महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-140, verse-11

हिडिम्बोवाच ।
नावमन्ये नरव्याघ्र त्वामहं देवरूपिणम् ।
दृष्टापदानस्तु मया मानुषेष्वेव राक्षसः ॥११॥

11. hiḍimbovāca ,
nāvamanye naravyāghra tvāmahaṁ devarūpiṇam ,
dṛṣṭāpadānastu mayā mānuṣeṣveva rākṣasaḥ.

11. hiḍimbaḥ uvāca na avamanye naravyāghra tvām aham
devarūpiṇam dṛṣṭāpadānaḥ tu mayā mānuṣeṣu eva rākṣasaḥ

11. Hidimba said: 'Oh tiger among men, I do not despise you, who possess a divine form. However, I am a rākṣasa (demon) whose deeds among humans have indeed been witnessed.'

Words meanings summery:

• हिडिम्बः (hiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• न (na) - not

• अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I despise (with na: I do not despise)

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - oh tiger among men, best of men

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• देवरूपिणम् (devarūpiṇam) - having a divine form, resembling a god

• दृष्टापदानः (dṛṣṭāpadānaḥ) - whose deeds/exploits are seen, renowned for deeds

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• मया (mayā) - by me

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, in human affairs

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon Hidimba (a demon, an evil being)

Words meanings and morphology

हिडिम्बः (hiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiḍimba

hiḍimba - Hidimba (name of a rākṣasa)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

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

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अवमन्ये (avamanye) - I despise (with na: I do not despise)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avaman

present tense

1st person singular present middle

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - oh tiger among men, best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

देवरूपिणम् (devarūpiṇam) - having a divine form, resembling a god

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarūpin

devarūpin - having the form of a god, divine-looking

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rūpin)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 1)
• rūpin – having a form, in the form of
  adjective

दृष्टापदानः (dṛṣṭāpadānaḥ) - whose deeds/exploits are seen, renowned for deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭāpadāna

dṛṣṭāpadāna - whose deeds are seen, renowned for deeds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭa+apadāna)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛś (class 4)
• apadāna – deed, exploit, achievement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: apa

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans, in human affairs

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, human being

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon Hidimba (a demon, an evil being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being