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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-138, verse-22

अयं नीलाम्बुदश्यामो नरेष्वप्रतिमो भुवि ।
शेते प्राकृतवद्भूमावतो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥२२॥
22. ayaṁ nīlāmbudaśyāmo nareṣvapratimo bhuvi ,
śete prākṛtavadbhūmāvato duḥkhataraṁ nu kim.
22. ayam nīlāmbudaśyāmaḥ nareṣu apratimaḥ bhuvi
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:

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  • 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?