महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-139, verse-4
दुष्टो मानुषमांसादो महाकायो महाबलः ।
आघ्राय मानुषं गन्धं भगिनीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥४॥
आघ्राय मानुषं गन्धं भगिनीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥४॥
4. duṣṭo mānuṣamāṁsādo mahākāyo mahābalaḥ ,
āghrāya mānuṣaṁ gandhaṁ bhaginīmidamabravīt.
āghrāya mānuṣaṁ gandhaṁ bhaginīmidamabravīt.
4.
duṣṭaḥ mānuṣamāṃsādaḥ mahākāyaḥ mahābalaḥ
āghrāya mānuṣam gandham bhaginīm idam abravīt
āghrāya mānuṣam gandham bhaginīm idam abravīt
4.
That wicked cannibal, huge-bodied and mighty, having smelt human odor, said this to his sister.
Words meanings summery:
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- दुष्टः (duṣṭaḥ) - wicked, evil, bad
- मानुषमांसादः (mānuṣamāṁsādaḥ) - eater of human flesh, cannibal
- महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - huge-bodied, gigantic
- महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, very mighty
- आघ्राय (āghrāya) - having smelt, after smelling
- मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, relating to humans
- गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor
- भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) - sister
- इदम् (idam) - this (speech that follows) (this)
- अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke
Words meanings and morphology
दुष्टः (duṣṭaḥ) - wicked, evil, bad
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣṭa
duṣṭa - wicked, evil, bad, corrupt
Past passive participle
From root duṣ (to become bad, corrupt)
Root: duṣ (class 4)
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.
महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - huge-bodied, gigantic
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya
mahākāya - huge-bodied, gigantic
Compound: mahā (great) + kāya (body)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - kāya – body, form
noun (masculine)
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.
आघ्राय (āghrāya) - having smelt, after smelling
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root ghrā (to smell) with upasarga ā, followed by suffix -ya (after a prefix)
Prefix: ā
Root: ghrā (class 1)
मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, relating to humans
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, relating to humans
Note: Modifies `gandham`.
गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, fragrance
Note: Object of `āghrāya`.
भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) - sister
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhaginī
bhaginī - sister
Note: Object of `abravīt`.
इदम् (idam) - this (speech that follows) (this)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
Note: Refers to the speech that follows.
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Imperfect active third person singular
Root brū (2nd class), imperfect tense
Root: brū (class 2)