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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-139, verse-4

दुष्टो मानुषमांसादो महाकायो महाबलः ।
आघ्राय मानुषं गन्धं भगिनीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥४॥
4. duṣṭo mānuṣamāṁsādo mahākāyo mahābalaḥ ,
āghrāya mānuṣaṁ gandhaṁ bhaginīmidamabravīt.
4. duṣṭaḥ mānuṣamāṃsādaḥ mahākāyaḥ mahābalaḥ
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)