महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-50, verse-14

नलश्च नरशार्दूलो रूपेणाप्रतिमो भुवि ।
कन्दर्प इव रूपेण मूर्तिमानभवत्स्वयम् ॥१४॥

14. nalaśca naraśārdūlo rūpeṇāpratimo bhuvi ,
kandarpa iva rūpeṇa mūrtimānabhavatsvayam.

14. nalaḥ ca naraśārdūlaḥ rūpeṇa apratimaḥ bhuvi
kandarpaḥ iva rūpeṇa mūrtimān abhavat svayam

14. And Nala, that tiger among men (naraśārdūla), was unequalled in beauty on earth. He himself was, in his form, like the god of love (Kandarpa) embodied.

Words meanings summery:

• नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala (Nala (a king, hero of Nala-Damayanti story))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - that tiger among men, a great man (tiger among men, pre-eminent man, hero)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty (by form, in form, by beauty)

• अप्रतिमः (apratimaḥ) - unequalled (unequalled, incomparable, peerless)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

• कन्दर्पः (kandarpaḥ) - the god of love (Kandarpa) (Kamadeva (god of love))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in form (by form, in form, by beauty)

• मूर्तिमान् (mūrtimān) - embodied (embodied, having a form, personified)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he was (he became, he was, he happened)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, personally, by oneself)

Words meanings and morphology

नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala (Nala (a king, hero of Nala-Damayanti story))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (a king, hero of the Nala-Damayanti story), a kind of reed

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - that tiger among men, a great man (tiger among men, pre-eminent man, hero)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraśārdūla

naraśārdūla - tiger among men, pre-eminent man, hero

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger (used metaphorically for excellence)
  noun (masculine)

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty (by form, in form, by beauty)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, beauty, shape, appearance

अप्रतिमः (apratimaḥ) - unequalled (unequalled, incomparable, peerless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apratima

apratima - unequalled, incomparable, peerless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+pratima)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• pratima – image, likeness, equal
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'nalaḥ'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, place, world

कन्दर्पः (kandarpaḥ) - the god of love (Kandarpa) (Kamadeva (god of love))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kandarpa

kandarpa - Kamadeva, the god of love

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in form (by form, in form, by beauty)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, beauty, shape, appearance

मूर्तिमान् (mūrtimān) - embodied (embodied, having a form, personified)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrtimat

mūrtimat - embodied, having a form, personified, concrete

Possessive suffix 'mat' to 'mūrti'.

Note: Adjective modifying 'nalaḥ'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - he was (he became, he was, he happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, active voice, imperfect tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself (oneself, personally, by oneself)

(indeclinable)