महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-117, verse-16

तथा च बलवान्राजा जरासंधो दुरासदः ।
समरे समरश्लाघी त्वया न सदृशोऽभवत् ॥१६॥

16. tathā ca balavānrājā jarāsaṁdho durāsadaḥ ,
samare samaraślāghī tvayā na sadṛśo'bhavat.

16. tathā ca balavān rājā jarāsaṃdhaḥ durāsadaḥ
samare samara-ślāghī tvayā na sadṛśaḥ abhavat

16. tathā ca balavān rājā durāsadaḥ samare
samara-ślāghī jarāsaṃdhaḥ tvayā sadṛśaḥ na abhavat

16. And similarly, the mighty King Jarāsaṃdha, who was difficult to approach and boasted in battle, was not your equal.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (so, thus, in that manner, and, similarly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

• जरासंधः (jarāsaṁdhaḥ) - King Jarāsaṃdha (Jarāsaṃdha (name of a king))

• दुरासदः (durāsadaḥ) - difficult to approach, formidable (difficult to approach, difficult to attack, unassailable, invincible)

• समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

• समर-श्लाघी (samara-ślāghī) - one who boasts of prowess in battle (one who boasts in battle, glorying in war)

• त्वया (tvayā) - to you (by you)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal (similar, equal, like)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he was (he was, he became)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (so, thus, in that manner, and, similarly)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, endowed with strength

Derived from `bala` (strength) with `matup` suffix.

Note: The `n` is retained due to the following voiced consonant.

राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

जरासंधः (jarāsaṁdhaḥ) - King Jarāsaṃdha (Jarāsaṃdha (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jarāsaṃdha

jarāsaṁdha - Jarāsaṃdha (a powerful king of Magadha, adversary of Krishna and Bhima)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

दुरासदः (durāsadaḥ) - difficult to approach, formidable (difficult to approach, difficult to attack, unassailable, invincible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durāsada

durāsada - difficult to approach, hard to get at, unassailable, invincible, formidable

Derived from `dur` (difficult) + `ā-sad` (to approach).

Prefixes: dur+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

समरे (samare) - in battle (in battle, in war)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, war, conflict

Root: mṛ

Note: Qualifies `samara-ślāghī` and implicitly `abhavat`.

समर-श्लाघी (samara-ślāghī) - one who boasts of prowess in battle (one who boasts in battle, glorying in war)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samara-ślāghin

samara-ślāghin - boasting in battle, glorying in war, valorous in battle (often implying arrogance)

agent noun

Compound of `samara` (battle) and `ślāghin` (boasting, praising). `ślāghin` derived from root `ślāgh` + `ini`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (samara+ślāghin)

• samara – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: mṛ
• ślāghin – speaking, telling, one who speaks
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root `ślāgh` with suffix `-ṇin`.
  Root: ślāgh (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of an `in`-stem noun/adjective.

त्वया (tvayā) - to you (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal (similar, equal, like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, equal, like, resembling

From `sa-dṛś` (to see together, to resemble).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `jarāsaṃdhaḥ`.

अभवत् (abhavat) - he was (he was, he became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The `a` prefix indicates past tense (imperfect).