महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-63, verse-22

आज्ञप्तं नृपमुख्येषु मानः प्राप्तः सुदुर्लभः ।
आजानेयैस्तथा यातं को नु स्वन्ततरो मया ॥२२॥

22. ājñaptaṁ nṛpamukhyeṣu mānaḥ prāptaḥ sudurlabhaḥ ,
ājāneyaistathā yātaṁ ko nu svantataro mayā.

22. ājñaptam nṛpamukhyeṣu mānaḥ prāptaḥ sudurlabhaḥ
ājāneyaiḥ tathā yātam kaḥ nu svantataraḥ mayā

22. nṛpamukhyeṣu ājñaptam sudurlabhaḥ mānaḥ prāptaḥ
tathā ājāneyaiḥ yātam kaḥ nu mayā svantataraḥ

22. Commands have been issued to principal kings; honor (māna), which is exceedingly difficult to obtain, has been acquired; and noble horses have been ridden. Who, indeed, is happier than I?

Words meanings summery:

• आज्ञप्तम् (ājñaptam) - commands have been issued, ordered (commanded, ordered, instructed)

• नृपमुख्येषु (nṛpamukhyeṣu) - to principal kings, among chief kings (among chief kings, among principal rulers)

• मानः (mānaḥ) - honor (honor, respect, pride)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, acquired (obtained, acquired, reached)

• सुदुर्लभः (sudurlabhaḥ) - exceedingly rare, very difficult to obtain (very rare, very difficult to obtain)

• आजानेयैः (ājāneyaiḥ) - by noble horses (by noble horses, by horses of good breed)

• तथा (tathā) - and thus, also (thus, so, in that manner, also)

• यातम् (yātam) - ridden, traveled (on) (gone, traversed, ridden)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• नु (nu) - indeed, truly (indeed, now, then)

• स्वन्ततरः (svantataraḥ) - more contented, happier (happier, more contented)

• मया (mayā) - than I (by me, than me)

Words meanings and morphology

आज्ञप्तम् (ājñaptam) - commands have been issued, ordered (commanded, ordered, instructed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ājñapta

ājñapta - commanded, ordered, announced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefixes ā and pra. (ā-jñap meaning to command).

Prefixes: ā+pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate.

नृपमुख्येषु (nṛpamukhyeṣu) - to principal kings, among chief kings (among chief kings, among principal rulers)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛpamukhya

nṛpamukhya - chief of kings, principal king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+mukhya)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective

Note: Indicates the recipients of the commands.

मानः (mānaḥ) - honor (honor, respect, pride)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māna

māna - honor, respect, pride, estimation, measure

Root: mān (class 10)

Note: Subject of prāptaḥ.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained, acquired (obtained, acquired, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, acquired, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicated on mānaḥ.

सुदुर्लभः (sudurlabhaḥ) - exceedingly rare, very difficult to obtain (very rare, very difficult to obtain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurlabha

sudurlabha - very difficult to obtain, very rare, hardly attainable

Compound of su (very) + durlabha (difficult to obtain).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+durlabha)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• durlabha – difficult to obtain, rare
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root labh (to obtain) with prefix dur (difficult)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies mānaḥ.

आजानेयैः (ājāneyaiḥ) - by noble horses (by noble horses, by horses of good breed)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ājāneya

ājāneya - a horse of good breed, noble horse

From ājāni (birth, lineage), related to jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of yātam.

तथा (tathā) - and thus, also (thus, so, in that manner, also)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

Note: Connects this clause to the previous ones.

यातम् (yātam) - ridden, traveled (on) (gone, traversed, ridden)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, traveled, moved, ridden

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yā (to go, to ride)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Predicate.

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

नु (nu) - indeed, truly (indeed, now, then)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing interrogation, affirmation, or emphasis.

Note: Emphatic particle.

स्वन्ततरः (svantataraḥ) - more contented, happier (happier, more contented)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svantatara

svantatara - happier, more contented, more peaceful in oneself

Comparative degree of svanta (contented in oneself), where svanta is itself a Bahuvrihi compound (sva + anta).

Note: Predicate adjective.

मया (mayā) - than I (by me, than me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Used in comparison (ablative sense of instrumental).