महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-51

एको ह्यपि बहून्हन्ति घ्नन्त्येकं बहवोऽप्युत ।
शूरं कापुरुषो हन्ति अयशस्वी यशस्विनम् ॥५१॥

51. eko hyapi bahūnhanti ghnantyekaṁ bahavo'pyuta ,
śūraṁ kāpuruṣo hanti ayaśasvī yaśasvinam.

51. ekaḥ hi api bahūn hanti ghnanti ekam bahavaḥ api
uta śūram kāpuruṣaḥ hanti ayaśasvī yaśasvinam

51. Indeed, even one person can kill many, but many can also kill one. A coward kills a hero, and an inglorious person kills a glorious one.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - a single person (one, single, unique)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many persons (many, numerous)

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills (kills, strikes, destroys)

• घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill (they kill, they strike, they destroy)

• एकम् (ekam) - one person (one, a single one)

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many persons (many, numerous)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• उत (uta) - also (also, moreover, and, or)

• शूरम् (śūram) - a hero (a hero, brave)

• कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - a coward (a bad man, a coward)

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills (kills, strikes, destroys)

• अयशस्वी (ayaśasvī) - an inglorious person (inglorious, without fame)

• यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - a glorious person (famous, glorious)

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - a single person (one, single, unique)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

बहून् (bahūn) - many persons (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

हन्ति (hanti) - kills (kills, strikes, destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

present active 3rd singular

Root: han (class 2)

घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they kill (they kill, they strike, they destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of han

present active 3rd plural

Root: han (class 2)

एकम् (ekam) - one person (one, a single one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many persons (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - also (also, moreover, and, or)

(indeclinable)

शूरम् (śūram) - a hero (a hero, brave)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, brave, valiant, warrior

कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - a coward (a bad man, a coward)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāpuruṣa

kāpuruṣa - bad man, coward, vile person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kā+puruṣa)

• kā – bad, vile, contemptible
  adjective
  prefix used to denote 'bad'
• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being
  noun (masculine)

हन्ति (hanti) - kills (kills, strikes, destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

present active 3rd singular

Root: han (class 2)

अयशस्वी (ayaśasvī) - an inglorious person (inglorious, without fame)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ayaśasvin

ayaśasvin - inglorious, without fame, disgraceful

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yaśasvin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• yaśasvin – famous, glorious, renowned
  adjective (masculine)
  possessive suffix -vin added to yaśas

यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - a glorious person (famous, glorious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - famous, glorious, renowned, celebrated

possessive suffix -vin added to yaśas