महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-72, verse-15

न चान्यः पुरुषः कश्चिन्नलं वेत्ति यशस्विनि ।
गूढश्चरति लोकेऽस्मिन्नष्टरूपो महीपतिः ॥१५॥

15. na cānyaḥ puruṣaḥ kaścinnalaṁ vetti yaśasvini ,
gūḍhaścarati loke'sminnaṣṭarūpo mahīpatiḥ.

15. na ca anyaḥ puruṣaḥ kaścit nalam vetti yaśasvini
| gūḍhaḥ carati loke asmin naṣṭarūpaḥ mahīpatiḥ

15. And no other person (puruṣa) knows Nala, O glorious one. The king, whose form is disguised, wanders hidden in this world.

15. ואין אדם אחר שמכיר את נַלַה, הו מהוללת. המלך מסתובב בעולם הזה בסתר, אחרי שצורתו אבדה.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, male, human being (puruṣa)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - In a negative sentence, it means "no one" or "not anyone." (anyone, someone)

• नलम् (nalam) - The King Nala. (Nala)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows

• यशस्विनि (yaśasvini) - Vocative, feminine singular, addressing Keśinī. (O glorious one, O famous one)

• गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - The king is hidden in his disguised form. (hidden, concealed, secret)

• चरति (carati) - The king wanders. (wanders, moves, walks, behaves)

• लोके (loke) - In this world. (in the world, among people)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - Agrees with loke. (in this)

• नष्टरूपः (naṣṭarūpaḥ) - The king whose appearance has been transformed/disguised. (one whose form is lost, having a lost form, disguised)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - Refers to Nala. (king, lord of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, another

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, male, human being (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa)

Root: pṛ

कश्चित् (kaścit) - In a negative sentence, it means "no one" or "not anyone." (anyone, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - anyone, someone, certain

Indefinite pronoun formed from kim + cit.

नलम् (nalam) - The King Nala. (Nala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (a king, hero of the Nalopakhyana)

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vid

Present active

From root vid (to know), 3rd person singular, Present tense, adadi (class 2) root.

Root: vid (class 2)

यशस्विनि (yaśasvini) - Vocative, feminine singular, addressing Keśinī. (O glorious one, O famous one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, illustrious, renowned

From yaśas (glory) + possessive suffix -vin.

गूढः (gūḍhaḥ) - The king is hidden in his disguised form. (hidden, concealed, secret)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gūḍha

gūḍha - hidden, concealed, secret, disguised

Past Passive Participle

From root guh (to hide).

Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mahīpatiḥ.

चरति (carati) - The king wanders. (wanders, moves, walks, behaves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of car

Present active

From root car (to move), 3rd person singular, Present tense.

Root: car (class 1)

लोके (loke) - In this world. (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

Root: lok (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - Agrees with loke. (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

नष्टरूपः (naṣṭarūpaḥ) - The king whose appearance has been transformed/disguised. (one whose form is lost, having a lost form, disguised)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭarūpa

naṣṭarūpa - one whose form is lost, having a lost form, disguised

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+rūpa)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, vanished, disappeared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root naś (to perish, to be lost).
  Root: naś (class 4)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with mahīpatiḥ.

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - Refers to Nala. (king, lord of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth, sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, protector
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 1)

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