महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-14

प्रभुः क्षमावान्वीरश्च मृदुर्दान्तो जितेन्द्रियः ।
रहोऽनीचानुवर्ती च क्लीबवन्मम नैषधः ॥१४॥

14. prabhuḥ kṣamāvānvīraśca mṛdurdānto jitendriyaḥ ,
raho'nīcānuvartī ca klībavanmama naiṣadhaḥ.

14. prabhuḥ kṣamāvān vīraḥ ca mṛduḥ dāntaḥ jitendriyaḥ
rahaḥ anīcānuvartī ca klībavat mama naiṣadhaḥ

14. My Naiṣadha (Nala) is mighty, forgiving, and brave; gentle, self-controlled, and a conqueror of his senses. And in private, he never pursued low inclinations, yet now he is like one who is impotent.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - mighty, master, lord, powerful

• क्षमावान् (kṣamāvān) - patient, forbearing, forgiving

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave, valorous

• च (ca) - and, also

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, soft, tender

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses

• रहः (rahaḥ) - in private, secretly, apart

• अनीचानुवर्ती (anīcānuvartī) - not following low or base things, not acting basely

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्लीबवत् (klībavat) - like a eunuch, like one impotent or weak

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• नैषधः (naiṣadhaḥ) - King Nala (lord of Niṣadha)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - mighty, master, lord, powerful

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, mighty

From √bhū (to be) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षमावान् (kṣamāvān) - patient, forbearing, forgiving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣamāvat

kṣamāvat - patient, forbearing, forgiving

Possessive adjective from 'kṣamā' (forbearance) with suffix -vat

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave, valorous

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - gentle, soft, tender

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - gentle, soft, tender, mild

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dam (to tame, control)

Root: dam (class 4)

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered his senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered his senses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

रहः (rahaḥ) - in private, secretly, apart

(indeclinable)

अनीचानुवर्ती (anīcānuvartī) - not following low or base things, not acting basely

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anīcānuvartin

anīcānuvartin - not following low or base things

Negative of 'nīcānuvartin' (following low things), itself a compound

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+nīcānuvartin)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• nīcānuvartin – following low things, acting basely
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound 'nīca' (low) + 'anuvartin' (following)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्लीबवत् (klībavat) - like a eunuch, like one impotent or weak

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of 'klība' (eunuch, impotent) with suffix -vat

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

नैषधः (naiṣadhaḥ) - King Nala (lord of Niṣadha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naiṣadha

naiṣadha - belonging to Niṣadha; King Nala (as lord of Niṣadha)

Derivative of Niṣadha