महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-33

आहोस्विदृतुपर्णोऽपि यथा राजा नलस्तथा ।
ततोऽयं रथनिर्घोषो नैषधस्येव लक्ष्यते ॥३३॥

33. āhosvidṛtuparṇo'pi yathā rājā nalastathā ,
tato'yaṁ rathanirghoṣo naiṣadhasyeva lakṣyate.

33. āhosvid ṛtuparṇaḥ api yathā rājā nalaḥ tathā
tataḥ ayam rathanirghoṣaḥ naiṣadhasya iva lakṣyate

33. Or perhaps Ṛtuparṇa is indeed like King Nala? Consequently, this chariot's roar seems like that of the King of Niṣadha (Nala).

Words meanings summery:

• आहोस्विद् (āhosvid) - or perhaps, or whether, or rather

• ऋतुपर्णः (ṛtuparṇaḥ) - King Ṛtuparṇa (Ṛtuparṇa)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (thence, therefrom, therefore, then)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (chariot's roar) (this, he)

• रथनिर्घोषः (rathanirghoṣaḥ) - chariot's sound/roar

• नैषधस्य (naiṣadhasya) - of Nala (of the King of Niṣadha, of Nala)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, appears, is seen

Words meanings and morphology

आहोस्विद् (āhosvid) - or perhaps, or whether, or rather

(indeclinable)

Compound of `āho` (an interjection) and `svid` (an interrogative particle).

ऋतुपर्णः (ṛtuparṇaḥ) - King Ṛtuparṇa (Ṛtuparṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtuparṇa

ṛtuparṇa - Ṛtuparṇa (name of a king)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to `tathā`.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

`n`-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb to `yathā`.

ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (thence, therefrom, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun `tad` + suffix `tas`.

अयम् (ayam) - this (chariot's roar) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

Masculine nominative singular of `idam`.

रथनिर्घोषः (rathanirghoṣaḥ) - chariot's sound/roar

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathanirghoṣa

rathanirghoṣa - sound of a chariot, roar of a chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+nirghoṣa)

• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
• nirghoṣa – sound, noise, roar, loud cry
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ghuṣ` (to sound) with prefix `nis` (out, forth).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

नैषधस्य (naiṣadhasya) - of Nala (of the King of Niṣadha, of Nala)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of naiṣadha

naiṣadha - relating to Niṣadha; King of Niṣadha; Nala

Derived from `niṣadha` (name of a country/city, or a person) with `aṇ` suffix to indicate relation or ownership.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, appears, is seen

(verb)

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

Present Mood, Ātmanepada, Passive Voice

3rd person singular present passive of `lakṣ` (root of class 10, or passive of 1st class).

Root: lakṣ (class 10)