महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
-
book-1, chapter-138, verse-22
अयं नीलाम्बुदश्यामो नरेष्वप्रतिमो भुवि ।
शेते प्राकृतवद्भूमावतो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥२२॥
शेते प्राकृतवद्भूमावतो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥२२॥
22. ayaṁ nīlāmbudaśyāmo nareṣvapratimo bhuvi ,
śete prākṛtavadbhūmāvato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim.
śete prākṛtavadbhūmāvato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim.
22.
ayam nīlāmbudaśyāmaḥ nareṣu apratimaḥ bhuvi
śete prākṛtavat bhūmau ataḥ duḥkhataram nu kim
śete prākṛtavat bhūmau ataḥ duḥkhataram nu kim
22.
This person, dark like a blue cloud and unequalled among men on earth, lies on the ground like an ordinary person. What can indeed be more sorrowful than this?
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- अयम् (ayam) - this
- नीलाम्बुदश्यामः (nīlāmbudaśyāmaḥ) - dark like a blue cloud
- नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men
- अप्रतिमः (apratimaḥ) - unequalled, incomparable
- भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
- शेते (śete) - lies down, rests
- प्राकृतवत् (prākṛtavat) - like an ordinary person, like a common man
- भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
- अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
- दुःखतरम् (duḥkhataram) - more sorrowful, more painful
- नु (nu) - indeed, surely, now
- किम् (kim) - what?
Words meanings and morphology
अयम् (ayam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, here
नीलाम्बुदश्यामः (nīlāmbudaśyāmaḥ) - dark like a blue cloud
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nīlāmbudaśyāma
nīlāmbudaśyāma - dark like a blue cloud
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+ambuda+śyāma)
- nīla – blue, dark blue
adjective (masculine) - ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ambu
Root: ud (class 7) - śyāma – dark, blackish, dark-blue, green
adjective (masculine)
नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, human being
अप्रतिमः (apratimaḥ) - unequalled, incomparable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apratima
apratima - unequalled, incomparable, peerless
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pratima)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - pratima – likeness, image, comparison
noun (feminine)
Prefix: prati
Root: mā (class 2)
भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, land
शेते (śete) - lies down, rests
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī
root śī, middle voice
Root: śī (class 2)
प्राकृतवत् (prākṛtavat) - like an ordinary person, like a common man
(indeclinable)
taddhita suffix -vat
भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground, on the earth
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, soil
अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
(indeclinable)
दुःखतरम् (duḥkhataram) - more sorrowful, more painful
(adjective)
neuter, singular of duḥkhatara
duḥkhatara - more sorrowful, more painful, worse
comparative degree of duḥkha
नु (nu) - indeed, surely, now
(indeclinable)
किम् (kim) - what?
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of kim
kim - what?, who?, which?