महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-101, verse-4

वरान्वरान्हि योधानां विचिन्वन्निव भारत ।
अक्रीडत रणे राजन्भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान् ॥४॥

4. varānvarānhi yodhānāṁ vicinvanniva bhārata ,
akrīḍata raṇe rājanbhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān.

4. varān varān hi yodhānām vicinvan iva bhārata
akrīḍata raṇe rājan bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān

4. bhārata rājan hi pratāpavān bhāradvājaḥ raṇe
yodhānām varān varān vicinvan iva akrīḍata

4. Indeed, O Bhārata, O King, the mighty son of Bharadvaja (Droṇa) sported in battle, as if singling out the most excellent of the warriors.

Words meanings summery:

• वरान् (varān) - best ones, excellent ones, chosen ones

• वरान् (varān) - best ones, excellent ones, chosen ones

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

• योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors, of the fighters

• विचिन्वन् (vicinvan) - selecting, picking out, choosing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as, as it were

• भारत (bhārata) - A common address in the Mahabharata, often referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna. (O descendant of Bharata)

• अक्रीडत (akrīḍata) - he played, he sported

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

• राजन् (rājan) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, to whom Sañjaya is narrating. (O King)

• भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Referring to Droṇa, the revered preceptor of the Kauravas and Pandavas. (the son of Bharadvaja)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, glorious, powerful

Words meanings and morphology

वरान् (varān) - best ones, excellent ones, chosen ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, suitor

वरान् (varān) - best ones, excellent ones, chosen ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, suitor

Note: Repetition for emphasis, 'the best of the best'.

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

(indeclinable)

योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors, of the fighters

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

Derived from root yudh (to fight).

Root: yudh (class 4)

विचिन्वन् (vicinvan) - selecting, picking out, choosing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicinvat

vicinvat - selecting, picking out, choosing, gathering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root ci (to gather, collect, choose) with prefix vi- (apart, distinctively).

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - A common address in the Mahabharata, often referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna. (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

Patronymic derivative of Bharata.

अक्रीडत (akrīḍata) - he played, he sported

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of krīḍ

Imperfect tense, middle voice

3rd person singular, imperfect, middle voice (ātmanepada) of root krīḍ.

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, combat, conflict

राजन् (rājan) - Referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, to whom Sañjaya is narrating. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Referring to Droṇa, the revered preceptor of the Kauravas and Pandavas. (the son of Bharadvaja)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāradvāja

bhāradvāja - descendant of Bharadvaja (a sage), an appellation for Droṇa

Patronymic derivative of Bharadvaja.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty, glorious, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - mighty, glorious, powerful, splendid

Derived from pratāpa (power, glory) with the possessive suffix -vat.