महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-2, verse-26

स तं दुर्गन्धमालक्ष्य देवदूतमुवाच ह ।
कियदध्वानमस्माभिर्गन्तव्यमिदमीदृशम् ॥२६॥

26. sa taṁ durgandhamālakṣya devadūtamuvāca ha ,
kiyadadhvānamasmābhirgantavyamidamīdṛśam.

26. saḥ taṃ durgandhaṃ ālakṣya devadūtam uvāca ha
kiyat adhvānam asmābhiḥ gantavyam idam īdṛśam

26. saḥ taṃ durgandhaṃ ālakṣya devadūtam ha uvāca
asmābhiḥ kiyat īdṛśam adhvānam idam gantavyam

26. Perceiving that foul stench, he (Yudhishthira) then spoke to the divine messenger, 'How much more of this kind of path must be traversed by us?'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Yudhishthira) (he, that)

• तं (taṁ) - that (foul smell) (that, him)

• दुर्गन्धं (durgandhaṁ) - the foul stench (he perceived) (foul smell, stench)

• आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having perceived (the stench) (having perceived, having observed, having seen)

• देवदूतम् (devadūtam) - the divine messenger (who was accompanying him) (messenger of the gods, divine messenger)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

• ह (ha) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, verily; (interjection of surprise/exclamation))

• कियत् (kiyat) - how much (of the path) (how much, how many, how far)

• अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - journey, distance (path, road, journey, distance)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us (Yudhishthira and the messenger) (by us)

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - must be traversed (to be gone, to be traversed, destined to go)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the path being traversed) (this, this place)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - of this unpleasant kind (describing the path) (such, of this kind, like this)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Yudhishthira) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

तं (taṁ) - that (foul smell) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

दुर्गन्धं (durgandhaṁ) - the foul stench (he perceived) (foul smell, stench)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durgandha

durgandha - foul smell, stench, bad odor

Compound of dur (bad) and gandha (smell).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (dur+gandha)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• gandha – smell, odor, fragrance, perfume
  noun (masculine)

आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having perceived (the stench) (having perceived, having observed, having seen)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

From root lakṣ (to perceive, observe) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

देवदूतम् (devadūtam) - the divine messenger (who was accompanying him) (messenger of the gods, divine messenger)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devadūta

devadūta - messenger of the gods, divine messenger

Compound of deva (god) and dūta (messenger).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+dūta)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• dūta – messenger, envoy, ambassador
  noun (masculine)
  Root: du (class 5)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Root vac, Perfect Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular. Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

ह (ha) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, verily; (interjection of surprise/exclamation))

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or as an interjection.

कियत् (kiyat) - how much (of the path) (how much, how many, how far)

(interrogative adjective)

अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - journey, distance (path, road, journey, distance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey, distance, space, time

N-stem noun.

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us (Yudhishthira and the messenger) (by us)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun.

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - must be traversed (to be gone, to be traversed, destined to go)

(verbal adjective)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the path being traversed) (this, this place)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Demonstrative pronoun.

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - of this unpleasant kind (describing the path) (such, of this kind, like this)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this, similar to this