महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-8

यः पुनः प्रतिमानेन त्रीँल्लोकानतिरिच्यते ।
तं कृष्णं पुण्डरीकाक्षं को नु युध्येत बुद्धिमान् ॥८॥

8. yaḥ punaḥ pratimānena trīँllokānatiricyate ,
taṁ kṛṣṇaṁ puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ ko nu yudhyeta buddhimān.

8. yaḥ punaḥ pratimānena trīn lokān atiricyate tam
kṛṣṇam puṇḍarīkākṣam kaḥ nu yudhyeta buddhimān

8. Moreover, what intelligent person would fight against that lotus-eyed Krishna, who by any measure surpasses the three worlds?

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

• प्रतिमानेन (pratimānena) - by comparison, by measure, by criterion

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• अतिरिच्यते (atiricyate) - surpasses, excels, exceeds

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - one whose eyes are like lotus flowers, referring to Krishna (lotus-eyed)

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• युध्येत (yudhyeta) - would fight

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise person

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

(indeclinable)

प्रतिमानेन (pratimānena) - by comparison, by measure, by criterion

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pratimāna

pratimāna - measure, comparison, equivalent, criterion

Prefix: prati

Root: mā (class 3)

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral)

Note: masculine plural accusative form of tri

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

अतिरिच्यते (atiricyate) - surpasses, excels, exceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of atiric

Prefix: ati

Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Derived from root 'ric' with prefix 'ati', in passive voice (ātmanepada)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a proper name), dark, black

पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - one whose eyes are like lotus flowers, referring to Krishna (lotus-eyed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇḍarīka+akṣa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: qualifying Krishna

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what

Note: interrogative pronoun

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

युध्येत (yudhyeta) - would fight

(verb)

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

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Optative mood, ātmanepada

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise

Possessive suffix -matup

Derived from 'buddhi' (intellect) with possessive suffix 'matup'

Note: Adjectival use as a noun for 'an intelligent one'