महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-140, verse-9
पश्य बाहू सुवृत्तौ मे हस्तिहस्तनिभाविमौ ।
ऊरू परिघसंकाशौ संहतं चाप्युरो मम ॥९॥
ऊरू परिघसंकाशौ संहतं चाप्युरो मम ॥९॥
9. paśya bāhū suvṛttau me hastihastanibhāvimau ,
ūrū parighasaṁkāśau saṁhataṁ cāpyuro mama.
ūrū parighasaṁkāśau saṁhataṁ cāpyuro mama.
9.
paśya bāhū suvṛttau me hastihastanibhā imau
ūrū parighasaṃkāśau saṃhatam ca api uraḥ mama
ūrū parighasaṃkāśau saṃhatam ca api uraḥ mama
9.
Behold these well-formed arms of mine, resembling elephant trunks, and my thighs, which are like maces, and my chest, which is compact.
Words meanings summery:
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- पश्य (paśya) - look, behold, see
- बाहू (bāhū) - two arms
- सुवृत्तौ (suvṛttau) - well-rounded, well-formed
- मे (me) - of me, my
- हस्तिहस्तनिभा (hastihastanibhā) - resembling elephant trunks
- इमौ (imau) - these two
- ऊरू (ūrū) - two thighs
- परिघसंकाशौ (parighasaṁkāśau) - resembling maces/iron bars
- संहतम् (saṁhatam) - compact, firm
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- उरः (uraḥ) - chest, breast
- मम (mama) - of me, my
Words meanings and morphology
पश्य (paśya) - look, behold, see
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paś
imperative
2nd person singular imperative active
Root: dṛś (class 4)
बाहू (bāhū) - two arms
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of bāhu
bāhu - arm, hand
सुवृत्तौ (suvṛttau) - well-rounded, well-formed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of suvṛtta
suvṛtta - well-rounded, well-formed
Past Passive Participle
derived from su + vṛt
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vṛtta)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - vṛtta – rounded, turned, happened
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: vṛt (class 1)
मे (me) - of me, my
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I, myself
हस्तिहस्तनिभा (hastihastanibhā) - resembling elephant trunks
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of hastihastanibha
hastihastanibha - resembling an elephant's trunk
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hastihasta+nibha)
- hastihasta – elephant's trunk
noun (masculine) - nibha – resembling, like
adjective
इमौ (imau) - these two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of idam
idam - this, these
ऊरू (ūrū) - two thighs
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of ūru
ūru - thigh
परिघसंकाशौ (parighasaṁkāśau) - resembling maces/iron bars
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of parighasaṃkāśa
parighasaṁkāśa - resembling a mace or iron club
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parigha+saṃkāśa)
- parigha – mace, club, iron bar
noun (masculine) - saṃkāśa – resembling, like, appearing
adjective
Prefix: sam
संहतम् (saṁhatam) - compact, firm
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃhata
saṁhata - compact, firm, joined
Past Passive Participle
derived from sam + han
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
उरः (uraḥ) - chest, breast
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uras
uras - chest, breast
मम (mama) - of me, my
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I, myself