महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-28

दर्पाच्च सूतपुत्रोऽसौ गन्धर्वानवमन्यते ।
तं त्वं प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठ नडं नाग इवोद्धर ॥२८॥

28. darpācca sūtaputro'sau gandharvānavamanyate ,
taṁ tvaṁ praharatāṁ śreṣṭha naḍaṁ nāga ivoddhara.

28. darpāt ca sūtaputraḥ asau gandharvān avamanyate
tam tvam praharatām śreṣṭha naḍam nāga iva uddhara

28. And that son of the charioteer, due to his arrogance, disrespects the Gandharvas. O best among strikers, you should uproot him like an elephant pulls up a reed.

Words meanings summery:

• दर्पात् (darpāt) - from arrogance, due to pride

• च (ca) - and

• सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - charioteer's son

• असौ (asau) - that (person), he

• गन्धर्वान् (gandharvān) - the Gandharvas

• अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disrespects, despises

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - among those who strike

• श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best

• नडम् (naḍam) - a reed

• नाग (nāga) - an elephant

• इव (iva) - like, as

• उद्धर (uddhara) - uproot, pull out

Words meanings and morphology

दर्पात् (darpāt) - from arrogance, due to pride

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - arrogance, pride, conceit

from root dṛp (to be proud)

Root: dṛp (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - charioteer's son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

असौ (asau) - that (person), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

गन्धर्वान् (gandharvān) - the Gandharvas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - a class of celestial musicians

अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disrespects, despises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ava-man

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - among those who strike

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of praharat

praharat - striking, attacking, a striker

Present Active Participle

from root hṛ (to carry, to strike) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent

superlative of praśasya/praśasta

नडम् (naḍam) - a reed

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naḍa

naḍa - a reed, a cane

नाग (nāga) - an elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - snake, elephant

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

उद्धर (uddhara) - uproot, pull out

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of uddhṛ

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)