महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-59

देवा ऊचुः ।
अस्मत्तेजोबलं यावत्तावद्द्विगुणमेव च ।
तेषामिति ह मन्यामो दृष्टतेजोबला हि ते ॥५९॥

59. devā ūcuḥ ,
asmattejobalaṁ yāvattāvaddviguṇameva ca ,
teṣāmiti ha manyāmo dṛṣṭatejobalā hi te.

59. devāḥ ūcuḥ asmat tejovalam yāvat tāvat dviguṇam
eva ca teṣām iti ha manyāmahe dṛṣṭatejobalāḥ hi te

59. devāḥ ūcuḥ asmat tejovalam yāvat tāvat teṣām dviguṇam
eva ca iti ha manyāmahe hi te dṛṣṭatejobalāḥ

59. The gods said: "We believe that their power and might are twice as great as ours, for their strength and power have already been witnessed."

Words meanings summery:

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, deities

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• अस्मत् (asmat) - our, of us

• तेजोवलम् (tejovalam) - might and strength, power

• यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as far as, to the extent that

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so far, to that extent

• द्विगुणम् (dviguṇam) - twofold, double

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the comparison. (indeed, only, just)

• च (ca) - and

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - Referring to the enemies of the gods. (of them, their)

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of the gods' direct thought or statement. (thus, that)

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

• मन्यामहे (manyāmahe) - we think, we believe, we consider

• दृष्टतेजोबलाः (dṛṣṭatejobalāḥ) - those whose power and strength have been seen, whose might is evident

• हि (hi) - Provides the reason for their belief. (indeed, for, because)

• ते (te) - Refers to the enemies. (they, those)

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Third person plural perfect form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्मत् (asmat) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive plural form (alternative to asmākam).

Note: Possessive with 'tejovalam'.

तेजोवलम् (tejovalam) - might and strength, power

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejovala

tejovala - energy and strength, might

Dvandva compound of tejas (energy, power) and bala (strength).

Compound type : dvandva (tejas+bala)

• tejas – lustre, splendor, power, energy
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject.

यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as far as, to the extent that

(indeclinable)

Indefinite correlative adjective/adverb.

Note: Correlative with 'tāvat'.

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so far, to that extent

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative correlative adjective/adverb.

Note: Correlative with 'yāvat'.

द्विगुणम् (dviguṇam) - twofold, double

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dviguṇa

dviguṇa - double, twofold, two-times

Compound of dvi (two) and guṇa (multiplier, quality).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+guṇa)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• guṇa – quality, attribute, multiplier, thread
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tejovalam'.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the comparison. (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects the idea of "double" to what follows.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - Referring to the enemies of the gods. (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, implied "their tejovalam".

इति (iti) - Marks the end of the gods' direct thought or statement. (thus, that)

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphatic particle, often used with past tenses or to express certainty.

मन्यामहे (manyāmahe) - we think, we believe, we consider

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

First person plural middle voice present indicative form of root man.

Root: man (class 4)

दृष्टतेजोबलाः (dṛṣṭatejobalāḥ) - those whose power and strength have been seen, whose might is evident

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭatejobala

dṛṣṭatejobala - one whose power and strength has been seen

Bahuvrīhi compound: dṛṣṭa (seen) + tejovalam (power and strength) = one by whom power and strength has been seen.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛṣṭa+tejovalam)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• tejovalam – might and strength, power
  noun (neuter)
  Dvandva compound of tejas and bala.

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

हि (hi) - Provides the reason for their belief. (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Causal particle.

ते (te) - Refers to the enemies. (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the clause 'dṛṣṭatejobalāḥ hi te'.