महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-5

सर्वशस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठं मेरुं शिखरिणामिव ।
युधि गाण्डीवधन्वानं को नु युध्येत बुद्धिमान् ॥५॥

5. sarvaśastrabhṛtāṁ śreṣṭhaṁ meruṁ śikhariṇāmiva ,
yudhi gāṇḍīvadhanvānaṁ ko nu yudhyeta buddhimān.

5. sarvaśastrabṛtām śreṣṭham merum śikhariṇām iva
yudhi gāṇḍīvadhanvānam kaḥ nu yudhyeta buddhimān

5. Who among the wise would indeed fight in battle against Arjuna, the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow, who is the best among all weapon-bearers, like Mount Meru among mountains?

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वशस्त्रबृताम् (sarvaśastrabṛtām) - among all weapon-bearers

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

• मेरुम् (merum) - Mount Meru

• शिखरिणाम् (śikhariṇām) - of mountains, among mountains

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

• गाण्डीवधन्वानम् (gāṇḍīvadhanvānam) - Arjuna (the one whose bow is Gāṇḍīva, wielder of Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna))

• कः (kaḥ) - who, which

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• युध्येत (yudhyeta) - would fight, should fight

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise, intelligent

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वशस्त्रबृताम् (sarvaśastrabṛtām) - among all weapon-bearers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvaśastrabṛt

sarvaśastrabṛt - one who bears all weapons, best of all warriors

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+śastra+bhṛt)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• śastra – weapon, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to 'weapon-bearers'.

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme

Superlative degree of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Adjective modifying Gāṇḍīvadhanvānam.

मेरुम् (merum) - Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain), peak, summit

शिखरिणाम् (śikhariṇām) - of mountains, among mountains

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śikharin

śikharin - mountain, peak, crested

Possessive adjective from śikhara (peak, crest)

Note: Used in a partitive sense: 'among mountains'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Feminine noun derived from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh

गाण्डीवधन्वानम् (gāṇḍīvadhanvānam) - Arjuna (the one whose bow is Gāṇḍīva, wielder of Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gāṇḍīvadhanvan

gāṇḍīvadhanvan - one whose bow is Gāṇḍīva, wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow (Arjuna)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gāṇḍīva+dhanvan)

• gāṇḍīva – name of Arjuna's bow
  proper noun (neuter)
• dhanvan – bow
  noun (neuter)

कः (kaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

युध्येत (yudhyeta) - would fight, should fight

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of yudh

optative mood

4th class verb, middle voice, optative

Root: yudh (class 4)

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - wise, intelligent, discerning

Possessive adjective formed with -mat suffix from buddhi (intellect)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject of 'yudhyeta' (kaḥ).