महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-28, verse-42

गाम्भीर्याद्धि समुद्रस्य न विशेषः कुलाधम ।
दिगम्बराम्भसां कर्ण समुद्रस्था हि दुर्जयाः ।
विदूरपातात्तोयस्य किं पुनः कर्ण वायसः ॥४२॥

42. gāmbhīryāddhi samudrasya na viśeṣaḥ kulādhama ,
digambarāmbhasāṁ karṇa samudrasthā hi durjayāḥ ,
vidūrapātāttoyasya kiṁ punaḥ karṇa vāyasaḥ.

42. gāmbhīryāt hi samudrasya na viśeṣaḥ
kulādhama digambarāmbhasām karṇa
samudrasthāḥ hi durjayāḥ vidūrapātāt
toyasya kim punaḥ karṇa vāyasaḥ

42. kulādhama,
gāmbhīryāt hi samudrasya na viśeṣaḥ.
karṇa,
digambarāmbhasām samudrasthāḥ hi durjayāḥ.
karṇa,
vidūrapātāt toyasya vāyasaḥ punaḥ kim?

42. Indeed, O lowest of your lineage (kulādhamā), there is nothing particularly special about the ocean's depth. O Karṇa, the waters (ambhas) that gather in the ocean from all directions are truly unconquerable. What significance, then, O Karṇa, does a crow hold regarding water falling from a great height?

Words meanings summery:

• गाम्भीर्यात् (gāmbhīryāt) - from depth, from profundity, due to profundity

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean, pertaining to the sea

• न (na) - not, no

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, special quality, particularity, difference

• कुलाधम (kulādhama) - O lowest of family, O vilest of lineage

• दिगम्बराम्भसाम् (digambarāmbhasām) - of the waters from all directions (e.g., sky, rain, rivers)

• कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa

• समुद्रस्थाः (samudrasthāḥ) - the waters that collect in the ocean (situated in the ocean, residing in the ocean)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• दुर्जयाः (durjayāḥ) - unconquerable, difficult to conquer, invincible

• विदूरपातात् (vidūrapātāt) - from a far fall, due to falling from a great distance

• तोयस्य (toyasya) - of water

• किम् (kim) - what significance (what, why, how)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover, on the other hand

• कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa

• वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - crow

Words meanings and morphology

गाम्भीर्यात् (gāmbhīryāt) - from depth, from profundity, due to profundity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gāmbhīrya

gāmbhīrya - depth, profundity, gravity, dignity

from gambhīra (deep) + ṣyañ (abstract noun suffix)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean, pertaining to the sea

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

saṃ + udra (water)

Prefix: sam

Root: ud

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, special quality, particularity, difference

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, special quality, particularity, difference, specific feature

from vi-śiṣ (to distinguish)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

कुलाधम (kulādhama) - O lowest of family, O vilest of lineage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kulādhama

kulādhama - lowest of family/lineage, vilest of one's race

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+adhama)

• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)
• adhama – lowest, vilest, worst, mean, inferior
  adjective

दिगम्बराम्भसाम् (digambarāmbhasām) - of the waters from all directions (e.g., sky, rain, rivers)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of digambarāmbhas

digambarāmbhas - waters from all directions

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (digambara+ambhas)

• digambara – sky-clad, naked; one who wears the directions as clothes
  adjective
  dik (direction) + ambara (garment)
• ambhas – water, stream, fluid
  noun (neuter)

Note: Here 'digambara' refers to the vast expanse from which waters come, not necessarily a deity.

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a proper name), ear

समुद्रस्थाः (samudrasthāḥ) - the waters that collect in the ocean (situated in the ocean, residing in the ocean)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samudrastha

samudrastha - situated in the ocean, residing in the ocean

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (samudra+stha)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing, situated
  adjective
  Kṛt suffix (kha) derived from sthā
  from root sthā (to stand) + kha (suffix)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Grammatically, the plural nominative feminine `samudrasthāḥ` likely refers to implied feminine nouns like `āpaḥ` (waters) or `nadyaḥ` (rivers) that are collected in the ocean.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

दुर्जयाः (durjayāḥ) - unconquerable, difficult to conquer, invincible

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of durjaya

durjaya - unconquerable, invincible, difficult to defeat

dur (difficult) + jaya (victory)

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (dus+jaya)

• dus – difficult, bad, ill
  indeclinable
  prefix
• jaya – victory, triumph, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

विदूरपातात् (vidūrapātāt) - from a far fall, due to falling from a great distance

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vidūrapāta

vidūrapāta - falling from a great distance, distant fall

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vidūra+pāta)

• vidūra – very distant, far off
  adjective
  vi (intensive) + dūra (far)
  Prefix: vi
• pāta – fall, falling, descent
  noun (masculine)
  from root pat (to fall)
  Root: pat (class 1)

तोयस्य (toyasya) - of water

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

from root tu (to swell, grow)

Root: tu (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what significance (what, why, how)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used here to introduce a rhetorical question, implying insignificance.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a proper name), ear

वायसः (vāyasaḥ) - crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyasa

vāyasa - crow

from vāyas (bird)