महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-14

नैवंविधः शङ्खशब्दः पुरा जातु मया श्रुतः ।
ध्वजस्य चापि रूपं मे दृष्टपूर्वं न हीदृशम् ।
धनुषश्चैव निर्घोषः श्रुतपूर्वो न मे क्वचित् ॥१४॥

14. naivaṁvidhaḥ śaṅkhaśabdaḥ purā jātu mayā śrutaḥ ,
dhvajasya cāpi rūpaṁ me dṛṣṭapūrvaṁ na hīdṛśam ,
dhanuṣaścaiva nirghoṣaḥ śrutapūrvo na me kvacit.

14. na evam vidhaḥ śaṅkhaśabdaḥ purā jātu
mayā śrutaḥ dhvajasya ca api rūpam me
dṛṣṭapūrvam na hi īdṛśam dhanuṣaḥ ca
eva nirghoṣaḥ śrutapūrvaḥ na me kvacit

14. I have never before heard a conch sound of this kind. Indeed, such a form of a banner has also never been seen by me previously. And the twang of a bow like this has never been heard by me anywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• विधः (vidhaḥ) - of this kind (kind, sort, manner, type)

• शङ्खशब्दः (śaṅkhaśabdaḥ) - conch sound

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, before

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• मया (mayā) - by me

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, perceived

• ध्वजस्य (dhvajasya) - of the banner, flag, standard

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

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

• मे (me) - by me (agent of 'dṛṣṭapūrvam') (by me, to me, for me, my)

• दृष्टपूर्वम् (dṛṣṭapūrvam) - seen before, previously seen

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

• ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

• धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• निर्घोषः (nirghoṣaḥ) - twang (of a bow) (sound, roar, twang (of a bow))

• श्रुतपूर्वः (śrutapūrvaḥ) - heard before, previously heard

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - by me (agent of 'śrutapūrvaḥ') (by me, to me, for me, my)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever (used with negation to mean 'never') (anywhere, at any time, ever)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

विधः (vidhaḥ) - of this kind (kind, sort, manner, type)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidha

vidha - kind, sort, type

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'evaṃvidhaḥ' (of this kind).

शङ्खशब्दः (śaṅkhaśabdaḥ) - conch sound

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkhaśabda

śaṅkhaśabda - sound of a conch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṅkha+śabda)

• śaṅkha – conch
  noun (masculine)
• śabda – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'śrutaḥ'.

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -ta

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śaṅkhaśabdaḥ'.

ध्वजस्य (dhvajasya) - of the banner, flag, standard

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhvaja

dhvaja - banner, flag, standard, mark

Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Possessive case for 'rūpam'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, beauty

Note: Subject of the clause.

मे (me) - by me (agent of 'dṛṣṭapūrvam') (by me, to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Enclitic form, used to indicate the agent of a past passive participle.

दृष्टपूर्वम् (dṛṣṭapūrvam) - seen before, previously seen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭapūrva

dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ta
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, former, prior
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'rūpam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

(indeclinable)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind

Note: Agrees with 'rūpam'.

धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Possessive case for 'nirghoṣaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

निर्घोषः (nirghoṣaḥ) - twang (of a bow) (sound, roar, twang (of a bow))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirghoṣa

nirghoṣa - sound, roar, cry, twang (of a bow)

Derived from root ghuṣ (to sound) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nis

Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

श्रुतपूर्वः (śrutapūrvaḥ) - heard before, previously heard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutapūrva

śrutapūrva - heard before

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śruta+pūrva)

• śruta – heard, listened, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -ta
  Root: śru (class 1)
• pūrva – before, former, prior
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'nirghoṣaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me (agent of 'śrutapūrvaḥ') (by me, to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Enclitic form, used to indicate the agent of a past passive participle.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, ever (used with negation to mean 'never') (anywhere, at any time, ever)

(indeclinable)