महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-14

महाबलान्पर्वतकूटमात्रान्विषाणिनः पश्य गजान्नरेन्द्र ।
स्थितान्निदेशे नरवर्य धातुर्नेशे बलस्येति चरेदधर्मम् ॥१४॥

14. mahābalānparvatakūṭamātrā;nviṣāṇinaḥ paśya gajānnarendra ,
sthitānnideśe naravarya dhātu;rneśe balasyeti caredadharmam.

14. mahābalān parvatakūṭamātrān
viṣāṇinaḥ paśya gajān narendra |
sthitān nideśe naravarya dhātoḥ
na īśe balasya iti caret adharmam

14. O King, behold the mighty elephants, as massive as mountain peaks and possessing tusks! O best of men, they stand under the command of the Creator (dhātu). Therefore, one should not commit unrighteousness (adharma) by saying, 'I am not capable of strength.'

Words meanings summery:

• महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty, very strong

• पर्वतकूटमात्रान् (parvatakūṭamātrān) - as big as mountain peaks

• विषाणिनः (viṣāṇinaḥ) - tusked, having tusks

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

• गजान् (gajān) - elephants

• नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king

• स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing, situated

• निदेशे (nideśe) - in the command, under the direction

• नरवर्य (naravarya) - O best of men

• धातोः (dhātoḥ) - of the divine Creator (Brahma or cosmic order) (of the Creator, of destiny)

• न (na) - not, no

• ईशे (īśe) - I am capable, I am able

• बलस्य (balasya) - of strength, of power

• इति (iti) - thus, saying, this

• चरेत् (caret) - one should practice, one should do, one should behave

• अधर्मम् (adharmam) - unrighteousness, injustice

Words meanings and morphology

महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty, very strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

पर्वतकूटमात्रान् (parvatakūṭamātrān) - as big as mountain peaks

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parvatakūṭamātra

parvatakūṭamātra - as big as mountain peaks, mountain-sized

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parvata+kūṭa+mātra)

• parvata – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, top
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, size, only, merely, as much as
  noun (neuter)

विषाणिनः (viṣāṇinaḥ) - tusked, having tusks

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣāṇin

viṣāṇin - having tusks, tusked

Derived from viṣāṇa (tusk) with the suffix -in.

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root of class 1 (pashyati) and class 4 (pashyati); here, imperative form from class 4.

Root: dṛś (class 4)

गजान् (gajān) - elephants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gaja

gaja - elephant

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, ruler, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing, situated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

निदेशे (nideśe) - in the command, under the direction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nideśa

nideśa - command, order, instruction, direction

Prefix: ni

Root: diś (class 6)

नरवर्य (naravarya) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravarya

naravarya - best of men, chief among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+varya)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• varya – best, excellent, principal
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root vṛ (to choose) + ya (suffix).
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

धातोः (dhātoḥ) - of the divine Creator (Brahma or cosmic order) (of the Creator, of destiny)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, disposer, ordainer, Brahma

Agent noun from root dhā (to place, create).

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ईशे (īśe) - I am capable, I am able

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īś

Verb of class 2 (īśate).

Root: īś (class 2)

बलस्य (balasya) - of strength, of power

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

इति (iti) - thus, saying, this

(indeclinable)

चरेत् (caret) - one should practice, one should do, one should behave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of car

Root of class 1 (carati).

Root: car (class 1)

अधर्मम् (adharmam) - unrighteousness, injustice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, anything contrary to natural law (dharma)

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of dharma.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)