महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-5, verse-11

त्रसानां खलु सर्वेषां श्रेष्ठा राजञ्जरायुजाः ।
जरायुजानां प्रवरा मानवाः पशवश्च ये ॥११॥

11. trasānāṁ khalu sarveṣāṁ śreṣṭhā rājañjarāyujāḥ ,
jarāyujānāṁ pravarā mānavāḥ paśavaśca ye.

11. trasānām khalu sarveṣām śreṣṭhāḥ rājan jarāyujāḥ
| jarāyujānām pravarāḥ mānavāḥ paśavaḥ ca ye

11. rājan khalu sarveṣām trasānām jarāyujāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ (santi) ye
ca mānavāḥ paśavaḥ (santi te) jarāyujānām pravarāḥ (santi)

11. Indeed, O King, among all moving beings, the womb-born are the best. Among the womb-born, humans and animals are considered the most prominent.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रसानाम् (trasānām) - of the moving beings (of the moving ones, of those that tremble)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (moving beings) (of all, of everyone)

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - best, most excellent, superior

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• जरायुजाः (jarāyujāḥ) - womb-born, placenta-born

• जरायुजानाम् (jarāyujānām) - of the womb-born

• प्रवराः (pravarāḥ) - foremost, chief, pre-eminent, excellent

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

• पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, beasts, cattle

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• ये (ye) - who, which, those who

Words meanings and morphology

त्रसानाम् (trasānām) - of the moving beings (of the moving ones, of those that tremble)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of trasa

trasa - moving, trembling, timid, fearful

Derived from the root tras (to tremble, move)

Root: tras (class 1)

Note: Used here as a substantive, referring to moving beings.

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (moving beings) (of all, of everyone)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - best, most excellent, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, chief

Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

जरायुजाः (jarāyujāḥ) - womb-born, placenta-born

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jarāyuja

jarāyuja - womb-born, placenta-born

Derived from jarāyu (womb/placenta) and the suffix -ja (born)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (jarāyu+ja)

• jarāyu – womb, placenta
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix from root jan (to be born), forming adjectives
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to womb-born beings.

जरायुजानाम् (jarāyujānām) - of the womb-born

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jarāyuja

jarāyuja - womb-born, placenta-born

Derived from jarāyu (womb/placenta) and the suffix -ja (born)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (jarāyu+ja)

• jarāyu – womb, placenta
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix from root jan (to be born), forming adjectives
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to womb-born beings.

प्रवराः (pravarāḥ) - foremost, chief, pre-eminent, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravara

pravara - chief, principal, foremost, excellent, best

Derived from pra (forth, forward) and vara (choice, best)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 5)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu

Derived from Manu (name of the first man, progenitor of humanity)

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, beasts, cattle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, which, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what

Relative pronoun