महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-17

यथा हि सुमहानग्निः कक्षं दहति सानिलः ।
तथा दहति राजन्यो ब्राह्मणेन समं रिपून् ॥१७॥

17. yathā hi sumahānagniḥ kakṣaṁ dahati sānilaḥ ,
tathā dahati rājanyo brāhmaṇena samaṁ ripūn.

17. yathā hi sumahān agniḥ kakṣam dahati sānilaḥ
tathā dahati rājanyaḥ brāhmaṇena samam ripūn

17. Indeed, just as a mighty fire, fanned by the wind, burns up dry grass, so too does a ruler (rājanya) destroy his enemies when acting together with a brāhmaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because, surely)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - mighty (very great, very large, mighty)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

• कक्षम् (kakṣam) - dry grass (dry grass, brushwood, forest, side, armpit)

• दहति (dahati) - burns (burns, consumes, scorches)

• सानिलः (sānilaḥ) - fanned by the wind (literally 'with wind') (accompanied by wind, with wind, windy)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

• दहति (dahati) - destroys (burns, consumes, destroys)

• राजन्यः (rājanyaḥ) - a ruler (rājanya) (a kṣatriya, a king, a prince)

• ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - together with a brāhmaṇa (by a brāhmaṇa, with a brāhmaṇa)

• समम् (samam) - together (together, equally, at the same time, with)

• रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies (enemies, foes)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

From 'yad' + 'thā(l)' suffix.

Note: Correlative with 'tathā'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because, surely)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis or cause.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - mighty (very great, very large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, mighty, enormous

Prefix 'su-' (good, very) + 'mahat' (great).

Compound type : praādi compound (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'agniḥ'.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire, sacrificial fire

Note: Subject of 'dahati'.

कक्षम् (kakṣam) - dry grass (dry grass, brushwood, forest, side, armpit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kakṣa

kakṣa - dry grass, brushwood, dense forest, armpit, side

Note: Object of 'dahati'.

दहति (dahati) - burns (burns, consumes, scorches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dah

Present active indicative

Root 'dah' (1st class, 'dahati').

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Subject 'agniḥ'.

सानिलः (sānilaḥ) - fanned by the wind (literally 'with wind') (accompanied by wind, with wind, windy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sānila

sānila - accompanied by wind, with wind

Prefix 'sa-' (with) + 'anila' (wind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+anila)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + 'thā(l)' suffix.

दहति (dahati) - destroys (burns, consumes, destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dah

Present active indicative

Root 'dah' (1st class, 'dahati').

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Subject 'rājanyaḥ'.

राजन्यः (rājanyaḥ) - a ruler (rājanya) (a kṣatriya, a king, a prince)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājanya

rājanya - a kṣatriya, a king, a prince, one belonging to the royal family

Derived from 'rājan' (king) + 'ya' suffix.

Note: Subject of 'dahati'.

ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - together with a brāhmaṇa (by a brāhmaṇa, with a brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brāhmaṇa, a member of the priestly class, related to brahman

From 'brahman' (Veda, spiritual knowledge) + 'aṇ' suffix.

Note: Used with 'samam'.

समम् (samam) - together (together, equally, at the same time, with)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'sama' (same, equal). Often takes instrumental.

Note: Governing the instrumental 'brāhmaṇena'.

रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies (enemies, foes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe, adversary

Root: rip (class 6)

Note: Object of 'dahati'.