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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-140, verse-9

पश्य बाहू सुवृत्तौ मे हस्तिहस्तनिभाविमौ ।
ऊरू परिघसंकाशौ संहतं चाप्युरो मम ॥९॥
9. paśya bāhū suvṛttau me hastihastanibhāvimau ,
ūrū parighasaṁkāśau saṁhataṁ cāpyuro mama.
9. paśya bāhū suvṛttau me hastihastanibhā imau
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
  • (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)
(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