महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-74, verse-3

परीक्षितो मे बहुशो बाहुको नलशङ्कया ।
रूपे मे संशयस्त्वेकः स्वयमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥३॥

3. parīkṣito me bahuśo bāhuko nalaśaṅkayā ,
rūpe me saṁśayastvekaḥ svayamicchāmi veditum.

3. parīkṣitaḥ me bahusaḥ bāhukaḥ nalaśaṅkayā rūpe
me saṃśayaḥ tu ekaḥ svayam icchāmi veditum

3. I have repeatedly tested Bāhuka because of my suspicion concerning Nala. I have only one doubt regarding his outward appearance (rūpa); I wish to ascertain it myself.

Words meanings summery:

• परीक्षितः (parīkṣitaḥ) - tested (examined, tested, investigated)

• मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, my)

• बहुसः (bahusaḥ) - repeatedly (frequently, repeatedly, often)

• बाहुकः (bāhukaḥ) - Bāhuka (Bāhuka (name of Nala in disguise))

• नलशङ्कया (nalaśaṅkayā) - because of my suspicion concerning Nala (due to suspicion of Nala)

• रूपे (rūpe) - regarding his outward appearance (rūpa) (in the form, in the appearance)

• मे (me) - my (my, of me, to me)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - only one (one, single, unique)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - myself (myself, yourself, himself, by oneself)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

• वेदितुम् (veditum) - to ascertain (to know, to understand, to ascertain)

Words meanings and morphology

परीक्षितः (parīkṣitaḥ) - tested (examined, tested, investigated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parīkṣita

parīkṣita - examined, tested, investigated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with 'pari' prefix

Prefix: pari

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively.

मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, my)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

'me' is an enclitic form for genitive/dative of 'asmad'

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

बहुसः (bahusaḥ) - repeatedly (frequently, repeatedly, often)

(indeclinable)

derived from 'bahu' (much) with the suffix '-śas'

Note: Modifies 'parīkṣitaḥ'.

बाहुकः (bāhukaḥ) - Bāhuka (Bāhuka (name of Nala in disguise))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāhuka

bāhuka - name of Nala in disguise

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

नलशङ्कया (nalaśaṅkayā) - because of my suspicion concerning Nala (due to suspicion of Nala)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nalaśaṅkā

nalaśaṅkā - suspicion concerning Nala

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nala+śaṅkā)

• nala – Nala (name of the king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śaṅkā – doubt, suspicion, fear
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Indicates the reason for testing.

रूपे (rūpe) - regarding his outward appearance (rūpa) (in the form, in the appearance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

Root: rūp (class 1)

Note: 'Concerning' or 'in the matter of' his form.

मे (me) - my (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

'me' is an enclitic form for genitive/dative of 'asmad'

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Derived from root 'śī' (to lie, rest) with 'sam' and 'śi' (to bind), or from 'śī' with 'sam' and 'aya'

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - only one (one, single, unique)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single

स्वयम् (svayam) - myself (myself, yourself, himself, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'sva' (own)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

'iccha' is the stem

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

वेदितुम् (veditum) - to ascertain (to know, to understand, to ascertain)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with 'tumun' suffix

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Infinitive complement of 'icchāmi'.