महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-7, verse-15

प्रवारणं तु बालानां पूर्वं कार्यमिति श्रुतिः ।
तस्मात्प्रवारणं पूर्वमर्हः पार्थो धनंजयः ॥१५॥

15. pravāraṇaṁ tu bālānāṁ pūrvaṁ kāryamiti śrutiḥ ,
tasmātpravāraṇaṁ pūrvamarhaḥ pārtho dhanaṁjayaḥ.

15. pravāraṇam tu bālānām pūrvam kāryam iti śrutiḥ
tasmāt pravāraṇam pūrvam arhaḥ pārthaḥ dhanañjayaḥ

15. Indeed, it is a scriptural tradition (śruti) that children should be given their choice first. Therefore, Arjuna Dhananjaya deserves the first preference.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवारणम् (pravāraṇam) - choice, preference, invitation

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बालानाम् (bālānām) - of junior persons (referring to Arjuna's status as having arrived later, making him 'junior' in this specific context) (of children, for children)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, primarily

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done (to be done, duty, action)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - a Vedic injunction or tradition (śruti) (scriptural tradition, Vedic text (śruti), hearing)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• प्रवारणम् (pravāraṇam) - choice, preference, invitation

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, primarily

• अर्हः (arhaḥ) - deserving, worthy

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā (Arjuna))

• धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna, the conqueror of wealth (conqueror of wealth (Arjuna))

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवारणम् (pravāraṇam) - choice, preference, invitation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravāraṇa

pravāraṇa - choice, preference, invitation, offering

verbal noun

from root vṛ with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

बालानाम् (bālānām) - of junior persons (referring to Arjuna's status as having arrived later, making him 'junior' in this specific context) (of children, for children)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young one, naive

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, primarily

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - should be done (to be done, duty, action)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work, business

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root kṛ with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies "should be done" or "is proper".

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - a Vedic injunction or tradition (śruti) (scriptural tradition, Vedic text (śruti), hearing)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, Vedic revelation, scriptural tradition

verbal noun

from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: A revered tradition or injunction.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a connective adverb.

प्रवारणम् (pravāraṇam) - choice, preference, invitation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravāraṇa

pravāraṇa - choice, preference, invitation, offering

verbal noun

from root vṛ with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, primarily

(indeclinable)

अर्हः (arhaḥ) - deserving, worthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arha

arha - deserving, worthy, entitled

from root arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for Pārthaḥ.

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti), Arjuna

patronymic from Pṛthā

Note: Subject of the sentence.

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna, the conqueror of wealth (conqueror of wealth (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  from root ji
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Appositive to Pārthaḥ.