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8,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-16, verse-38

रूपाण्यत्यर्थकाम्यानि द्विरदाश्वनृणां नृप ।
समुन्नानीव वस्त्राणि प्रापुर्दुर्दर्शतां परम् ॥३८॥
38. rūpāṇyatyarthakāmyāni dviradāśvanṛṇāṁ nṛpa ,
samunnānīva vastrāṇi prāpurdurdarśatāṁ param.
38. rūpāṇi atyarthakāmyāni dviradāśvanṛṇām nṛpa
samunnāni iva vastrāṇi prāpuḥ durdarśatām param
38. nṛpa dviradāśvanṛṇām atyarthakāmyāni rūpāṇi
samunnāni vastrāṇi iva param durdarśatām prāpuḥ
38. O King, the once exceedingly desirable forms of elephants, horses, and men attained an extreme unattractiveness, becoming like crumpled clothes.

Words meanings summery:

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  • रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances, beautiful bodies
  • अत्यर्थकाम्यानि (atyarthakāmyāni) - extremely desirable, very lovely
  • द्विरदाश्वनृणाम् (dviradāśvanṛṇām) - of elephants, horses, and men
  • नृप (nṛpa) - O king
  • समुन्नानि (samunnāni) - crumpled, soiled, disfigured
  • इव (iva) - like, as if
  • वस्त्राणि (vastrāṇi) - clothes, garments
  • प्रापुः (prāpuḥ) - they attained, reached
  • दुर्दर्शताम् (durdarśatām) - unattractiveness, unpleasantness to behold
  • परम् (param) - extremely, supremely (extreme, supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances, beautiful bodies
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, figure, appearance; beauty, aspect
अत्यर्थकाम्यानि (atyarthakāmyāni) - extremely desirable, very lovely
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of atyarthakāmya
atyarthakāmya - extremely desirable, very lovely, very pleasing
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atyartha+kāmya)
  • atyartha – excessive, very much, extremely
    adverb
  • kāmya – desirable, lovely, pleasing
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
    Derived from root kam (to desire)
    Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with rūpāṇi
द्विरदाश्वनृणाम् (dviradāśvanṛṇām) - of elephants, horses, and men
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dviradāśvanṛ
dviradāśvanṛ - elephants, horses, and men (collectively)
Compound type : dvandva (dvirada+aśva+nṛ)
  • dvirada – elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • aśva – horse
    noun (masculine)
  • nṛ – man, person
    noun (masculine)
नृप (nṛpa) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, protector of men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)
  • nṛ – man, person
    noun (masculine)
  • pa – protector, guardian
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root pā (to protect)
    Root: pā (class 2)
समुन्नानि (samunnāni) - crumpled, soiled, disfigured
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of samunna
samunna - wet, moistened, covered with water; disfigured, rumpled, soiled
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root und (to wet, moisten, dampen) with upasarga sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: und (class 7)
Note: Agrees with vastrāṇi
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
वस्त्राणि (vastrāṇi) - clothes, garments
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vastra
vastra - cloth, garment, dress
प्रापुः (prāpuḥ) - they attained, reached
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of prāp
Derived from root āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
दुर्दर्शताम् (durdarśatām) - unattractiveness, unpleasantness to behold
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of durdarśatā
durdarśatā - ugliness, unpleasantness to behold
Derived from durdarśa (difficult to see, ugly) with suffix -tā
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+darśatā)
  • dur – bad, difficult, ill
    indeclinable
  • darśatā – visibility, appearance, beauty (from darśana)
    noun (feminine)
परम् (param) - extremely, supremely (extreme, supreme)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, utmost, extreme, excellent
Note: Can function adverbially as 'extremely' or as adjective modifying durdarśatām