महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-132, verse-44

दुर्दर्शाः केचिदाभान्ति नराः काष्ठमया इव ।
प्रियदर्शास्तथा चान्ये दर्शनादेव मानवाः ॥४४॥

44. durdarśāḥ kecidābhānti narāḥ kāṣṭhamayā iva ,
priyadarśāstathā cānye darśanādeva mānavāḥ.

44. durdarśāḥ kecit ābhānti narāḥ kāṣṭhamayāḥ iva
priyadarśāḥ tathā ca anye darśanāt eva mānavāḥ

44. kecit narāḥ durdarśāḥ kāṣṭhamayāḥ iva ābhānti
ca anye mānavāḥ tathā darśanāt eva priyadarśāḥ

44. Some people appear unpleasant, like wooden figures. And similarly, others are delightful to behold just by their appearance.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्दर्शाः (durdarśāḥ) - unpleasant (to look at) (difficult to see, unpleasant to look at)

• केचित् (kecit) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

• आभान्ति (ābhānti) - they appear (they appear, they shine)

• नराः (narāḥ) - people (men, people, humans)

• काष्ठमयाः (kāṣṭhamayāḥ) - like wooden figures (made of wood, wooden)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• प्रियदर्शाः (priyadarśāḥ) - delightful to behold (pleasant to look at, beautiful)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्ये (anye) - others (humans) (other, another, different)

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - just by their appearance (from seeing, from appearance)

• एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans (humans, men)

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्दर्शाः (durdarśāḥ) - unpleasant (to look at) (difficult to see, unpleasant to look at)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durdarśa

durdarśa - difficult to see, ugly, unpleasant to look at

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+darśa)

• dur – badly, ill, difficult
  prefix
• darśa – seeing, appearance, look
  noun (masculine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'narāḥ'

केचित् (kecit) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - somebody, something, certain, some

Compound of kim + cid

Compound type : compound (kim+cid)

• kim – who, what
  pronoun (masculine/neuter)
• cid – particle indicating indefiniteness
  indeclinable

आभान्ति (ābhānti) - they appear (they appear, they shine)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ābhā

Root bhā (to shine) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

नराः (narāḥ) - people (men, people, humans)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

काष्ठमयाः (kāṣṭhamayāḥ) - like wooden figures (made of wood, wooden)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāṣṭhamaya

kāṣṭhamaya - made of wood, wooden

Derived from kāṣṭha (wood) + maya (suffix meaning 'made of')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāṣṭha+maya)

• kāṣṭha – wood, piece of wood, timber
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix
  Primary suffix -maya

Note: Agrees with 'narāḥ'

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

प्रियदर्शाः (priyadarśāḥ) - delightful to behold (pleasant to look at, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priyadarśa

priyadarśa - pleasant to look at, beautiful, handsome, agreeable in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (priya+darśa)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable
  adjective (masculine)
• darśa – seeing, appearance, look
  noun (masculine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mānavāḥ'

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others (humans) (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - just by their appearance (from seeing, from appearance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, vision, appearance, perception, doctrine

Nominalization of root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - just (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans (humans, men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, mankind, a descendant of Manu

Derived from Manu