महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-180, verse-5

अस्मिन्राजसमावाये देवानामिव संनये ।
किमयं सदृशं कंचिन्नृपतिं नैव दृष्टवान् ॥५॥

5. asminrājasamāvāye devānāmiva saṁnaye ,
kimayaṁ sadṛśaṁ kaṁcinnṛpatiṁ naiva dṛṣṭavān.

5. asmin rājasamāvāye devānām iva sannaye | kim
ayam sadṛśam kañcit nṛpatim na eva dṛṣṭavān

5. In this assembly of kings, which resembles an assembly of gods, has this one (Drupada) really not seen any king worthy of his daughter?

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• राजसमावाये (rājasamāvāye) - in the assembly of kings

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सन्नये (sannaye) - in an assembly, in a gathering

• किम् (kim) - what? why? whether? (interrogative particle)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one, he

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal, resembling

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - any, some, someone

• नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - king, ruler

• न (na) - not

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - has seen, having seen

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

राजसमावाये (rājasamāvāye) - in the assembly of kings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājasamāvāya

rājasamāvāya - assembly of kings, gathering of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāja+samāvāya)

• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• samāvāya – assembly, collection, multitude
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam + ā + i 'to go'
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: i (class 2)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Root: div (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सन्नये (sannaye) - in an assembly, in a gathering

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sannaya

sannaya - assembly, collection, gathering, battle array

Derived from sam + nī 'to lead, bring together'

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: nī (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what? why? whether? (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar, equal, resembling

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, equal, resembling

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dṛśa)

• sa – with, together with, similar
  indeclinable
• dṛśa – sight, appearance
  noun
  Derived from root dṛś 'to see'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - any, some, someone

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, something, any, a certain

Formed from interrogative stem ka + indefinite particle cit

नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - has seen, having seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - to see, behold

Past Active Participle

Past Active Participle formed with suffix -tavat

Root: dṛś (class 1)