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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-155, verse-43

नीलोत्पलसमो गन्धो यस्याः क्रोशात्प्रवायति ।
या बिभर्ति परं रूपं यस्या नास्त्युपमा भुवि ॥४३॥
43. nīlotpalasamo gandho yasyāḥ krośātpravāyati ,
yā bibharti paraṁ rūpaṁ yasyā nāstyupamā bhuvi.
43. nīlotpalasamaḥ gandhaḥ yasyāḥ krośāt pravāyati yā
bibharti param rūpam yasyāḥ na asti upamā bhuvi
43. Whose fragrance is like that of a blue lotus, spreading for a distance of a krośa, she bears supreme beauty, and on earth, there is no one who can compare to her.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नीलोत्पलसमः (nīlotpalasamaḥ) - like a blue lotus, resembling a blue lotus
  • गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance, smell, scent
  • यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose (Draupadī's) fragrance (whose (feminine genitive singular))
  • क्रोशात् (krośāt) - from a krośa (distance), for a krośa
  • प्रवायति (pravāyati) - spreads (by blowing), wafts
  • या (yā) - she who
  • बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears, carries, possesses
  • परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent
  • रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty, appearance
  • यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose (Draupadī's) equal (whose (feminine genitive singular))
  • (na) - not
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • उपमा (upamā) - comparison, likeness, equal
  • भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

Words meanings and morphology

नीलोत्पलसमः (nīlotpalasamaḥ) - like a blue lotus, resembling a blue lotus
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nīlotpalasama
nīlotpalasama - resembling a blue lotus
Compound: nīlotpala + sama. Can be Upamā(na)-tatpurusha or Karmadhāraya.
Compound type : upamāna-tatpurusha (nīlotpala+sama)
  • nīlotpala – blue lotus
    noun (neuter)
    Compound: nīla + utpala.
  • sama – similar, equal, like
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: sam
Note: Agrees with gandhaḥ.
गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance, smell, scent
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, fragrance
Root: gandh (class 10)
Note: Subject of pravāyati.
यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose (Draupadī's) fragrance (whose (feminine genitive singular))
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
Genitive singular feminine of yad.
क्रोशात् (krośāt) - from a krośa (distance), for a krośa
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of krośa
krośa - a measure of distance (approx. 2.25 miles or 3.6 km)
Ablative singular of krośa. Denotes distance over which something is perceived.
Root: kruś
प्रवायति (pravāyati) - spreads (by blowing), wafts
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √vā
Present 3rd singular active
Prefix: pra
Root: vā (class 2)
Note: Subject is gandhaḥ.
या (yā) - she who
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
Nominative singular feminine of yad.
Note: Subject of bibharti.
बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears, carries, possesses
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √bhṛ
Present 3rd singular active, reduplicated form.
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
Accusative singular neuter of para.
Note: Agrees with rūpam.
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty, appearance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, appearance, beauty, shape
Root: rūp (class 10)
Note: Object of bibharti.
यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - whose (Draupadī's) equal (whose (feminine genitive singular))
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which
Genitive singular feminine of yad.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
Note: Negates asti.
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as
Present 3rd singular active
Root: as (class 2)
उपमा (upamā) - comparison, likeness, equal
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upamā
upamā - comparison, simile, parallel, equal
From √mā with upa.
Prefix: upa
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Subject of nāsti.
भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhu
bhu - earth, world, ground
Locative singular of bhu.
Root: bhū
Note: Specifies location.