महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-126, verse-5
प्रांशुः कनकतालाभः सिंहसंहननो युवा ।
असंख्येयगुणः श्रीमान्भास्करस्यात्मसंभवः ॥५॥
असंख्येयगुणः श्रीमान्भास्करस्यात्मसंभवः ॥५॥
5. prāṁśuḥ kanakatālābhaḥ siṁhasaṁhanano yuvā ,
asaṁkhyeyaguṇaḥ śrīmānbhāskarasyātmasaṁbhavaḥ.
asaṁkhyeyaguṇaḥ śrīmānbhāskarasyātmasaṁbhavaḥ.
5.
prāṃśuḥ kanakatālābhaḥ siṃhasaṃhananaḥ yuvā
asaṃkhyeyaguṇaḥ śrīmān bhāskarasya ātmasaṃbhavaḥ
asaṃkhyeyaguṇaḥ śrīmān bhāskarasya ātmasaṃbhavaḥ
5.
He was tall, his body possessing a golden hue like a palm tree, with a lion-like physique, and youthful. Endowed with innumerable virtues and glory, he was the son (ātman-saṃbhava) of the sun (bhāskara).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रांशुः (prāṁśuḥ) - tall, lofty
- कनकतालाभः (kanakatālābhaḥ) - having a golden hue like a palm tree
- सिंहसंहननः (siṁhasaṁhananaḥ) - having a lion-like build
- युवा (yuvā) - young
- असंख्येयगुणः (asaṁkhyeyaguṇaḥ) - of countless virtues/qualities
- श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, beautiful, prosperous
- भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun
- आत्मसंभवः (ātmasaṁbhavaḥ) - son, born from oneself
Words meanings and morphology
प्रांशुः (prāṁśuḥ) - tall, lofty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṃśu
prāṁśu - tall, high, long, lofty
Prefix: pra
Root: aṃśu
कनकतालाभः (kanakatālābhaḥ) - having a golden hue like a palm tree
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kanakatālābha
kanakatālābha - golden palm-like hue
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kanaka+tāla+ābha)
- kanaka – gold
noun (neuter) - tāla – palm tree
noun (masculine) - ābha – lustre, resemblance, shining
adjective
Prefix: ā
Root: bhā (class 2)
सिंहसंहननः (siṁhasaṁhananaḥ) - having a lion-like build
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃhasaṃhanana
siṁhasaṁhanana - lion-like build, firm body
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (siṃha+saṃhanana)
- siṃha – lion
noun (masculine) - saṃhanana – compactness, firmness, structure, build
noun (neuter)
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
युवा (yuvā) - young
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan
yuvan - young, youthful (noun or adjective)
Note: The word yuvā is the strong stem form of yuvan, here used as an adjective.
असंख्येयगुणः (asaṁkhyeyaguṇaḥ) - of countless virtues/qualities
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃkhyeyaguṇa
asaṁkhyeyaguṇa - having innumerable qualities
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+saṃkhyeya+guṇa)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - saṃkhyeya – countable, calculable
adjective
Gerundive
root 'khyā' with 'sam' prefix + '-eya' suffix
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2) - guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
noun (masculine)
श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, beautiful, prosperous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat
śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate
possessive suffix -mat
भास्करस्य (bhāskarasya) - of the sun
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāskara
bhāskara - sun, sun-maker, fire
Root: bhā
आत्मसंभवः (ātmasaṁbhavaḥ) - son, born from oneself
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmasaṃbhava
ātmasaṁbhava - born of oneself, self-produced, son
Compound type : Tatpurusha (ātman+saṃbhava)
- ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual
noun (masculine) - saṃbhava – birth, origin, production
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Here used as a noun meaning "son".