महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-100

नलं नामारिदमनं दमयन्त्याः प्रियं पतिम् ।
निषधानामधिपतिं दृष्टवानसि मे प्रियम् ॥१००॥

100. nalaṁ nāmāridamanaṁ damayantyāḥ priyaṁ patim ,
niṣadhānāmadhipatiṁ dṛṣṭavānasi me priyam.

100. nalam nāma aridamanam damayantyāḥ priyam patim
niṣadhānām adhipatim dṛṣṭavān asi me priyam

100. I hope you have seen my beloved, Nala by name, who is the subduer of enemies, Damayantī's dear husband, and the lord of the Niṣadhas.

100. האם ראית את נַלַה, מכניע האויבים, בעלה האהוב של דַמַיַנְטִי, שליט בני נִישַׁדְהַה, אהובי?

Words meanings summery:

• नलम् (nalam) - King Nala (Nala (a king in Hindu mythology))

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• अरिदमनम् (aridamanam) - subduer of enemies

• दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayantī

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

• पतिम् (patim) - husband (husband, lord, master)

• निषधानाम् (niṣadhānām) - of the Niṣadhas (a people or country)

• अधिपतिम् (adhipatim) - the lord (the lord, the ruler, the master)

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - have seen (having seen, has seen)

• असि (asi) - are (are, you are)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

Words meanings and morphology

नलम् (nalam) - King Nala (Nala (a king in Hindu mythology))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a famous king, husband of Damayantī)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of nāman used adverbially.

Note: Used adverbially.

अरिदमनम् (aridamanam) - subduer of enemies

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aridamana

aridamana - subduing enemies, conqueror of foes

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+damana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• damana – subduing, taming, controlling
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun / verbal noun
  from root dam
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying Nala.

दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayantī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (name of Nala's wife)

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Note: Adjective modifying patim.

पतिम् (patim) - husband (husband, lord, master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, lord, master, owner

निषधानाम् (niṣadhānām) - of the Niṣadhas (a people or country)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of niṣadha

niṣadha - Niṣadha (name of a country or its inhabitants, and a mountain range)

अधिपतिम् (adhipatim) - the lord (the lord, the ruler, the master)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhipati

adhipati - lord, ruler, master, sovereign

tatpurusha compound adhi (over) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (adhi+pati)

• adhi – over, above, upon
  indeclinable
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - have seen (having seen, has seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - having seen

Past Active Participle

from root dṛś with suffix ktavatū

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: It functions as a finite verb in combination with asi.

असि (asi) - are (are, you are)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

present active

root as (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb.

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Note: Adjective modifying Nala (implicit in the accusative case).

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