महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-9

प्रवादेन हि मत्स्यानां राजा नाम्नायमुच्यते ।
अहमेव हि मत्स्यानां राजा वै वाहिनीपतिः ॥९॥

9. pravādena hi matsyānāṁ rājā nāmnāyamucyate ,
ahameva hi matsyānāṁ rājā vai vāhinīpatiḥ.

9. pravādena hi matsyānām rājā nāmnā ayam ucyate
aham eva hi matsyānām rājā vai vāhinīpatiḥ

9. Indeed, the king of the Matsyas is called by this name by reputation. But I myself am truly the king of the Matsyas and the commander of the army.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवादेन (pravādena) - by rumor, by report, by common talk

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the people of the Matsya kingdom (of the Matsyas, of the fish)

• राजा (rājā) - King Virāṭa (the king)

• नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name

• अयम् (ayam) - this (Virāṭa) (this (masculine))

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

• अहम् (aham) - I, Kīcaka (I)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the people of the Matsya kingdom (of the Matsyas, of the fish)

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• वाहिनीपतिः (vāhinīpatiḥ) - commander of the army

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवादेन (pravādena) - by rumor, by report, by common talk

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pravāda

pravāda - report, rumor, common talk, reputation

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the people of the Matsya kingdom (of the Matsyas, of the fish)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish; a people/kingdom (Matsya)

राजा (rājā) - King Virāṭa (the king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name

अयम् (ayam) - this (Virāṭa) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he

Note: Refers to the king.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Passive of root 'vac' (to speak).

अहम् (aham) - I, Kīcaka (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the people of the Matsya kingdom (of the Matsyas, of the fish)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish; a people/kingdom (Matsya)

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वाहिनीपतिः (vāhinīpatiḥ) - commander of the army

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāhinīpati

vāhinīpati - commander of an army, general

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāhinī+pati)

• vāhinī – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)