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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-166, verse-24

जवे लक्ष्यस्य हरणे भोज्ये पांसुविकर्षणे ।
बालैरपि भवन्तस्तैः सर्व एव विशेषिताः ॥२४॥
24. jave lakṣyasya haraṇe bhojye pāṁsuvikarṣaṇe ,
bālairapi bhavantastaiḥ sarva eva viśeṣitāḥ.
24. jave lakṣyasya haraṇe bhojye pāṃsuvikarṣaṇe
bālaiḥ api bhavantaḥ taiḥ sarve eva viśeṣitāḥ
24. bālaiḥ api taiḥ jave lakṣyasya haraṇe bhojye
pāṃsuvikarṣaṇe sarve eva bhavantaḥ viśeṣitāḥ
24. Even as children, they surpassed all of you and showed their distinct excellence in speed, target practice, eating, and kicking up dust.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • जवे (jave) - in swiftness, in quick actions (in speed, in quickness)
  • लक्ष्यस्य (lakṣyasya) - of the target, of the goal
  • हरणे (haraṇe) - in hitting, in achieving (the target) (in carrying, in seizing, in removing)
  • भोज्ये (bhojye) - in their eating habits or capacity (in eating, in feasting)
  • पांसुविकर्षणे (pāṁsuvikarṣaṇe) - in games involving kicking up dust (in dragging dust, in kicking up dust)
  • बालैः (bālaiḥ) - by them when they were children (by children, by young ones)
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (the Kauravas) (you (plural), respected sirs)
  • तैः (taiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by them)
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (all)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
  • विशेषिताः (viśeṣitāḥ) - made distinct (by being outshone), surpassed (distinguished, specialized, marked out, surpassed)

Words meanings and morphology

जवे (jave) - in swiftness, in quick actions (in speed, in quickness)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of java
java - speed, quickness, haste
from √ju (to hurry, move quickly)
Root: ju (class 1)
लक्ष्यस्य (lakṣyasya) - of the target, of the goal
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of lakṣya
lakṣya - target, aim, goal, object
from √lakṣ (to observe, perceive, mark)
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
हरणे (haraṇe) - in hitting, in achieving (the target) (in carrying, in seizing, in removing)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of haraṇa
haraṇa - carrying, seizing, taking, removing
from √hṛ (to carry, take, seize)
Root: hṛ (class 1)
भोज्ये (bhojye) - in their eating habits or capacity (in eating, in feasting)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of bhojya
bhojya - food, eatable, what is to be eaten or enjoyed
Gerundive
from √bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
Root: bhuj (class 7)
पांसुविकर्षणे (pāṁsuvikarṣaṇe) - in games involving kicking up dust (in dragging dust, in kicking up dust)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pāṃsuvikarṣaṇa
pāṁsuvikarṣaṇa - dragging dust, kicking up dust
compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṃsu+vikarṣaṇa)
  • pāṃsu – dust, sand, powder
    noun (masculine)
  • vikarṣaṇa – dragging, drawing, pulling
    noun (neuter)
    from vi-√kṛṣ (to draw asunder, pull)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
बालैः (bālaiḥ) - by them when they were children (by children, by young ones)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāla
bāla - child, young, immature
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (the Kauravas) (you (plural), respected sirs)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat
bhavat - you, your honor, esteemed sir/lady
Present Active Participle
from √bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Used here in the sense of 'you' (plural, respectfully).
तैः (taiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by them)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas, implicitly.
सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (all)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
विशेषिताः (viśeṣitāḥ) - made distinct (by being outshone), surpassed (distinguished, specialized, marked out, surpassed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viśeṣita
viśeṣita - distinguished, particularized, made distinct
Past Passive Participle
from vi-√śiṣ (to distinguish, specify)
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ sarve'.