महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-69, verse-24

किं नु स्यान्मातलिरयं देवराजस्य सारथिः ।
तथा हि लक्षणं वीरे बाहुके दृश्यते महत् ॥२४॥

24. kiṁ nu syānmātalirayaṁ devarājasya sārathiḥ ,
tathā hi lakṣaṇaṁ vīre bāhuke dṛśyate mahat.

24. kim nu syāt mātaliḥ ayam devarājasya sārathiḥ
tathā hi lakṣaṇam vīre bāhuke dṛśyate mahat

24. "Could this Bahuka be Mātali, the charioteer of the king of gods (Indra)? For indeed, great characteristics are seen in this hero Bahuka."

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (interrogative particle)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be

• मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Mātali (name of Indra's charioteer)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one

• देवराजस्य (devarājasya) - of the king of gods, of Indra

• सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so

• हि (hi) - for, indeed

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - a mark, sign, characteristic

• वीरे (vīre) - in Bahuka (the hero) (in the hero)

• बाहुके (bāhuke) - in Bahuka

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• महत् (mahat) - great, remarkable, important

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Mātali (name of Indra's charioteer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Mātali (the charioteer of Indra)

अयम् (ayam) - this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

देवराजस्य (devarājasya) - of the king of gods, of Indra

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods, Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rāja)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

तथा (tathā) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, indeed

(indeclinable)

लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - a mark, sign, characteristic

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, attribute

वीरे (vīre) - in Bahuka (the hero) (in the hero)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

बाहुके (bāhuke) - in Bahuka

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bāhuka

bāhuka - Bahuka (name of Nala in disguise)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Passive form of root 'dṛś'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great, remarkable, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important