महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-22

ववृधे सा महाराज बिभ्रती रूपमुत्तमम् ।
अप्स्विवोत्पलिनी शीघ्रमग्नेरिव शिखा शुभा ॥२२॥

22. vavṛdhe sā mahārāja bibhratī rūpamuttamam ,
apsvivotpalinī śīghramagneriva śikhā śubhā.

22. vavṛdhe sā mahārāja bibhratī rūpam uttamam apsu
iva utpalinī śīghram agneḥ iva śikhā śubhā

22. O great king, she grew, possessing excellent beauty, like a lotus plant quickly growing in water, or like a beautiful flame of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - she grew, she increased

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - The vocative refers to King Janamejaya, the recipient of the narration. (O great king, O great ruler)

• बिभ्रती (bibhratī) - bearing, carrying, possessing, sustaining

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty, appearance, shape

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best, highest

• अप्सु (apsu) - in water, among waters

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उत्पलिनी (utpalinī) - Here, referring to a single lotus plant, implying its rapid growth. (a lotus plant, a pond full of lotuses)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, rapidly

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire, from fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शिखा (śikhā) - flame, peak, crest, topknot

• शुभा (śubhā) - beautiful, auspicious, radiant

Words meanings and morphology

ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - she grew, she increased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of √vṛdh

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

महाराज (mahārāja) - The vocative refers to King Janamejaya, the recipient of the narration. (O great king, O great ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

बिभ्रती (bibhratī) - bearing, carrying, possessing, sustaining

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bibhrat

bibhrat - bearing, carrying, possessing

present active participle

Feminine nominative singular of present active participle from √bhṛ (to bear, carry).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty, appearance, shape

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

Note: Object of 'bibhratī'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, supreme, highest

Note: Qualifies 'rūpam'.

अप्सु (apsu) - in water, among waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

उत्पलिनी (utpalinī) - Here, referring to a single lotus plant, implying its rapid growth. (a lotus plant, a pond full of lotuses)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpalinī

utpalinī - lotus pond, lotus plant, abundant in lotuses

Feminine form of 'utpalin'.

Note: Subject of the comparison.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, rapidly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'śīghra'.

Note: Modifies 'vavṛdhe' (implied in comparison).

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire, from fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

शिखा (śikhā) - flame, peak, crest, topknot

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śikhā

śikhā - flame, peak, crest, topknot

Note: Subject of the comparison.

शुभा (śubhā) - beautiful, auspicious, radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant, good

Feminine nominative singular of 'śubha'.

Note: Qualifies 'śikhā'.