महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-15, verse-16

न ह्यल्पवीर्यो भवति यो वाहान्कुरुते मुनीन् ।
अहं तपस्वी बलवान्भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः ॥१६॥

16. na hyalpavīryo bhavati yo vāhānkurute munīn ,
ahaṁ tapasvī balavānbhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ.

16. na hi alpa-vīryaḥ bhavati yaḥ vāhān kurute munīn
aham tapasvī balavān bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuḥ

16. Indeed, one who takes ascetics (munin) as his vehicles is not weak in power. I am an ascetic (tapasvin), mighty, and the lord of all beings that have been, will be, and are now.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, for, because)

• अल्प-वीर्यः (alpa-vīryaḥ) - of little power, weak

• भवति (bhavati) - he becomes, he is

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• वाहान् (vāhān) - vehicles, conveyances

• कुरुते (kurute) - He makes (them) his vehicles or takes (them) as vehicles. (he makes, he does)

• मुनीन् (munīn) - ascetics, sages

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic, one who performs austerities (tapas)

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

• भूत-भव्य-भवत्-प्रभुः (bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuḥ) - lord of past, future, and present beings

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed'. (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अल्प-वीर्यः (alpa-vīryaḥ) - of little power, weak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpa-vīrya

alpa-vīrya - having little power, weak, feeble

Compound of 'alpa' (little) and 'vīrya' (power, strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+vīrya)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• vīrya – power, strength, energy, valor
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vīr' (to be strong, valiant).
  Root: vīr

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'yaḥ'.

भवति (bhavati) - he becomes, he is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Active Indicative

Third person singular present active indicative of root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'bhavati' and 'kurute'.

वाहान् (vāhān) - vehicles, conveyances

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vāhana

vāhana - vehicle, conveyance, mount, carrier

Derived from root 'vah' (to carry).

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kurute'.

कुरुते (kurute) - He makes (them) his vehicles or takes (them) as vehicles. (he makes, he does)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Middle Indicative

Third person singular present middle (ātmanepada) indicative of root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मुनीन् (munīn) - ascetics, sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - ascetic, sage, hermit, seer

From root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kurute', in apposition to 'vāhān'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject.

तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic, one who performs austerities (tapas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, religious devotee, one who practices austerities (tapas)

From 'tapas' (austerity) + suffix 'vin'. From root 'tap' (to heat, practice austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, endowed with strength

From 'bala' (strength) + suffix 'vat'.

भूत-भव्य-भवत्-प्रभुः (bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhuḥ) - lord of past, future, and present beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhu

bhūta-bhavya-bhavat-prabhu - lord of past, future, and present beings/things

Compound of 'bhūta' (past), 'bhavya' (future), 'bhavat' (present), and 'prabhu' (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+bhavya+bhavat+prabhu)

• bhūta – past, happened, being, creature
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhavya – future, what is to be, auspicious, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhavat – present, existing, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• prabhu – lord, master, mighty, powerful
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra' (prefix) + root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicative nominative.