महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-6, verse-26

यादृग्भीष्मस्तथा द्रोणो यादृक्कर्णश्च संयुगे ।
तादृशस्तद्विशिष्टो वा मद्रराजो मतो मम ॥२६॥

26. yādṛgbhīṣmastathā droṇo yādṛkkarṇaśca saṁyuge ,
tādṛśastadviśiṣṭo vā madrarājo mato mama.

26. yādṛk bhīṣmaḥ tathā droṇaḥ yādṛk karṇaḥ ca saṃyuge
tādṛśaḥ tat viśiṣṭaḥ vā madrarājaḥ mataḥ mama

26. madrarājaḥ saṃyuge yādṛk bhīṣmaḥ tathā droṇaḥ
yādṛk karṇaḥ ca tādṛśaḥ vā tat viśiṣṭaḥ mama mataḥ

26. The king of Madra (Madrarāja), in my opinion, is like Bhishma, or Drona, or Karna in battle, or even superior to them.

Words meanings summery:

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - as, such as, of what kind

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• यादृक् (yādṛk) - as, such as, of what kind

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

• च (ca) - and, also

• संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

• तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such, of that kind, like that

• तत् (tat) - than that

• विशिष्टः (viśiṣṭaḥ) - distinguished, superior, special

• वा (vā) - or, either

• मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - Shalya, the king of the Madra kingdom (the king of Madra (Madrarāja))

• मतः (mataḥ) - thought, considered, opined

• मम (mama) - by me, my

Words meanings and morphology

यादृक् (yādṛk) - as, such as, of what kind

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, such as, similar to

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a prominent character in the Mahabharata)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and

(indeclinable)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (a prominent character in the Mahabharata, guru of the Pandavas and Kauravas)

यादृक् (yādṛk) - as, such as, of what kind

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of yādṛś

yādṛś - of what kind, such as, similar to

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (a prominent character in the Mahabharata, son of Surya and Kunti)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃyuga

saṁyuga - battle, combat, conflict

तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such, of that kind, like that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, similar, like that

तत् (tat) - than that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used here as an ablative of comparison: 'than that'

विशिष्टः (viśiṣṭaḥ) - distinguished, superior, special

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, superior, special, excellent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śiṣ' (to distinguish, to be prominent) with prefix 'vi-'

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - Shalya, the king of the Madra kingdom (the king of Madra (Madrarāja))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madrarāja

madrarāja - king of Madra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madra+rāja)

• madra – Madra (name of a country and its people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

मतः (mataḥ) - thought, considered, opined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, esteemed, opinion, belief

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'man' (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

मम (mama) - by me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Used here as the agent in a passive construction (by me it is thought).