महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-120

यदि जानीत नृपतिं क्षिप्रं शंसत मे प्रियम् ।
नलं पार्थिवशार्दूलममित्रगणसूदनम् ॥१२०॥

120. yadi jānīta nṛpatiṁ kṣipraṁ śaṁsata me priyam ,
nalaṁ pārthivaśārdūlamamitragaṇasūdanam.

120. yadi jānīta nṛpatim kṣipram śaṃsata me priyam
nalam pārthiva-śārdūlam amitra-gaṇa-sūdanam

120. If you know my beloved king Nala—the tiger among rulers and the destroyer of enemy hordes—then quickly tell me about him.

120. אם אתם מכירים את המלך, ספרו לי מהר על אהובי נַלַה, נמר בין מלכים, משמיד חבורות אויבים.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• जानीत (jānīta) - you know, you understand

• नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - the king, the ruler

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

• शंसत (śaṁsata) - tell, announce, report

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

• नलम् (nalam) - Nala (proper noun)

• पार्थिव-शार्दूलम् (pārthiva-śārdūlam) - the tiger among rulers, excellent king

• अमित्र-गण-सूदनम् (amitra-gaṇa-sūdanam) - the destroyer of enemy hordes

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

जानीत (jānīta) - you know, you understand

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

Root: √jñā (class 9)

नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - the king, the ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately

(indeclinable)

शंसत (śaṁsata) - tell, announce, report

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of śaṃs

Root: √śaṃs (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

Note: Can also be genitive.

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Note: Agrees with Nalam.

नलम् (nalam) - Nala (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a legendary king)

पार्थिव-शार्दूलम् (pārthiva-śārdūlam) - the tiger among rulers, excellent king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārthivaśārdūla

pārthivaśārdūla - best among kings, tiger among rulers

Compound type : tatpurusha (pārthiva+śārdūla)

• pārthiva – king, ruler, earthly, pertaining to the earth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pṛthivī (earth).
• śārdūla – tiger, lion, best of (used as an intensifier in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

अमित्र-गण-सूदनम् (amitra-gaṇa-sūdanam) - the destroyer of enemy hordes

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amitragaṇasūdana

amitragaṇasūdana - destroyer of hosts of enemies

Compound type : tatpurusha (amitra+gaṇa+sūdana)

• amitra – enemy, foe (lit. non-friend)
  noun (masculine)
  A-type compound, negation of mitra (friend).
• gaṇa – multitude, host, troop, collection, horde
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root √sūd (to destroy, kill).
  Root: √sūd (class 10)

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