महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-43, verse-17

उपवासकृशो राजा भृशं भरतसत्तम ।
ब्राह्मे बले स्थितो ह्येष न क्षत्रेऽतिबले विभो ॥१७॥

17. upavāsakṛśo rājā bhṛśaṁ bharatasattama ,
brāhme bale sthito hyeṣa na kṣatre'tibale vibho.

17. upavāsakṛśaḥ rājā bhṛśam bharatasattama brāhme
bale sthitaḥ hi eṣaḥ na kṣatre atibale vibho

17. bharatasattama vibho rājā upavāsakṛśaḥ bhṛśam
hi eṣaḥ brāhme bale sthitaḥ na atibale kṣatre

17. O best among the Bharatas, the king is exceedingly emaciated by fasting. Indeed, O lord, he relies on spiritual strength, not on the immense power of a warrior (kṣatra).

Words meanings summery:

• उपवासकृशः (upavāsakṛśaḥ) - emaciated by fasting, weakened by abstinence

• राजा (rājā) - king

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among the Bharatas

• ब्राह्मे (brāhme) - in divine, in Brahman's

• बले (bale) - in strength, in power

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, standing

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• न (na) - not

• क्षत्रे (kṣatre) - in warrior power, in royal power

• अतिबले (atibale) - in great strength, in immense power

• विभो (vibho) - O lord, O all-pervading one

Words meanings and morphology

उपवासकृशः (upavāsakṛśaḥ) - emaciated by fasting, weakened by abstinence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upavāsakṛśa

upavāsakṛśa - emaciated by fasting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upavāsa+kṛśa)

• upavāsa – fasting, abstinence
  noun (masculine)
• kṛśa – emaciated, lean, weak
  adjective (masculine)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among the Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among the Bharatas (a lineage/tribe)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good).

ब्राह्मे (brāhme) - in divine, in Brahman's

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of brāhma

brāhma - relating to Brahman, divine, sacred

बले (bale) - in strength, in power

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, situated, standing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with 'kta' suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रे (kṣatre) - in warrior power, in royal power

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - dominion, power, warrior class, royal power

अतिबले (atibale) - in great strength, in immense power

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of atibala

atibala - having great strength, immense power

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+bala)

• ati – very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

विभो (vibho) - O lord, O all-pervading one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - lord, master, all-pervading