महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-95, verse-10

न बलं बलिनां मध्ये बलं भवति कौरव ।
बलवन्तो हि ते सर्वे पाण्डवा देवविक्रमाः ॥१०॥

10. na balaṁ balināṁ madhye balaṁ bhavati kaurava ,
balavanto hi te sarve pāṇḍavā devavikramāḥ.

10. na balam balinām madhye balam bhavati kaurava
balavantaḥ hi te sarve pāṇḍavāḥ devavikramāḥ

10. O Kaurava, among powerful individuals, mere strength does not constitute true power. For indeed, all those Pāṇḍavas possess divine prowess (devavikrama) and are mighty like gods.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• बलम् (balam) - (mere) strength (strength, power, might)

• बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the powerful individuals (of the strong, of the powerful)

• मध्ये (madhye) - among (in the middle of, among, in)

• बलम् (balam) - true power, effective strength (strength, power, might)

• भवति (bhavati) - it constitutes, it is (it is, it becomes, it exists)

• कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava (addressing Duryodhana) (O Kaurava, O descendant of Kuru)

• बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - the strong ones (referring to Pāṇḍavas) (the strong ones, powerful ones)

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

• ते (te) - those (referring to Pāṇḍavas) (they, those)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

• देवविक्रमाः (devavikramāḥ) - possessing divine prowess, mighty like gods (having divine prowess, mighty like gods)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

negative particle

बलम् (balam) - (mere) strength (strength, power, might)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force, army

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the powerful individuals (of the strong, of the powerful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -in

From bala (strength) + ini suffix

Note: Governed by 'madhye'.

मध्ये (madhye) - among (in the middle of, among, in)

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - true power, effective strength (strength, power, might)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force, army

Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - it constitutes, it is (it is, it becomes, it exists)

(verb)

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

Present Active

From root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject is first 'balam'.

कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava (addressing Duryodhana) (O Kaurava, O descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a member of the Kuru clan

patronymic from Kuru

बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - the strong ones (referring to Pāṇḍavas) (the strong ones, powerful ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat

From bala (strength) + matup suffix

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te sarve Pāṇḍavāḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Provides explanation.

ते (te) - those (referring to Pāṇḍavas) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Pāṇḍavas.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Universal pronoun/adjective

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

देवविक्रमाः (devavikramāḥ) - possessing divine prowess, mighty like gods (having divine prowess, mighty like gods)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devavikrama

devavikrama - having divine valor, god-like might, divine prowess

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+vikrama)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• vikrama – prowess, valor, heroism, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  From vi + kram (to stride, step)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'pāṇḍavāḥ'.