महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-194, verse-8

भीष्म उवाच ।
अनुरूपं कुरुश्रेष्ठ त्वय्येतत्पृथिवीपते ।
बलाबलममित्राणां स्वेषां च यदि पृच्छसि ॥८॥

8. bhīṣma uvāca ,
anurūpaṁ kuruśreṣṭha tvayyetatpṛthivīpate ,
balābalamamitrāṇāṁ sveṣāṁ ca yadi pṛcchasi.

8. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca anurūpam kuruśreṣṭha tvayi etat
pṛthivīpate balābalam amitrāṇām sveṣām ca yadi pṛcchasi

8. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca he kuruśreṣṭha he pṛthivīpate yadi
amitrāṇām sveṣām ca balābalam pṛcchasi etat tvayi anurūpam

8. Bhishma said, "O best of the Kurus, O lord of the earth, this is indeed fitting for you, if you are asking about the relative strength and weakness of both your enemies and your own forces."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a character)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - fitting, suitable, appropriate

• कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kuru dynasty (referring to Duryodhana) (O best among the Kurus)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, for you, to you

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O King (referring to Duryodhana) (O lord of the earth, O king)

• बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness, relative strength

• अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of enemies, of foes

• स्वेषाम् (sveṣām) - of one's own, of one's own people/forces

• च (ca) - and, also

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask, you inquire

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a character)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma, terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect (lit)

From root 'vac', 3rd person singular active perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - fitting, suitable, appropriate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anurūpa

anurūpa - conforming to, suitable, appropriate, fitting

Prefix: anu

Root: rūp

Note: Used here adverbially or as a predicate nominative/accusative.

कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kuru dynasty (referring to Duryodhana) (O best among the Kurus)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuruśreṣṭha

kuruśreṣṭha - best among the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śreṣṭha)

• kuru – name of an ancient king or his descendants, the Kuru dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (good)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, for you, to you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the act of asking.

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O King (referring to Duryodhana) (O lord of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness, relative strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of balābala

balābala - strength and weakness, relative strength, the strong and the weak

Compound type : dvandva (bala+abala)

• bala – strength, power, force, army
  noun (neuter)
• abala – weak, powerless, weakness
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: a

अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of enemies, of foes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amitra

amitra - enemy, foe, not a friend

स्वेषाम् (sveṣām) - of one's own, of one's own people/forces

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property, kin

Note: Implies 'of one's own army/people'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask, you inquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pṛcchasi

Present Indicative

From root 'prach', 2nd person singular active present

Root: prach (class 6)