महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-57, verse-3

वासुदेव उवाच ।
उपदेशोऽनयोस्तुल्यो भीमस्तु बलवत्तरः ।
कृतयत्नतरस्त्वेष धार्तराष्ट्रो वृकोदरात् ॥३॥

3. vāsudeva uvāca ,
upadeśo'nayostulyo bhīmastu balavattaraḥ ,
kṛtayatnatarastveṣa dhārtarāṣṭro vṛkodarāt.

3. vāsudeva uvāca upadeśaḥ anayoḥ tulyaḥ bhīmaḥ tu
balavattaraḥ kṛtayantataraḥ tu eṣaḥ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ vṛkodarāt

3. vāsudeva uvāca anayoḥ upadeśaḥ tulyaḥ tu bhīmaḥ balavattaraḥ tu eṣaḥ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ vṛkodarāt kṛtayantataraḥ.

3. Vāsudeva said: "The instruction given to these two is equal, but Bhīma is stronger. However, this son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) has made a greater effort than Vṛkodara (Bhīma)."

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• उपदेशः (upadeśaḥ) - instruction, teaching, advice

• अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two, among these two

• तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बलवत्तरः (balavattaraḥ) - stronger, more powerful

• कृतयन्ततरः (kṛtayantataraḥ) - one who has made greater effort

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

• धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)

• वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - from Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (epithet of Krishna)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

उपदेशः (upadeśaḥ) - instruction, teaching, advice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, teaching, advice, precept

From prefix upa- + root √diś (to point out)

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two, among these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of idam

idam - this, these

तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal, similar, comparable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable, like

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (name of one of the Pāṇḍavas, known for his strength)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

बलवत्तरः (balavattaraḥ) - stronger, more powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavattara

balavattara - stronger, more powerful

Comparative form of 'balavat' (strong, powerful) using the -tara suffix.

कृतयन्ततरः (kṛtayantataraḥ) - one who has made greater effort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtayantatara

kṛtayantatara - one who has made greater effort

Comparative form of 'kṛtayanta' (one who has made effort), formed with -tara suffix. 'Kṛtayanta' is a Bahuvrihi compound of kṛta (done, made) and yatna (effort).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+yatna)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yatna – effort, exertion, attempt
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; Duryodhana

Patronymic derived from Dhṛtarāṣṭra

वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - from Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - Vṛkodara (epithet of Bhīma, meaning 'wolf-bellied')