महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-139, verse-2

क्रूरो मानुषमांसादो महावीर्यो महाबलः ।
विरूपरूपः पिङ्गाक्षः करालो घोरदर्शनः ।
पिशितेप्सुः क्षुधार्तस्तानपश्यत यदृच्छया ॥२॥

2. krūro mānuṣamāṁsādo mahāvīryo mahābalaḥ ,
virūparūpaḥ piṅgākṣaḥ karālo ghoradarśanaḥ ,
piśitepsuḥ kṣudhārtastānapaśyata yadṛcchayā.

2. krūraḥ mānuṣamāṃsādaḥ mahāvīryaḥ
mahābalaḥ virūparūpaḥ piṅgākṣaḥ
karālaḥ ghoradarśanaḥ piśita īpsuḥ
kṣudhā ārtaḥ tān apaśyat yadṛcchayā

2. He was cruel, a cannibal, exceedingly valorous and mighty, of a hideous form, with tawny eyes, terrifying and dreadful to behold. Desiring flesh and tormented by hunger, he saw them by chance.

2. (הִידִימְבַּה) אכזרי, אוכל בשר אדם, בעל גבורה וכוח עצומים, מכוער ומבהיל למראה, בעל עיניים צהבהבות ופה מפחיד, תאב לבשר ורעב מאוד, וראה אותם במקרה.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

• मानुषमांसादः (mānuṣamāṁsādaḥ) - eater of human flesh, cannibal

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great valor, exceedingly valorous

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, very mighty

• विरूपरूपः (virūparūpaḥ) - of hideous form, deformed

• पिङ्गाक्षः (piṅgākṣaḥ) - tawny-eyed, with reddish-brown eyes

• करालः (karālaḥ) - terrifying, formidable, gaping

• घोरदर्शनः (ghoradarśanaḥ) - of dreadful sight, fearsome to behold

• पिशित (piśita) - flesh, meat

• ईप्सुः (īpsuḥ) - desiring, wishing for

• क्षुधा (kṣudhā) - by hunger

• आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - afflicted, tormented

• तान् (tān) - the Pāṇḍavas and their mother (them (masculine plural))

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw, beheld

• यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally

Words meanings and morphology

क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, dreadful

Note: Refers to Hiḍimba.

मानुषमांसादः (mānuṣamāṁsādaḥ) - eater of human flesh, cannibal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣamāṃsāda

mānuṣamāṁsāda - eater of human flesh, cannibal

Compound: mānuṣa (human) + māṃsa (flesh) + ada (eater)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānuṣa+māṃsa+ada)

• mānuṣa – human, relating to humans
  adjective (neuter)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• ada – eater, consumer
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Refers to Hiḍimba.

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great valor, exceedingly valorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great valor, very powerful, mighty

Compound: mahā (great) + vīrya (valor, strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, strength, heroism
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Hiḍimba.

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, very mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound: mahā (great) + bala (strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Hiḍimba.

विरूपरूपः (virūparūpaḥ) - of hideous form, deformed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virūparūpa

virūparūpa - of hideous form, deformed, ugly

Compound: vi (prefix for separation/negation) + rūpa (form) + rūpa (form/appearance)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+rūpa+rūpa)

• vi – apart, asunder, badly
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating separation, negation, intensity
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Hiḍimba.

पिङ्गाक्षः (piṅgākṣaḥ) - tawny-eyed, with reddish-brown eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piṅgākṣa

piṅgākṣa - tawny-eyed, having yellowish or reddish-brown eyes

Compound: piṅga (tawny) + akṣa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (piṅga+akṣa)

• piṅga – tawny, yellowish-brown
  adjective
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Hiḍimba.

करालः (karālaḥ) - terrifying, formidable, gaping

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karāla

karāla - gaping, formidable, terrifying, dreadful

Note: Refers to Hiḍimba.

घोरदर्शनः (ghoradarśanaḥ) - of dreadful sight, fearsome to behold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - of dreadful sight, fearsome to behold

Compound: ghora (dreadful) + darśana (sight, appearance)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce
  adjective
• darśana – sight, appearance, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to Hiḍimba.

पिशित (piśita) - flesh, meat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of piśita

piśita - flesh, meat

Note: Part of the compound `piśitepsuḥ`.

ईप्सुः (īpsuḥ) - desiring, wishing for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īpsu

īpsu - desiring, wishing to obtain

Desiderative suffix -u added to root āp

Derived from desiderative stem of root āp (to obtain), seeking to obtain

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Combines with `piśita` to form `piśitepsuḥ` (desiring flesh).

क्षुधा (kṣudhā) - by hunger

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṣudh

kṣudh - hunger, appetite

Note: Part of the compound `kṣudhārtaḥ`.

आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - afflicted, tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārta

ārta - afflicted, distressed, tormented

Past passive participle

From root ṛ (to go, to move) with prefix ā- (to suffer)

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Combines with `kṣudhā` to form `kṣudhārtaḥ` (afflicted by hunger).

तान् (tān) - the Pāṇḍavas and their mother (them (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas and their mother.

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw, beheld

(verb)

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

Imperfect active third person singular

Root dṛś (1st class, becomes paśya in present/imperfect), imperfect tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā

yadṛcchā - chance, accident, spontaneity

Compound: yat (what) + ṛcchā (going, movement, will)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yat+ṛcchā)

• yat – which, what
  pronoun
• ṛcchā – will, wish, going
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root ṛcch (to go, to seek)
  Root: ṛcch (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially.

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