महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-5, verse-16

तमप्रतिमकर्माणं रूपेणासदृशं भुवि ।
पारगं सर्वविद्यानां गुणार्णवमनिन्दितम् ।
तमभ्येत्यात्मजस्तुभ्यमश्वत्थामानमब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

16. tamapratimakarmāṇaṁ rūpeṇāsadṛśaṁ bhuvi ,
pāragaṁ sarvavidyānāṁ guṇārṇavamaninditam ,
tamabhyetyātmajastubhyamaśvatthāmānamabravīt.

16. tam apratima-karmāṇam rūpeṇa asadṛśam
bhuvi pāragam sarva-vidyānām
guṇa-arṇavam aninditam tam abhyetya
ātma-jaḥ tubhyam aśvatthāmānam abravīt

16. tubhyam ātma-jaḥ apratima-karmāṇam
rūpeṇa bhuvi asadṛśam sarva-vidyānām
pāragam guṇa-arṇavam aninditam
tam aśvatthāmānam abhyetya abravīt

16. Your son (Duryodhana), having approached that Aśvatthāman—who was unequaled in his deeds, unrivaled in beauty on earth, a master of all lores, an ocean of noble qualities, and blameless—spoke to him.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (Ashvatthama) (him, that)

• अप्रतिम-कर्माणम् (apratima-karmāṇam) - referring to Ashvatthama (whose deeds are unequaled, unparalleled in action)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty of person (by form, by beauty, in appearance)

• असदृशम् (asadṛśam) - unrivaled in beauty (rūpeṇa) (unequaled, unrivaled, incomparable)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

• पारगम् (pāragam) - master of all lores (one who has gone to the other shore, expert, master)

• सर्व-विद्यानाम् (sarva-vidyānām) - of all lores, of all sciences

• गुण-अर्णवम् (guṇa-arṇavam) - ocean of qualities, full of virtues

• अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

• तम् (tam) - that (Ashvatthama) (him, that)

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come to

• आत्म-जः (ātma-jaḥ) - Duryodhana, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (son, born from oneself)

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied speaker of the verse being Sañjaya) - or 'your' as in 'your son' if dative-for-genitive (to you, for you)

• अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Ashvatthama

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (Ashvatthama) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अप्रतिम-कर्माणम् (apratima-karmāṇam) - referring to Ashvatthama (whose deeds are unequaled, unparalleled in action)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apratima-karman

apratima-karman - one whose deeds are unequaled, unparalleled in action

compound of 'apratima' and 'karman'

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (apratima+karman)

• apratima – unequaled, unrivaled, peerless
  adjective
  compound of 'a' (negation) and 'pratima' (likeness)
  Prefix: a
• karman – deed, action, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty of person (by form, by beauty, in appearance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance

असदृशम् (asadṛśam) - unrivaled in beauty (rūpeṇa) (unequaled, unrivaled, incomparable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asadṛśa

asadṛśa - unequaled, unrivaled, incomparable

compound of 'a' (negation) and 'sadṛśa' (similar)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+sadṛśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• sadṛśa – similar, like, equal
  adjective
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, place

पारगम् (pāragam) - master of all lores (one who has gone to the other shore, expert, master)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāraga

pāraga - gone to the other side, skilled in, master of

compound of 'pāra' and 'ga' (from root gam)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pāra+ga)

• pāra – further bank, opposite shore, end, limit
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective
  agent noun/suffix
  derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

सर्व-विद्यानाम् (sarva-vidyānām) - of all lores, of all sciences

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarva-vidyā

sarva-vidyā - all knowledge, all sciences/lores

compound of 'sarva' and 'vidyā'

Compound type : Karmahāra (sarva+vidyā)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science, lore
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

गुण-अर्णवम् (guṇa-arṇavam) - ocean of qualities, full of virtues

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa-arṇava

guṇa-arṇava - ocean of qualities, reservoir of virtues

compound of 'guṇa' and 'arṇava'

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (guṇa+arṇava)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit, strand
  noun (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anindita

anindita - blameless, faultless, irreproachable

Past Passive Participle

compound of 'a' (negation) and 'nindita' (blamed)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• nindita – blamed, censured
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root nind (to blame)
  Root: nid (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (Ashvatthama) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

derived from root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund form

आत्म-जः (ātma-jaḥ) - Duryodhana, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (son, born from oneself)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātma-ja

ātma-ja - son, born of oneself, offspring

compound of 'ātman' and 'ja' (from root jan)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  agent noun/suffix
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied speaker of the verse being Sañjaya) - or 'your' as in 'your son' if dative-for-genitive (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Ashvatthama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvatthāman

aśvatthāman - name of Droṇa's son, a powerful warrior

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

irregular root in some tenses

Root: brū (class 2)