महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-50

खमुल्लिखद्भिरेतैर्हि त्वया शृङ्गशतैर्नृपः ।
कच्चिद्दृष्टोऽचलश्रेष्ठ वनेऽस्मिन्दारुणे नलः ॥५०॥

50. khamullikhadbhiretairhi tvayā śṛṅgaśatairnṛpaḥ ,
kacciddṛṣṭo'calaśreṣṭha vane'smindāruṇe nalaḥ.

50. kham ullikhadbhiḥ etaiḥ hi tvayā śṛṅgaśataiḥ nṛpaḥ
kaccit dṛṣṭaḥ acalaśreṣṭha vane asmin dāruṇe nalaḥ

50. O best of mountains, by these hundreds of peaks of yours that indeed scrape the sky, have you, I wonder, seen King Nala in this dreadful forest?

Words meanings summery:

• खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space

• उल्लिखद्भिः (ullikhadbhiḥ) - by those scraping, by those touching

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• शृङ्गशतैः (śṛṅgaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of peaks

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, perchance, is it that

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen

• अचलश्रेष्ठ (acalaśreṣṭha) - O best of mountains

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• दारुणे (dāruṇe) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

• नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala (Nala (proper name))

Words meanings and morphology

खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

उल्लिखद्भिः (ullikhadbhiḥ) - by those scraping, by those touching

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ullikhat

ullikhat - scraping, touching, scratching, carving

Present Active Participle

From root 'likh' (to scratch, write) with prefix 'ud' and suffix 'śatṛ'

Prefix: ud

Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'śṛṅgaśataiḥ'

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'śṛṅgaśataiḥ'

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

शृङ्गशतैः (śṛṅgaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of peaks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śṛṅgaśata

śṛṅgaśata - hundreds of peaks/horns

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śṛṅga+śata)

• śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit, top
  noun (neuter)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king (lit. protector of men)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, perchance, is it that

(indeclinable)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld, observed, visible

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix 'kta'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अचलश्रेष्ठ (acalaśreṣṭha) - O best of mountains

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of acalaśreṣṭha

acalaśreṣṭha - best of mountains, foremost mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (acala+śreṣṭha)

• acala – mountain (lit. unmoving), immovable
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior, chief
  adjective
  Superlative of 'praśasya'

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'vane'

दारुणे (dāruṇe) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - dreadful, terrible, formidable, fierce, harsh

Note: Agrees with 'vane'

नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala (Nala (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

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