः ।
दुःखेन चाधिगच्छन्ति भोजनं द्विजसत्तम ॥१७॥

17. apare bāhubalinaḥ kliśyante bahavo janāḥ ,
duḥkhena cādhigacchanti bhojanaṁ dvijasattama.

17. apare bāhubalinaḥ kliśyante bahavaḥ janāḥ
duḥkhena ca adhigacchanti bhojanam dvijasattama

17. O best among the twice-born (dvijasattama), many other strong individuals suffer and acquire their food with great difficulty.

Words meanings summery:

• अपरे (apare) - others, subsequent

• बाहुबलिनः (bāhubalinaḥ) - strong-armed, powerful, mighty

• क्लिश्यन्ते (kliśyante) - they suffer, they are afflicted

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - with difficulty, by suffering

• च (ca) - and, also

• अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - they obtain, they reach, they acquire

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best Brahmin (O best among the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

अपरे (apare) - others, subsequent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, western

बाहुबलिनः (bāhubalinaḥ) - strong-armed, powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāhubalin

bāhubalin - strong-armed, mighty, powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bāhu+bala)

• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)
• balin – strong, powerful, vigorous
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From bala (strength) + -in suffix (possessing)

क्लिश्यन्ते (kliśyante) - they suffer, they are afflicted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of kliś

Present Passive

4th class verb, Present Passive 3rd plural

Root: kliś (class 4)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - with difficulty, by suffering

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, difficulty

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - they obtain, they reach, they acquire

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of adhigam

Present Active

1st class verb, Present Active 3rd plural

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, eating, meal

action noun

From root bhuj (to eat) + -ana suffix

Root: bhuj (class 7)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best Brahmin (O best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born, best Brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  From dvi (two) + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Superlative of sat (good, excellent)