महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-140, verse-2

लोहिताक्षो महाबाहुरूर्ध्वकेशो महाबलः ।
मेघसंघातवर्ष्मा च तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रोज्ज्वलाननः ॥२॥

2. lohitākṣo mahābāhurūrdhvakeśo mahābalaḥ ,
meghasaṁghātavarṣmā ca tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭrojjvalānanaḥ.

2. lohitākṣaḥ mahābāhuḥ ūrdhvakeśaḥ mahābalaḥ
meghasaṃghātavarṣmā ca tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrojjvalānanaḥ

2. He was red-eyed, mighty-armed, with bristling hair, and possessed of great strength. His body was like a mass of clouds, and his face shone with sharp fangs.

2. (הוא היה) אדום עיניים, בעל זרועות אדירות ושיער סמור כלפי מעלה, חזק מאוד, גופו כמו גוש עננים, ניביו חדים ופניו נוצצים.

Words meanings summery:

• लोहिताक्षः (lohitākṣaḥ) - red-eyed

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

• ऊर्ध्वकेशः (ūrdhvakeśaḥ) - with bristling hair, with hair standing on end

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, immensely powerful

• मेघसंघातवर्ष्मा (meghasaṁghātavarṣmā) - whose body is like a mass of clouds

• च (ca) - and

• तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रोज्ज्वलाननः (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭrojjvalānanaḥ) - with a face radiant with sharp fangs, having a shining face with sharp teeth

Words meanings and morphology

लोहिताक्षः (lohitākṣaḥ) - red-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lohitākṣa

lohitākṣa - red-eyed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (lohita+akṣi)

• lohita – red, blood-red, reddish
  adjective
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having strong arms

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large, mighty, powerful
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

ऊर्ध्वकेशः (ūrdhvakeśaḥ) - with bristling hair, with hair standing on end

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvakeśa

ūrdhvakeśa - having hair standing on end, with raised hair

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+keśa)

• ūrdhva – upwards, raised, erect, elevated
  adjective
• keśa – hair (of the head)
  noun (masculine)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength, immensely powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, mighty, powerful
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

मेघसंघातवर्ष्मा (meghasaṁghātavarṣmā) - whose body is like a mass of clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meghasaṃghātavarṣman

meghasaṁghātavarṣman - having a body like a mass of clouds

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (meghasaṃghāta+varṣman)

• meghasaṃghāta – mass of clouds, collection of clouds
  noun (masculine)
• varṣman – body, bulk, stature, height
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रोज्ज्वलाननः (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭrojjvalānanaḥ) - with a face radiant with sharp fangs, having a shining face with sharp teeth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrojjvalānana

tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭrojjvalānana - having a face radiant or shining with sharp fangs/tusks

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra+ujjvala+ānana)

• tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra – sharp-fanged, having sharp teeth
  adjective
• ujjvala – radiant, shining, bright, splendid
  adjective
  Derived from root jval (to shine) with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: jval (class 1)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

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