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3,61

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-26

शयानमुपविष्टं वा स्थितं वा निषधाधिप ।
प्रस्थितं वा नरश्रेष्ठ मम शोकविवर्धन ॥२६॥
26. śayānamupaviṣṭaṁ vā sthitaṁ vā niṣadhādhipa ,
prasthitaṁ vā naraśreṣṭha mama śokavivardhana.
26. śayānam upaviṣṭam vā sthitam vā niṣadhādhipa
prasthitam vā naraśreṣṭha mama śokavivardhana
26. O lord of Niṣadha, O best of men, you who intensify my grief – whether you are lying down, or sitting, or standing, or have departed, (I do not see you).

Words meanings summery:

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  • शयानम् (śayānam) - lying down (referring to Nala) (lying down, sleeping)
  • उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - sitting (referring to Nala) (seated, sitting)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing (referring to Nala) (standing, situated, staying)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • निषधाधिप (niṣadhādhipa) - O King Nala, the lord of Niṣadha (O lord of Niṣadha)
  • प्रस्थितम् (prasthitam) - departed (referring to Nala) (departed, gone forth, started)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either)
  • नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men (referring to Nala) (O best of men, O foremost man)
  • मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
  • शोकविवर्धन (śokavivardhana) - O you who increase my sorrow (referring to Nala) (O increaser of sorrow)

Words meanings and morphology

शयानम् (śayānam) - lying down (referring to Nala) (lying down, sleeping)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śayāna
śayāna - lying, sleeping
Present Middle Participle
From root śī (to lie, to sleep).
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Agrees with implied Nala (accusative).
उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - sitting (referring to Nala) (seated, sitting)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa
upaviṣṭa - seated, sitting, having sat down
Past Passive Participle
From root viś (to enter) with upa prefix.
Prefix: upa
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Agrees with implied Nala (accusative).
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing (referring to Nala) (standing, situated, staying)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, firm, fixed
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with implied Nala (accusative).
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
निषधाधिप (niṣadhādhipa) - O King Nala, the lord of Niṣadha (O lord of Niṣadha)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of niṣadhādhipa
niṣadhādhipa - lord of Niṣadha
Compound type : Tatpurusha (niṣadha+adhipa)
  • niṣadha – Name of a country or mountain range; Nala's kingdom
    proper noun (masculine)
  • adhipa – lord, ruler, king
    noun (masculine)
    From adhi + root pā (to protect).
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: pā (class 2)
प्रस्थितम् (prasthitam) - departed (referring to Nala) (departed, gone forth, started)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prasthita
prasthita - gone forth, departed, set out, proceeded
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā (to stand) with pra prefix.
Prefix: pra
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with implied Nala (accusative).
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men (referring to Nala) (O best of men, O foremost man)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha
naraśreṣṭha - best of men, foremost man
Compound type : Tatpurusha (nara+śreṣṭha)
  • nara – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
    Root: nṛ
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
    adjective
    Superlative of praśasya.
    Root: praśas
मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Genitive singular of asmad.
Note: Refers to Damayanti.
शोकविवर्धन (śokavivardhana) - O you who increase my sorrow (referring to Nala) (O increaser of sorrow)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of śokavivardhana
śokavivardhana - increasing sorrow, causing grief
From vi-vṛdh with ana suffix.
Compound type : Tatpurusha (śoka+vivardhana)
  • śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
    noun (masculine)
    From root śuc (to mourn, grieve).
    Root: śuc (class 1)
  • vivardhana – increasing, augmenting, causing to grow
    adjective (masculine)
    From root vṛdh (to grow, increase) with vi prefix and ana suffix.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)