महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-55

तपो बलं तापसानां ब्रह्म ब्रह्मविदां बलम् ।
हिंसा बलमसाधूनां क्षमा गुणवतां बलम् ॥५५॥

55. tapo balaṁ tāpasānāṁ brahma brahmavidāṁ balam ,
hiṁsā balamasādhūnāṁ kṣamā guṇavatāṁ balam.

55. tapaḥ balam tāpasānām brahma brahmavidām balam
hiṃsā balam asādhūnām kṣamā guṇavatām balam

55. Austerity (tapas) is the strength of ascetics, and the knowledge of Brahman (brahman) is the strength of those who know Brahman. Violence is the strength of the wicked, while forgiveness is the strength of the virtuous.

Words meanings summery:

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance, spiritual discipline

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• तापसानाम् (tāpasānām) - of ascetics; of those performing austerity

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman), sacred knowledge

• ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of those who know Brahman

• बलम् (balam) - strength

• हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury

• बलम् (balam) - strength

• असाधूनाम् (asādhūnām) - of the wicked; of the unrighteous

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, patience, endurance

• गुणवताम् (guṇavatām) - of the virtuous; of those possessing good qualities

• बलम् (balam) - strength

Words meanings and morphology

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas), penance, spiritual discipline

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, heat

Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, suffer, perform penance)

Root: tap (class 1)

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, army

तापसानाम् (tāpasānām) - of ascetics; of those performing austerity

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, one who performs austerity

Derived from tapas (austerity)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman), sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, sacred knowledge, the Vedas, prayer

Root: bṛh (class 1)

ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of those who know Brahman

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmavid

brahmavid - one who knows Brahman, a knower of sacred knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vid)

• brahman – Brahman, sacred knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

बलम् (balam) - strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power

हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hiṃsā

hiṁsā - violence, injury, harm, mischief

Derived from root 'hiṃs' (to injure, harm)

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

बलम् (balam) - strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power

असाधूनाम् (asādhūnām) - of the wicked; of the unrighteous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asādhu

asādhu - wicked, bad, evil, unrighteous, dishonest

Negative compound of sādhu (good, virtuous)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, holy man
  adjective (masculine)

क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, patience, endurance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, endurance, tolerance

Derived from root 'kṣam' (to be patient, forgive)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

गुणवताम् (guṇavatām) - of the virtuous; of those possessing good qualities

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guṇavat

guṇavat - possessing qualities, virtuous, endowed with merit

Derived from guṇa (quality) with the suffix -vat (possessing)

बलम् (balam) - strength

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power