महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-28, verse-65

देवासुरमनुष्येषु प्रख्यातौ यौ नरर्षभौ ।
प्रकाशेनाभिविख्यातौ त्वं तु खद्योतवन्नृषु ॥६५॥

65. devāsuramanuṣyeṣu prakhyātau yau nararṣabhau ,
prakāśenābhivikhyātau tvaṁ tu khadyotavannṛṣu.

65. devāsuramanuṣyeṣu prakhyātau yau nararṣabhau
prakāśena abhivikhyātau tvam tu khadyotavat nṛṣu

65. yau devāsuramanuṣyeṣu prakhyātau nararṣabhau (tau) prakāśena abhivikhyātau.
tu tvam nṛṣu khadyotavat

65. Those two, who are renowned as the foremost of men (nararṣabhau) among gods, asuras, and humans, are exceedingly famous for their brilliance. But you, among men, are merely like a firefly.

Words meanings summery:

• देवासुरमनुष्येषु (devāsuramanuṣyeṣu) - among gods, asuras, and humans

• प्रख्यातौ (prakhyātau) - renowned, famous, well-known

• यौ (yau) - who (dual)

• नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - two bulls among men, two foremost of men

• प्रकाशेन (prakāśena) - by their brilliance or fame (by light, by splendor, by brilliance, by fame)

• अभिविख्यातौ (abhivikhyātau) - exceedingly famous, greatly renowned

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• खद्योतवत् (khadyotavat) - like a firefly, firefly-like

• नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men

Words meanings and morphology

देवासुरमनुष्येषु (devāsuramanuṣyeṣu) - among gods, asuras, and humans

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of devāsuramanuṣya

devāsuramanuṣya - gods, asuras, and humans

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura+manuṣya)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• manuṣya – human being, man
  noun (masculine)

प्रख्यातौ (prakhyātau) - renowned, famous, well-known

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prakhyāta

prakhyāta - famous, renowned, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From upasarga 'pra' + root 'khyā' (to be known, to tell)

Prefix: pra

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'yau nararṣabhau'.

यौ (yau) - who (dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to Krishna and Arjuna.

नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - two bulls among men, two foremost of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, foremost of men, best of men

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa or aluk-samāsa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, foremost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Krishna and Arjuna.

प्रकाशेन (prakāśena) - by their brilliance or fame (by light, by splendor, by brilliance, by fame)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prakāśa

prakāśa - light, splendor, brilliance, manifestation, fame

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

अभिविख्यातौ (abhivikhyātau) - exceedingly famous, greatly renowned

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhivikhyāta

abhivikhyāta - renowned, famous, well-known

Past Passive Participle

From upasargas 'abhi' + 'vi' + root 'khyā' (to be known, to tell)

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (abhi+vi+khyāta)

• abhi – towards, for, greatly
  indeclinable
• vi – apart, asunder, thoroughly
  indeclinable
• khyāta – known, famous, celebrated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'khyā' (to be known, to tell)
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'yau nararṣabhau'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a contrast.

खद्योतवत् (khadyotavat) - like a firefly, firefly-like

(adjective)

singular of khadyotavat

khadyotavat - like a firefly

From 'khadyota' (firefly) + suffix '-vat' (like, resembling)

Note: Used adverbially here to describe the state of 'you'.

नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person