महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-95, verse-9

बलवानहमित्येव न मन्तव्यं सुयोधन ।
बलवन्तो हि बलिभिर्दृश्यन्ते पुरुषर्षभ ॥९॥

9. balavānahamityeva na mantavyaṁ suyodhana ,
balavanto hi balibhirdṛśyante puruṣarṣabha.

9. balavān aham iti eva na mantavyam suyodhana
balavantaḥ hi balibhiḥ dṛśyante puruṣarṣabha

9. O Suyodhana, it should not be thought, 'I am strong.' For indeed, O best among men (puruṣarṣabha), the strong are seen (to be challenged) by other strong individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• बलवान् (balavān) - strong (strong, powerful)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - marking a direct quote or thought (thus, so, as)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, just)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मन्तव्यम् (mantavyam) - should be thought (impersonal construction) (should be thought, fit to be thought)

• सुयोधन (suyodhana) - O Suyodhana (Duryodhana) (Suyodhana, Duryodhana (o one with good fighting))

• बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - the strong ones (the strong ones, powerful ones)

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

• बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by (other) strong individuals (by the strong, by the powerful)

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen (they are seen, they appear)

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men (addressing Suyodhana) (O best among men, O chief of men)

Words meanings and morphology

बलवान् (balavān) - strong (strong, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat

From bala (strength) + matup suffix

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person personal pronoun

इति (iti) - marking a direct quote or thought (thus, so, as)

(indeclinable)

particle

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Emphasizes the preceding thought.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

negative particle

मन्तव्यम् (mantavyam) - should be thought (impersonal construction) (should be thought, fit to be thought)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mantavya

man - to think, to believe, to consider

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

From root man + tavya suffix

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicate of the implied impersonal sentence.

सुयोधन (suyodhana) - O Suyodhana (Duryodhana) (Suyodhana, Duryodhana (o one with good fighting))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suyodhana

suyodhana - one who fights well (an epithet of Duryodhana)

Prefix: su

Root: yudh (class 4)

बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - the strong ones (the strong ones, powerful ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat

From bala (strength) + matup suffix

Note: Subject of dṛśyante.

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

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Provides explanation.

बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) - by (other) strong individuals (by the strong, by the powerful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -in

From bala (strength) + ini suffix

Note: Agent in passive construction.

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen (they are seen, they appear)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛśya

Present Passive

From root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men (addressing Suyodhana) (O best among men, O chief of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, chief of men, eminent person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)