महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-40

यक्ष उवाच ।
किं स्विद्गुरुतरं भूमेः किं स्विदुच्चतरं च खात् ।
किं स्विच्छीघ्रतरं वायोः किं स्विद्बहुतरं नृणाम् ॥४०॥

40. yakṣa uvāca ,
kiṁ svidgurutaraṁ bhūmeḥ kiṁ sviduccataraṁ ca khāt ,
kiṁ svicchīghrataraṁ vāyoḥ kiṁ svidbahutaraṁ nṛṇām.

40. yakṣaḥ uvāca kim svit gurutaram bhūmeḥ kim svit uccataram
ca khāt kim svit śīghrataram vāyoḥ kim svit bahutaram nṛṇām

40. The Yakṣa said, "What is heavier than the earth? What is higher than the sky? What is swifter than the wind? What is more numerous among humans?"

Words meanings summery:

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - The Yakṣa (speaking in the story) (a Yakṣa, a class of semi-divine beings)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, pray, I wonder if

• गुरुतरम् (gurutaram) - heavier, more weighty

• भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - than the earth (in comparison) (of the earth, from the earth)

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, pray, I wonder if

• उच्चतरम् (uccataram) - higher, taller

• च (ca) - and, also

• खात् (khāt) - than the sky (in comparison) (from the sky, than the sky)

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, pray, I wonder if

• शीघ्रतरम् (śīghrataram) - swifter, quicker

• वायोः (vāyoḥ) - than the wind (in comparison) (of the wind, from the wind)

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, pray, I wonder if

• बहुतरम् (bahutaram) - more numerous, more abundant

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - among humans (implying prevalence or quantity) (of humans, among humans)

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - The Yakṣa (speaking in the story) (a Yakṣa, a class of semi-divine beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, a Yakṣa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, who

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, pray, I wonder if

(indeclinable)

गुरुतरम् (gurutaram) - heavier, more weighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gurutara

gurutara - heavier, more weighty (comparative of guru)

Comparative degree of 'guru'

भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - than the earth (in comparison) (of the earth, from the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil

Note: Used in an ablative sense for comparison.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, who

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, pray, I wonder if

(indeclinable)

उच्चतरम् (uccataram) - higher, taller

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uccatara

uccatara - higher, taller (comparative of ucca)

Comparative degree of 'ucca'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

खात् (khāt) - than the sky (in comparison) (from the sky, than the sky)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kha

kha - sky, ether, space

Note: Used for comparison.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, who

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, pray, I wonder if

(indeclinable)

शीघ्रतरम् (śīghrataram) - swifter, quicker

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śīghratara

śīghratara - swifter, quicker (comparative of śīghra)

Comparative degree of 'śīghra'

वायोः (vāyoḥ) - than the wind (in comparison) (of the wind, from the wind)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, a deity of wind

Note: Used in an ablative sense for comparison.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, who

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, pray, I wonder if

(indeclinable)

बहुतरम् (bahutaram) - more numerous, more abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahutara

bahutara - more numerous, more abundant (comparative of bahu)

Comparative degree of 'bahu'

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - among humans (implying prevalence or quantity) (of humans, among humans)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being, person

Note: Used with the meaning 'among' or 'of' a group.