महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-179, verse-9

केचिदाहुर्युवा श्रीमान्नागराजकरोपमः ।
पीनस्कन्धोरुबाहुश्च धैर्येण हिमवानिव ॥९॥

9. kecidāhuryuvā śrīmānnāgarājakaropamaḥ ,
pīnaskandhorubāhuśca dhairyeṇa himavāniva.

9. kecit āhuḥ yuvā śrīmān nāgarājakaropamaḥ
pīnaskandhorubāhuḥ ca dhairyeṇa himavān iva

9. Some say he is young and splendid, with arms resembling an elephant's trunk and stout shoulders, and possesses the steadfastness of the Himālaya.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak

• युवा (yuvā) - young, youthful; a young man

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, splendid, fortunate

• नागराजकरोपमः (nāgarājakaropamaḥ) - resembling an elephant's trunk or arm

• पीनस्कन्धोरुबाहुः (pīnaskandhorubāhuḥ) - having stout shoulders and powerful arms

• च (ca) - and, also

• धैर्येण (dhairyeṇa) - by steadfastness, with fortitude, through courage

• हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himālaya mountains; snowy, possessing snow

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which; some, certain

Note: `cit` is an enclitic particle, giving an indefinite sense.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root `vac` is irregular in perfect tense. Here, perfect 3rd plural.

Root: vac (class 2)

युवा (yuvā) - young, youthful; a young man

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan

yuvan - young, youthful; a youth, young man

Note: Used here as a substantive or predicate adjective.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, splendid, fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, prosperous, splendid, fortunate, beautiful

Possessive suffix `-mat` added to `śrī`.

नागराजकरोपमः (nāgarājakaropamaḥ) - resembling an elephant's trunk or arm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgarājakaropama

nāgarājakaropama - resembling the trunk/arm of a lordly elephant

Compound adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāgarāja+kara+upama)

• nāgarāja – king of elephants, a great elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `nāga` (elephant/serpent) and `rāja` (king).
• kara – hand, arm, trunk (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, resemblance; comparable to
  adjective (masculine)

पीनस्कन्धोरुबाहुः (pīnaskandhorubāhuḥ) - having stout shoulders and powerful arms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pīnaskandhorubāhu

pīnaskandhorubāhu - having stout shoulders and powerful arms

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pīna+skandha+ūru+bāhu)

• pīna – thick, stout, fat, plump
  adjective (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)
• ūru – thigh; mighty, broad (often used as intensifier in compounds like 'ūrubāhu' for mighty arm)
  noun (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the person being described.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

धैर्येण (dhairyeṇa) - by steadfastness, with fortitude, through courage

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhairya

dhairya - steadfastness, fortitude, patience, courage

Derived from `dhīra` (steady, firm) + suffix `-ya`.

हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himālaya mountains; snowy, possessing snow

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - possessing snow, snowy; the Himālaya mountains (personified)

Possessive suffix `-vat` added to `hima` (snow).

Note: Refers to the Himālaya mountain range.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.