महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-69, verse-25

शालिहोत्रोऽथ किं नु स्याद्धयानां कुलतत्त्ववित् ।
मानुषं समनुप्राप्तो वपुः परमशोभनम् ॥२५॥

25. śālihotro'tha kiṁ nu syāddhayānāṁ kulatattvavit ,
mānuṣaṁ samanuprāpto vapuḥ paramaśobhanam.

25. śālihotraḥ atha kim nu syāt hayānām kulatattvavit
mānuṣam samanuprāptaḥ vapuḥ paramaśobhanam

25. Could this be Śālihotra, the expert knower of the fundamental nature of horse lineages, who has assumed an exceedingly beautiful human form?

Words meanings summery:

• शालिहोत्रः (śālihotraḥ) - Śālihotra (a sage, expert on horses)

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, thus

• किम् (kim) - what, whether, how

• नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, now, just

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, would be

• हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

• कुलतत्त्ववित् (kulatattvavit) - knower of the fundamental nature of horse lineages (knower of the fundamental nature of the lineage)

• मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, belonging to men

• समनुप्राप्तः (samanuprāptaḥ) - fully obtained, thoroughly attained, arrived at

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

• परमशोभनम् (paramaśobhanam) - exceedingly beautiful, most splendid

Words meanings and morphology

शालिहोत्रः (śālihotraḥ) - Śālihotra (a sage, expert on horses)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śālihotra

śālihotra - name of a celebrated sage, especially in connection with the science of horses

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, thus

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, whether, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an interrogative particle here.

नु (nu) - indeed, certainly, now, just

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, would be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

From root 'hi' (to go) + 'ac' suffix (Unadi 1.10).

Root: hi

कुलतत्त्ववित् (kulatattvavit) - knower of the fundamental nature of horse lineages (knower of the fundamental nature of the lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kulatattvavit

kulatattvavit - one who knows the essence of the family/lineage; an expert in the fundamental nature of a lineage

Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+tattva+vit)

• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)
• tattva – thatness, reality, truth, true state, fundamental nature, essence
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'tat' (that) + 'tva' (abstract suffix).
• vit – knower, one who understands
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'vid' (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, belonging to men

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, belonging to men; a man

Derived from 'manuṣa' (man) + 'aṇ' suffix.

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'vapuḥ'.

समनुप्राप्तः (samanuprāptaḥ) - fully obtained, thoroughly attained, arrived at

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu'.

Prefixes: sam+anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the subject.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, personal appearance

From root 'vap' (to sow, scatter, weave, form).

Root: vap (class 1)

परमशोभनम् (paramaśobhanam) - exceedingly beautiful, most splendid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paramaśobhana

paramaśobhana - exceedingly beautiful, most splendid, very handsome

Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+śobhana)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent, best
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'para' (far, distant).
• śobhana – shining, splendid, beautiful, auspicious
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'śubh' (to shine, be splendid).
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'vapuḥ'.