महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-14

नीलाम्बुदसमप्रख्यं मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमम् ।
तमृते पुण्डरीकाक्षं काम्यकं नातिभाति मे ॥१४॥

14. nīlāmbudasamaprakhyaṁ mattamātaṅgavikramam ,
tamṛte puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ kāmyakaṁ nātibhāti me.

14. nīlāmbudasamaprakhyam mattamātaṅgavikramam
tam ṛte puṇḍarīkākṣam kāmyakam na atibhāti me

14. Without him, the lotus-eyed one, whose appearance is like a dark cloud and whose valor is like that of an intoxicated elephant, this Kāmyaka (forest) does not shine brightly for me.

14. בלעדיו, זה שמראהו כענן כחול וצעדיו כצעדי פיל מתהולל, יפה העיניים כפרחי לוטוס, קָאמְיַקַה אינו זוהר בעיניי.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलाम्बुदसमप्रख्यम् (nīlāmbudasamaprakhyam) - resembling dark clouds

• मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमम् (mattamātaṅgavikramam) - having the valor of an intoxicated elephant

• तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - refers to Arjuna (lotus-eyed)

• काम्यकम् (kāmyakam) - Kāmyaka (forest)

• न (na) - not

• अतिभाति (atibhāti) - shines brightly, seems very pleasant (shines greatly, is very prominent)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

नीलाम्बुदसमप्रख्यम् (nīlāmbudasamaprakhyam) - resembling dark clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlāmbudasamaprakhya

nīlāmbudasamaprakhya - resembling dark clouds, like a dark cloud

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+ambuda+sama+prakhya)

• nīla – dark, blue, black
  adjective (masculine)
• ambuda – cloud (one who gives water)
  noun (masculine)
• sama – like, similar, equal
  adjective (masculine)
• prakhya – appearance, resemblance, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमम् (mattamātaṅgavikramam) - having the valor of an intoxicated elephant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mattamātaṅgavikrama

mattamātaṅgavikrama - having the valor of an intoxicated elephant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (matta+mātaṅga+vikrama)

• matta – intoxicated, frenzied, proud
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root mad (to be intoxicated, to rejoice)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• mātaṅga – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vikrama – valor, might, courage, step, stride
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - refers to Arjuna (lotus-eyed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed, epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa/Arjuna

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇḍarīka+akṣa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

काम्यकम् (kāmyakam) - Kāmyaka (forest)

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāmyaka

kāmyaka - Kāmyaka forest (name of a forest)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अतिभाति (atibhāti) - shines brightly, seems very pleasant (shines greatly, is very prominent)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of atibhā

Present active indicative

from root bhā (to shine) with upasarga ati

Prefix: ati

Root: bhā (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

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