महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-227, verse-3

परिदेवति तान्वीरान्धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः ।
मन्यतेऽभ्यधिकांश्चापि तपोयोगेन पाण्डवान् ॥३॥

3. paridevati tānvīrāndhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ ,
manyate'bhyadhikāṁścāpi tapoyogena pāṇḍavān.

3. paridevayati tān vīrān dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ mahīpatiḥ
manyate abhyadhikān ca api tapoyogena pāṇḍavān

3. King Dhritarashtra laments those heroes, and he even considers the Pandavas superior due to their ascetic practice (tapas) and spiritual discipline (yoga).

Words meanings summery:

• परिदेवयति (paridevayati) - laments, grieves for, bewails

• तान् (tān) - those

• वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave men

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

• मन्यते (manyate) - he considers, he thinks, he believes

• अभ्यधिकान् (abhyadhikān) - superior, greater, more numerous

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तपोयोगेन (tapoyogena) - by means of ascetic practice and spiritual discipline

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

Words meanings and morphology

परिदेवयति (paridevayati) - laments, grieves for, bewails

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paridev

present

present tense, 3rd person, singular number, active voice of root 'dev' with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: dev (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (the blind king of Hastinapura, father of the Kauravas)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king, sovereign

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī-Tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

मन्यते (manyate) - he considers, he thinks, he believes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

present

present tense, 3rd person, singular number, middle voice of root 'man'

Root: man (class 4)

अभ्यधिकान् (abhyadhikān) - superior, greater, more numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - superior, greater, more, additional, exceeding

adjective formed by prefixing 'abhi' to 'adhika'

Compound type : Prādi-samāsa (abhi+adhika)

• abhi – towards, over, in front, on, to
  indeclinable
• adhika – additional, exceeding, superior, more
  adjective (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तपोयोगेन (tapoyogena) - by means of ascetic practice and spiritual discipline

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tapoyoga

tapoyoga - union of asceticism (tapas) and spiritual discipline (yoga); practice of tapas and yoga

Compound type : Itaretara-Dvandva (tapas+yoga)

• tapas – ascetic practice, penance, austerity
  noun (neuter)
• yoga – spiritual discipline (yoga), union, method, application
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu; the Pāṇḍavas (Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva)