महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-194, verse-18

यथा भीष्मः शांतनवो मासेनेति मतिर्मम ।
एषा मे परमा शक्तिरेतन्मे परमं बलम् ॥१८॥

18. yathā bhīṣmaḥ śāṁtanavo māseneti matirmama ,
eṣā me paramā śaktiretanme paramaṁ balam.

18. yathā bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ māsena iti matiḥ mama
eṣā me paramā śaktiḥ etat me paramam balam

18. mama matiḥ,
yathā śāntanavaḥ bhīṣmaḥ (karoti),
(tathā) māsena (aham karomi) iti.
eṣā me paramā śaktiḥ,
etat me paramam balam.

18. My opinion is that I (could destroy the army) in a month, just as Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, (could). This is my supreme power (śakti), this is my supreme strength.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu

• मासेन (māsena) - in a month, within a month

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, intelligence

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, utmost

• शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power (śakti), energy, capability, strength

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, utmost

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a revered warrior and patriarch in the Mahābhārata)

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - son of Śāntanu (referring to Bhīṣma)

Patronymic from Śāntanu

मासेन (māsena) - in a month, within a month

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Used here to denote time within which an action occurs.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, mind, intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, belief

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to śaktiḥ

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest, utmost

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Note: Refers to śaktiḥ

शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - power (śakti), energy, capability, strength

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, energy, strength, ability, faculty, capacity

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to balam

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, utmost

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Note: Refers to balam

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army