महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-104, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
शूरो नाम यदुश्रेष्ठो वसुदेवपिताभवत् ।
तस्य कन्या पृथा नाम रूपेणासदृशी भुवि ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
śūro nāma yaduśreṣṭho vasudevapitābhavat ,
tasya kanyā pṛthā nāma rūpeṇāsadṛśī bhuvi.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca śūraḥ nāma yaduśreṣṭhaḥ vasudevapitā
abhavat tasya kanyā pṛthā nāma rūpeṇa asadṛśī bhuvi

1. Vaiśampāyana said: There was a prominent Yadu named Śūra, who was the father of Vasudeva. His daughter, named Pṛthā, was unmatched in beauty on earth.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - the sage Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he (Vaiśampāyana) said (he said, he spoke)

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - Śūra (name of a Yadu chief) (hero, warrior, brave man, Śūra (proper noun))

• नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)

• यदुश्रेष्ठः (yaduśreṣṭhaḥ) - a prominent Yadu (best of the Yadus, foremost among the Yadus)

• वसुदेवपिता (vasudevapitā) - the father of Vasudeva (father of Vasudeva)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he was (he was, he became, it happened)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Śūra's) (his, its, of that)

• कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (daughter, maiden, girl)

• पृथा (pṛthā) - Pṛthā (the name of Śūra's daughter) (Pṛthā (proper noun))

• नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty (by form, by beauty, by appearance)

• असदृशी (asadṛśī) - unmatched (in beauty) (incomparable, unparalleled, unmatched)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - the sage Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a celebrated sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - he (Vaiśampāyana) said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice (reduplicated form of root 'vac').

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Reduplicated form from root 'vac'.

शूरः (śūraḥ) - Śūra (name of a Yadu chief) (hero, warrior, brave man, Śūra (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - hero, warrior, brave, a specific Yadava prince (Śūra)

नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially.

Note: Used here to introduce a name.

यदुश्रेष्ठः (yaduśreṣṭhaḥ) - a prominent Yadu (best of the Yadus, foremost among the Yadus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yaduśreṣṭha

yaduśreṣṭha - best of the Yadus, most excellent Yadu

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yadu+śreṣṭha)

• yadu – name of an ancient king and his lineage, the Yadu dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, principal, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'praśasya' (praise-worthy)

Note: Agrees with 'śūraḥ'.

वसुदेवपिता (vasudevapitā) - the father of Vasudeva (father of Vasudeva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasudevapitā

vasudevapitṛ - father of Vasudeva

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasudeva+pitṛ)

• vasudeva – name of the father of Kṛṣṇa
  proper noun (masculine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'śūraḥ'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - he was (he was, he became, it happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect active

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his (Śūra's) (his, its, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (daughter, maiden, girl)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, girl, maiden, virgin

Note: Subject of the second clause.

पृथा (pṛthā) - Pṛthā (the name of Śūra's daughter) (Pṛthā (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthā

pṛthā - name of Kuntī, daughter of Śūra

Note: Agrees with 'kanyā'.

नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to introduce a name.

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty (by form, by beauty, by appearance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance, nature

Note: Indicates the aspect in which she was unmatched.

असदृशी (asadṛśī) - unmatched (in beauty) (incomparable, unparalleled, unmatched)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asadṛśa

asadṛśa - unequal, unparalleled, unmatched, dissimilar

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'sadṛśa'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sadṛśa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sadṛśa – like, resembling, similar, equal
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'sa' (with) and 'dṛśa' (looking, appearance)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kanyā' and 'pṛthā'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land, world