महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-348, verse-1

नाग उवाच ।
अथ ब्राह्मणरूपेण कं तं समनुपश्यसि ।
मानुषं केवलं विप्रं देवं वाथ शुचिस्मिते ॥१॥

1. nāga uvāca ,
atha brāhmaṇarūpeṇa kaṁ taṁ samanupaśyasi ,
mānuṣaṁ kevalaṁ vipraṁ devaṁ vātha śucismite.

1. nāga uvāca atha brāhmaṇarūpeṇa kam tam samanupaśyasi
mānuṣam kevalam vipram devam vā atha śucismite

1. The Naga said, "Now, in the form of a brahmin, whom do you perceive him to be? Is he merely a human, a brahmin, or a god, O lady with a pure smile?"

Words meanings summery:

• नाग (nāga) - serpent, mythical serpent-being

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, therefore

• ब्राह्मणरूपेण (brāhmaṇarūpeṇa) - in the form of a brahmin, by means of a brahmin's form

• कम् (kam) - whom? what?

• तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

• समनुपश्यसि (samanupaśyasi) - you perceive, you see, you look at

• मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - a human being, human

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, simply, exclusively

• विप्रम् (vipram) - a brahmin, an inspired person, a learned man

• देवम् (devam) - a god, a deity

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, therefore

• शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O lady with a pure smile, O you with a bright smile

Words meanings and morphology

नाग (nāga) - serpent, mythical serpent-being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - a serpent, a mythical serpent-demon, an elephant

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, therefore

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणरूपेण (brāhmaṇarūpeṇa) - in the form of a brahmin, by means of a brahmin's form

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇarūpa

brāhmaṇarūpa - the form of a brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (brāhmaṇa+rūpa)

• brāhmaṇa – a brahmin, related to Brahma
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

कम् (kam) - whom? what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समनुपश्यसि (samanupaśyasi) - you perceive, you see, you look at

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of paśy

Present stem paśy-

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - a human being, human

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, human being, man

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, simply, exclusively

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, exclusive, mere, pure

Note: Agrees with 'mānuṣam' and 'vipram'

विप्रम् (vipram) - a brahmin, an inspired person, a learned man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a brahmin, inspired, wise, a sage

देवम् (devam) - a god, a deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - a god, a deity, divine

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, therefore

(indeclinable)

शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O lady with a pure smile, O you with a bright smile

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śucismita

śucismita - having a pure or bright smile

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śuci+smita)

• śuci – pure, clean, bright
  adjective
• smita – smile, smiling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: smi (class 1)