महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-126, verse-16

दुर्लभः स मया द्रष्टुं नूनं परमधार्मिकः ।
एकः पुत्रो महारण्ये नष्ट इत्यसकृत्तदा ॥१६॥

16. durlabhaḥ sa mayā draṣṭuṁ nūnaṁ paramadhārmikaḥ ,
ekaḥ putro mahāraṇye naṣṭa ityasakṛttadā.

16. durlabhaḥ saḥ mayā draṣṭum nūnam paramadhārmikaḥ
ekaḥ putraḥ mahāraṇye naṣṭaḥ iti asakṛt tadā

16. tadā nūnam saḥ ekaḥ paramadhārmikaḥ putraḥ mayā
draṣṭum durlabhaḥ mahāraṇye naṣṭaḥ iti asakṛt

16. Certainly, that single, extremely righteous (dharma) son is difficult for me to see; he is lost in this great forest – I thought this repeatedly at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्लभः (durlabhaḥ) - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to find

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मया (mayā) - by me

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• परमधार्मिकः (paramadhārmikaḥ) - supremely righteous, most virtuous (dharma)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single, alone

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

• महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in the great forest

• नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - lost, destroyed, vanished

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates direct speech

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, many times, often

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्लभः (durlabhaḥ) - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to find

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, hard to find, scarcely attainable

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: modifies saḥ putraḥ

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to putraḥ

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root dṛś (class 1) with tumun suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

परमधार्मिकः (paramadhārmikaḥ) - supremely righteous, most virtuous (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramadhārmika

paramadhārmika - supremely righteous, most virtuous, observing the highest natural law (dharma)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dhārmika)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, pious, conforming to (dharma)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from dharma + ṭhak pratyaya

Note: modifies putraḥ

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single, alone

(numeral)

Note: modifies putraḥ

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in the great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāraṇya

mahāraṇya - great forest, large wilderness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+araṇya)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - lost, destroyed, vanished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, vanished, perished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root naś (to be lost, perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: modifies putraḥ

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicates direct speech

(indeclinable)

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, many times, often

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)