महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-139, verse-17
सा कामरूपिणी रूपं कृत्वा मानुषमुत्तमम् ।
उपतस्थे महाबाहुं भीमसेनं शनैः शनैः ॥१७॥
उपतस्थे महाबाहुं भीमसेनं शनैः शनैः ॥१७॥
17. sā kāmarūpiṇī rūpaṁ kṛtvā mānuṣamuttamam ,
upatasthe mahābāhuṁ bhīmasenaṁ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ.
upatasthe mahābāhuṁ bhīmasenaṁ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ.
17.
sā kāmarūpiṇī rūpam kṛtvā mānuṣam uttamam
upatasthe mahābāhum bhīmasenam śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
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.