महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-166, verse-21

सिंहसंहननाः सर्वे पाण्डुपुत्रा महाबलाः ।
चरितब्रह्मचर्याश्च सर्वे चातितपस्विनः ॥२१॥

21. siṁhasaṁhananāḥ sarve pāṇḍuputrā mahābalāḥ ,
caritabrahmacaryāśca sarve cātitapasvinaḥ.

21. siṃhasaṃhananāḥ sarve pāṇḍuputrāḥ mahābalāḥ
caritabrahmacaryāḥ ca sarve ca atitapasvinaḥ

21. sarve pāṇḍuputrāḥ siṃhasaṃhananāḥ mahābalāḥ
ca sarve caritabrahmacaryāḥ ca atitapasvinaḥ

21. All the sons of Pāṇḍu (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) were immensely powerful (mahābalāḥ), possessing frames as robust as lions. They had all practiced brahmacarya (celibacy) and were exceedingly austere (atitapasvinaḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• सिंहसंहननाः (siṁhasaṁhananāḥ) - having lion-like frames/builds

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - sons of Pāṇḍu (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) (sons of Pāṇḍu)

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - immensely powerful (mahābalāḥ) (greatly strong, mighty, immensely powerful)

• चरितब्रह्मचर्याः (caritabrahmacaryāḥ) - who have practiced brahmacarya (celibacy/religious student life)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• च (ca) - and, also

• अतितपस्विनः (atitapasvinaḥ) - exceedingly austere (atitapasvinaḥ) (extremely ascetic, very austere)

Words meanings and morphology

सिंहसंहननाः (siṁhasaṁhananāḥ) - having lion-like frames/builds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃhasaṃhanana

siṁhasaṁhanana - having the compactness/build of a lion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+saṃhanana)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• saṃhanana – compactness, firmness, frame, build
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sam- + √han (to strike, unite).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Describes the Pāṇḍavas.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - sons of Pāṇḍu (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) (sons of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - immensely powerful (mahābalāḥ) (greatly strong, mighty, immensely powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - greatly strong, mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the Pāṇḍavas.

चरितब्रह्मचर्याः (caritabrahmacaryāḥ) - who have practiced brahmacarya (celibacy/religious student life)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caritabrahmacarya

caritabrahmacarya - one who has practiced religious studentship/celibacy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (carita+brahmacarya)

• carita – practiced, performed, observed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from √car (to move, act, practice).
  Root: car (class 1)
• brahmacarya – religious studentship, celibacy, conduct proper for a Brāhmaṇa
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the Pāṇḍavas.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अतितपस्विनः (atitapasvinaḥ) - exceedingly austere (atitapasvinaḥ) (extremely ascetic, very austere)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atitapasvin

atitapasvin - very ascetic, exceedingly austere

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+tapasvin)

• ati – very, exceedingly, beyond
  indeclinable
• tapasvin – ascetic, devotee, practicing austerity
  noun (masculine)
  From tapas (austerity) + -vin suffix (possessing).

Note: Describes the Pāṇḍavas.