महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-180, verse-20

योऽसौ पुरस्तात्कमलायताक्षस्तनुर्महासिंहगतिर्विनीतः ।
गौरः प्रलम्बोज्ज्वलचारुघोणो विनिःसृतः सोऽच्युत धर्मराजः ॥२०॥

20. yo'sau purastātkamalāyatākṣa;stanurmahāsiṁhagatirvinītaḥ ,
gauraḥ pralambojjvalacārughoṇo; viniḥsṛtaḥ so'cyuta dharmarājaḥ.

20. yaḥ asau purastāt kamalāyatākṣaḥ
tanuḥ mahāsiṃhagatiḥ vinītaḥ
gauraḥ pralambojjvalacārughoṇaḥ
viniḥsṛtaḥ saḥ acyuta dharmarājaḥ

20. O Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa), the one who has emerged in front, with lotus-like wide eyes, a slender body, the gait of a great lion, modest, fair-complexioned, and with a prominent, radiant, beautiful nose—that is King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharmarāja).

20. הו אַצ׳ְיוּטַה, ההוא שיצא קודם, בעל עיניים רחבות כפרחי לוטוס, גופו דק, הילוכו כהילוך אריה גדול, צנוע, בהיר עור ואפו ארוך, יפה וזוהר, הוא מלך היושר, דְהַרְמַרָאג׳ַה (יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

• असौ (asau) - that one (that one, he)

• पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front (in front, before, eastward)

• कमलायताक्षः (kamalāyatākṣaḥ) - with lotus-like wide eyes (having lotus-like wide eyes)

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - a slender body (body, slender, thin)

• महासिंहगतिः (mahāsiṁhagatiḥ) - the gait of a great lion (having the gait of a great lion)

• विनीतः (vinītaḥ) - modest (modest, well-behaved, trained)

• गौरः (gauraḥ) - fair-complexioned (fair-complexioned, white, yellowish)

• प्रलम्बोज्ज्वलचारुघोणः (pralambojjvalacārughoṇaḥ) - with a prominent, radiant, beautiful nose (having a prominent, radiant, beautiful nose)

• विनिःसृतः (viniḥsṛtaḥ) - has emerged (emerged, issued forth)

• सः (saḥ) - that is (he, that)

• अच्युत (acyuta) - O Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharmarāja) (king of dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - the one who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

असौ (asau) - that one (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front (in front, before, eastward)

(indeclinable)

कमलायताक्षः (kamalāyatākṣaḥ) - with lotus-like wide eyes (having lotus-like wide eyes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kamalāyatākṣa

kamalāyatākṣa - having wide eyes like a lotus

Bahuvrihi compound: kamala (lotus) + āyata (wide) + akṣa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamala+āyata+akṣa)

• kamala – lotus, lotus flower
  noun (neuter)
• āyata – long, wide, extended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yam (to restrain) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yam (class 1)
• akṣa – eye, pivot, axis
  noun (masculine)

तनुः (tanuḥ) - a slender body (body, slender, thin)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form; thin, slender, delicate

Note: Could also be an adjective (slender) agreeing with the implied subject.

महासिंहगतिः (mahāsiṁhagatiḥ) - the gait of a great lion (having the gait of a great lion)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsiṃhagati

mahāsiṁhagati - having the gait of a great lion

Bahuvrihi compound: mahā (great) + siṃha (lion) + gati (gait, movement)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+siṃha+gati)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• gati – gait, movement, course, destination
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

विनीतः (vinītaḥ) - modest (modest, well-behaved, trained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinīta

vinīta - well-behaved, modest, humble, trained, educated

Past Passive Participle

Root nī (to lead) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

गौरः (gauraḥ) - fair-complexioned (fair-complexioned, white, yellowish)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaura

gaura - white, yellowish, fair-complexioned, brilliant

प्रलम्बोज्ज्वलचारुघोणः (pralambojjvalacārughoṇaḥ) - with a prominent, radiant, beautiful nose (having a prominent, radiant, beautiful nose)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pralambojjvalacārughoṇa

pralambojjvalacārughoṇa - having a prominent, shining, beautiful nose

Bahuvrihi compound: pralamba (prominent) + ujjvala (radiant) + cāru (beautiful) + ghoṇa (nose)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pralamba+ujjvala+cāru+ghoṇa)

• pralamba – hanging down, prominent, long
  adjective (masculine)
  From root lamb (to hang) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• ujjvala – bright, radiant, splendid, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jval (to shine) with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: jval (class 1)
• cāru – beautiful, lovely, agreeable, charming
  adjective (masculine)
• ghoṇa – nose (especially a prominent or elephant-like nose)
  noun (masculine)

विनिःसृतः (viniḥsṛtaḥ) - has emerged (emerged, issued forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viniḥsṛta

viniḥsṛta - emerged, issued, departed, gone out

Past Passive Participle

Root sṛ (to flow, go) with prefixes vi + nis

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: sṛ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that is (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अच्युत (acyuta) - O Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - imperishable, unfallen, steady, epithet of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix a + root cyu (to move, fall)

Compound type : privative (a+cyuta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cyuta – fallen, moved, dropped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root cyu (to move, fall)
  Root: cyu (class 1)

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharmarāja) (king of dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of justice/righteousness/dharma, an epithet of Yama, an epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira

Compound of dharma (righteousness, natural law) and rāja (king)

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, virtue (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

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