महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-28

प्रह्राद उवाच ।
मत्तः श्रेयानङ्गिरा वै सुधन्वा त्वद्विरोचन ।
मातास्य श्रेयसी मातुस्तस्मात्त्वं तेन वै जितः ॥२८॥

28. prahrāda uvāca ,
mattaḥ śreyānaṅgirā vai sudhanvā tvadvirocana ,
mātāsya śreyasī mātustasmāttvaṁ tena vai jitaḥ.

28. prahrāda uvāca | mattaḥ śreyān aṅgirā vai sudhanvā tvat
virocana | mātā asya śreyasī mātuḥ tasmāt tvam tena vai jitaḥ

28. Prahlāda said: "O Virocana, Sudhanvā Aṅgirasa is indeed superior to me. His mother is also superior to your mother. Therefore, you are certainly defeated by him."

Words meanings summery:

• प्रह्राद (prahrāda) - Prahlāda, the father of Virocana (Prahlāda)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - compared to me (from me, than me)

• श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better, superior, more excellent

• अङ्गिरा (aṅgirā) - Aṅgirā, the father of Sudhanvā (Aṅgirā)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• सुधन्वा (sudhanvā) - Sudhanvā, the son of Aṅgirā (Sudhanvā)

• त्वत् (tvat) - than you (Virocana) (from you, than you)

• विरोचन (virocana) - Virocana, the son of Prahlāda (O Virocana)

• माता (mātā) - mother

• अस्य (asya) - of him (Sudhanvā) (his, of him)

• श्रेयसी (śreyasī) - better, superior, more excellent

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - than your (Virocana's) mother (of the mother, than the mother)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Virocana) (you)

• तेन (tena) - by him (Sudhanvā) (by him, by that)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• जितः (jitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

Words meanings and morphology

प्रह्राद (prahrāda) - Prahlāda, the father of Virocana (Prahlāda)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahrāda

prahrāda - Prahlāda (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - compared to me (from me, than me)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Base form for the first person pronoun.

Note: Ablative singular of `asmad` (I).

श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better, superior, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent; welfare, prosperity

Comparative adjective derived from `śrī` (beauty, wealth, excellence).

अङ्गिरा (aṅgirā) - Aṅgirā, the father of Sudhanvā (Aṅgirā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgiras

aṅgiras - Aṅgiras (name of a Vedic sage or a class of divine beings)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

सुधन्वा (sudhanvā) - Sudhanvā, the son of Aṅgirā (Sudhanvā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhanvan

sudhanvan - one with a good bow; a proper name (Sudhanvā)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dhanvan)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• dhanvan – bow
  noun (neuter)

त्वत् (tvat) - than you (Virocana) (from you, than you)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Base form for the second person pronoun.

Note: Ablative singular of `yuṣmad` (you).

विरोचन (virocana) - Virocana, the son of Prahlāda (O Virocana)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of virocana

virocana - radiant, shining forth; a proper name (Virocana)

Derived from `vi-ruc` (to shine forth).

Prefix: vi

Root: ruc (class 1)

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

अस्य (asya) - of him (Sudhanvā) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Sudhanvā.

श्रेयसी (śreyasī) - better, superior, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent; welfare, prosperity

Comparative adjective, feminine form.

मातुः (mātuḥ) - than your (Virocana's) mother (of the mother, than the mother)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Ablative singular, used for comparison. Refers to Virocana's mother.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used adverbially as a conjunction 'therefore'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Virocana) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Base form for the second person pronoun.

Note: Refers to Virocana.

तेन (tena) - by him (Sudhanvā) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Sudhanvā.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

जितः (jitaḥ) - defeated, conquered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ji

ji - to conquer, to win, to defeat

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root `ji` with suffix `kta`.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Functions adjectivally, qualifying 'you' (Virocana).