महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-40

यथा यथा हि युध्यन्ते योधा ह्यस्त्रबलं प्रति ।
तथा तथा भवन्त्येते कौरवा बलवत्तराः ॥४०॥

40. yathā yathā hi yudhyante yodhā hyastrabalaṁ prati ,
tathā tathā bhavantyete kauravā balavattarāḥ.

40. yathā yathā hi yudhyante yodhā hi astrabalaṃ prati
tathā tathā bhavanti ete kauravā balavattarāḥ

40. yathā yathā hi yodhā astrabalaṃ prati yudhyante,
tathā tathā hi ete kauravā balavattarāḥ bhavanti.

40. The more the warriors fight against the power of this weapon, the more powerful these Kauravas become.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - they fight

• योधा (yodhā) - warriors, fighters

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• अस्त्रबलं (astrabalaṁ) - the power of the weapon, weapon's strength

• प्रति (prati) - against, towards

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• एते (ete) - these

• कौरवा (kauravā) - the Kauravas (descendants of Kuru)

• बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - more powerful, stronger

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - they fight

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

योधा (yodhā) - warriors, fighters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

अस्त्रबलं (astrabalaṁ) - the power of the weapon, weapon's strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astrabala

astrabala - power of the weapon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+bala)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

प्रति (prati) - against, towards

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

(indeclinable)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, this one

कौरवा (kauravā) - the Kauravas (descendants of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

Derived from Kuru, indicating lineage.

बलवत्तराः (balavattarāḥ) - more powerful, stronger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of balavattara

balavattara - more powerful, very powerful, stronger (comparative degree)

Comparative suffix '-tara' added to 'balavat' (powerful).