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.

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)