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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-162, verse-14

भवद्भ्यां पुरुषाग्र्याभ्यां स्थिताभ्यां विजयो मम ।
न दुर्लभं कुरुश्रेष्ठ देवराज्यमपि ध्रुवम् ॥१४॥
14. bhavadbhyāṁ puruṣāgryābhyāṁ sthitābhyāṁ vijayo mama ,
na durlabhaṁ kuruśreṣṭha devarājyamapi dhruvam.
14. bhavadbhyām puruṣa-agryābhyām sthitābhyām vijayaḥ mama
| na durlabham kuru-śreṣṭha deva-rājyam api dhruvam
14. kuru-śreṣṭha bhavadbhyām puruṣa-agryābhyām sthitābhyām mama
vijayaḥ na durlabham api deva-rājyam dhruvam na durlabham
14. With you two, the foremost among men, standing firm, victory for me is not difficult. O best of Kurus, even the kingdom of the gods is certainly not difficult to obtain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • भवद्भ्याम् (bhavadbhyām) - by you two (Bhīṣma and Droṇa) (by/with you two)
  • पुरुष-अग्र्याभ्याम् (puruṣa-agryābhyām) - by you two, who are the foremost among men (by/with the two foremost among men)
  • स्थिताभ्याम् (sthitābhyām) - by you two, who are standing firm (by/with the two who are standing (firm))
  • विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory
  • मम (mama) - for me (my, for me)
  • (na) - not
  • दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, not easily attainable
  • कुरु-श्रेष्ठ (kuru-śreṣṭha) - O Bhīṣma, best of Kurus (O best of Kurus)
  • देव-राज्यम् (deva-rājyam) - kingdom of the gods, divine sovereignty
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, firm)

Words meanings and morphology

भवद्भ्याम् (bhavadbhyām) - by you two (Bhīṣma and Droṇa) (by/with you two)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of bhavat
bhavat - you (honorific or respectful address); being, existing
Present Active Participle
Present Active Participle of root bhū (to be). Used as a respectful pronoun.
Root: bhū (class 1)
पुरुष-अग्र्याभ्याम् (puruṣa-agryābhyām) - by you two, who are the foremost among men (by/with the two foremost among men)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of puruṣa-agrya
puruṣa-agrya - foremost among men, excellent man
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+agrya)
  • puruṣa – man, person, male
    noun (masculine)
  • agrya – foremost, chief, best
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'bhavadbhyām'.
स्थिताभ्याम् (sthitābhyām) - by you two, who are standing firm (by/with the two who are standing (firm))
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of sthita
sthita - stood, situated, firm, stable, present
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of root sthā.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'bhavadbhyām'.
विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vijaya
vijaya - victory, triumph, conquest
मम (mama) - for me (my, for me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, not easily attainable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha
durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to find
Prefix: dur
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Can refer to 'vijayaḥ' (masculine form would be durlabhaḥ) or 'deva-rājyam' (neuter, so durlabham is correct). It seems to imply 'victory is not hard to obtain' and 'kingdom of gods is not hard to obtain'.
कुरु-श्रेष्ठ (kuru-śreṣṭha) - O Bhīṣma, best of Kurus (O best of Kurus)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kuru-śreṣṭha
kuru-śreṣṭha - best of the Kurus (an epithet)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śreṣṭha)
  • kuru – a Kuru, descendant of Kuru (a clan name)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
    adjective (masculine)
देव-राज्यम् (deva-rājyam) - kingdom of the gods, divine sovereignty
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of deva-rājya
deva-rājya - kingdom of the gods, divine kingdom/sovereignty
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rājya)
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
    noun (neuter)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly (certainly, surely, firm)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.