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5,11

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-11, verse-3

दुर्बलोऽहं न मे शक्तिर्भवतां परिपालने ।
बलवाञ्जायते राजा बलं शक्रे हि नित्यदा ॥३॥
3. durbalo'haṁ na me śaktirbhavatāṁ paripālane ,
balavāñjāyate rājā balaṁ śakre hi nityadā.
3. durbalaḥ aham na me śaktiḥ bhavatām paripālane
balavān jāyate rājā balam śakre hi nityadā
3. "I am weak; I do not possess the strength (śakti) to protect you. A king must be mighty, and indeed, strength eternally resides in Śakra (Indra)."

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • (na) - not, no
  • मे (me) - "my" or "I have not" (dative of possession with 'na asti' implied) (to me, for me, my)
  • शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - strength, power, faculty (śakti)
  • भवताम् (bhavatām) - "your" (i.e., the gods' and sages') (of you, your (plural, respectful))
  • परिपालने (paripālane) - in the protection, for the guarding
  • बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong
  • जायते (jāyate) - is born, becomes, arises
  • राजा (rājā) - king
  • बलम् (balam) - strength, power
  • शक्रे (śakre) - in Śakra (Indra)
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
  • नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, eternally

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - weak, feeble
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durbala
durbala - weak, feeble, powerless
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+bala)
  • dur – bad, difficult, ill
    indeclinable
  • bala – strength, power, might
    noun (neuter)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - "my" or "I have not" (dative of possession with 'na asti' implied) (to me, for me, my)
(pronoun)
singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Enclitic form for 1st person singular.
शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - strength, power, faculty (śakti)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, strength, ability, faculty, energy; female divine power (śakti)
Root: śak (class 5)
भवताम् (bhavatām) - "your" (i.e., the gods' and sages') (of you, your (plural, respectful))
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhavat
bhavat - you, your honor (respectful second person pronoun)
Present Active Participle (from bhū)
Root: bhū (class 1)
परिपालने (paripālane) - in the protection, for the guarding
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of paripālana
paripālana - protection, guarding, preserving
From root pāl with prefix pari
Prefix: pari
Root: pāl (class 10)
बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat
balavat - strong, powerful, mighty
possessive suffix -vat
जायते (jāyate) - is born, becomes, arises
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan
Present Middle
root jan, middle voice, present tense, 3rd person singular
Root: jan (class 4)
राजा (rājā) - king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, sovereign
बलम् (balam) - strength, power
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force, might
शक्रे (śakre) - in Śakra (Indra)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Śakra (name of Indra), powerful, mighty
Note: Refers to Indra.
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, eternally
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb.