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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-139, verse-17

सा कामरूपिणी रूपं कृत्वा मानुषमुत्तमम् ।
उपतस्थे महाबाहुं भीमसेनं शनैः शनैः ॥१७॥
17. sā kāmarūpiṇī rūpaṁ kṛtvā mānuṣamuttamam ,
upatasthe mahābāhuṁ bhīmasenaṁ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ.
17. sā kāmarūpiṇī rūpam kṛtvā mānuṣam uttamam
upatasthe mahābāhum bhīmasenam śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
17. She, who could change her form at will (kāmarūpiṇī), assumed a most excellent human form and slowly approached the mighty-armed Bhimasena.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
  • कामरूपिणी (kāmarūpiṇī) - capable of changing form at will, assuming any desired form
  • रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having taken
  • मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, pertaining to humans
  • उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme, highest
  • उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - she approached, she stood near
  • महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed
  • भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena (proper noun)
  • शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually
  • शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, he, it
कामरूपिणी (kāmarūpiṇī) - capable of changing form at will, assuming any desired form
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kāmarūpin
kāmarūpin - taking any desired form, capable of changing shape at will
Compound ending with suffix -in
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+rūpin)
  • kāma – desire, wish, love
    noun (masculine)
  • rūpin – having form, taking shape, embodied
    adjective (masculine)
    Suffix -in indicates 'having' or 'possessing'
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, shape
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, appearance, shape, beauty, image
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having taken
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root kṛ + suffix -tvā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, pertaining to humans
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man, relating to mankind, a man
Derived from manu (man) + suffix -ṣa
Note: Agrees with 'rūpam'.
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme, highest
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief
Note: Agrees with 'rūpam'.
उपतस्थे (upatasthe) - she approached, she stood near
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of upasthā
Prefix: upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu
mahābāhu - having mighty arms, mighty-armed, strong-armed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective (feminine)
  • bāhu – arm
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'Bhīmasenam'.
भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena (proper noun)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena
bhīmasena - Bhimasena (one of the Pandava brothers, known for his strength)
शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually
(indeclinable)
शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually
(indeclinable)
Note: Repetition emphasizes the slow action.