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4,7

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-7, verse-6

विराट उवाच ।
न सूदतां मानद श्रद्दधामि ते सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमो हि दृश्यसे ।
श्रिया च रूपेण च विक्रमेण च प्रभासि तातानवरो नरेष्विह ॥६॥
6. virāṭa uvāca ,
na sūdatāṁ mānada śraddadhāmi te; sahasranetrapratimo hi dṛśyase ,
śriyā ca rūpeṇa ca vikrameṇa ca; prabhāsi tātānavaro nareṣviha.
6. virāṭaḥ uvāca na sūdatām mānada
śraddadhāmi te sahasranetrapratimaḥ hi
dṛśyase śriyā ca rūpeṇa ca vikrameṇa
ca prabhāsi tāta anavaraḥ nareṣu iha
6. Virāṭa said: 'O giver of honor, I do not believe your claim of being a cook. Indeed, you appear like Indra (sahasranetratpratima). By your splendor, your form, and your valor, you shine, dear one, as second to none among men here.'

Words meanings summery:

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  • विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - King Virāṭa (Virāṭa (name of a king))
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said (he spoke, he said)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • सूदताम् (sūdatām) - your claim of being a cook (lit. 'cook-hood') (the state of being a cook, cook-hood)
  • मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor (giver of honor, respectable one, honor-giving)
  • श्रद्दधामि (śraddadhāmi) - I believe (I believe, I trust, I have faith (śraddhā))
  • ते (te) - your (referring to Bhīma's claim) (to you, of you, your)
  • सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमः (sahasranetrapratimaḥ) - you appear like Indra (sahasranetrapratima) (resembling a thousand-eyed one, like Indra (sahasranetra))
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
  • दृश्यसे (dṛśyase) - you appear (you are seen, you appear)
  • श्रिया (śriyā) - by your splendor (by splendor, by glory, by beauty)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by your form (by form, by appearance, by beauty)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by your valor (by valor, by prowess, by strength)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • प्रभासि (prabhāsi) - you shine (you shine, you appear brilliantly)
  • तात (tāta) - dear one (term of endearment or respect) (dear one, child, father)
  • अनवरः (anavaraḥ) - inferior to none, second to none (not inferior, not lower, excellent, supreme)
  • नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men
  • इह (iha) - here (in this place/court) (here, in this world)

Words meanings and morphology

विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - King Virāṭa (Virāṭa (name of a king))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭa
virāṭa - Virāṭa (name of a king), large, colossal, splendid
उवाच (uvāca) - said (he spoke, he said)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Perfect tense, Parasmaipada
root vac, Perfect tense, 3rd person singular
Root: vac (class 2)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
particle
Note: Negation for śraddadhāmi.
सूदताम् (sūdatām) - your claim of being a cook (lit. 'cook-hood') (the state of being a cook, cook-hood)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sūdatā
sūdatā - the state of being a cook, cook-hood
formed from sūda + tā (abstract suffix)
Note: Object of śraddadhāmi.
मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor (giver of honor, respectable one, honor-giving)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mānada
mānada - giver of honor, respectable one, honor-giving
compound of māna (honor) and da (giver)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māna+da)
  • māna – honor, respect, pride, measure
    noun (masculine)
  • da – giver, bestower
    adjective (masculine)
    from root dā + a
    Root: dā (class 3)
श्रद्दधामि (śraddadhāmi) - I believe (I believe, I trust, I have faith (śraddhā))
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śraddhā
root dhā + śrat (prefix), present indicative, parasmaipada
Prefix: śrat
Root: dhā (class 3)
ते (te) - your (referring to Bhīma's claim) (to you, of you, your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvam
tvam - you
Note: Used as an enclitic pronoun.
सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमः (sahasranetrapratimaḥ) - you appear like Indra (sahasranetrapratima) (resembling a thousand-eyed one, like Indra (sahasranetra))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasranetrapratima
sahasranetrapratima - resembling one with a thousand eyes, like Indra (sahasranetra)
compound of sahasra (thousand) + netra (eye) + pratima (image, likeness)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahasra+netra+pratima)
  • sahasra – thousand
    numeral (neuter)
  • netra – eye
    noun (neuter)
  • pratima – image, likeness, resembling
    adjective (masculine)
    from prati + mā (to measure)
    Prefix: prati
    Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Predicative adjective for the implicit subject 'you'.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
particle
Note: Emphatic particle.
दृश्यसे (dṛśyase) - you appear (you are seen, you appear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
root dṛś, present indicative, passive voice or middle voice, 2nd person singular
Root: dṛś (class 1)
श्रिया (śriyā) - by your splendor (by splendor, by glory, by beauty)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - splendor, glory, beauty, prosperity, wealth, Lakṣmī
Note: Means by which one shines.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
particle
रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by your form (by form, by appearance, by beauty)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, appearance, shape, beauty
Note: Means by which one shines.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
particle
विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by your valor (by valor, by prowess, by strength)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama
vikrama - valor, prowess, strength, heroism, step
from vi-kram (to step forth, to be powerful)
Prefix: vi
Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Means by which one shines.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
particle
प्रभासि (prabhāsi) - you shine (you shine, you appear brilliantly)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prabhā
root bhā + pra (prefix), present indicative, parasmaipada
Prefix: pra
Root: bhā (class 2)
तात (tāta) - dear one (term of endearment or respect) (dear one, child, father)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - dear one, child, father (vocative)
अनवरः (anavaraḥ) - inferior to none, second to none (not inferior, not lower, excellent, supreme)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anavara
anavara - not inferior, not lower, excellent, supreme
compound of an (not) + avara (inferior, lower)
Compound type : na-tatpuruṣa (an+avara)
  • an – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • avara – inferior, lower, later
    adjective (masculine)
नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, human being
Note: Contextual specification for 'anavaraḥ'.
इह (iha) - here (in this place/court) (here, in this world)
(indeclinable)
adverb
Note: Emphasizes location.