महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-219, verse-33

दीप्ताक्षो दीप्तजिह्वश्च दीप्तव्यात्तमहाननः ।
दीप्तोर्ध्वकेशः पिङ्गाक्षः पिबन्प्राणभृतां वसाम् ॥३३॥

33. dīptākṣo dīptajihvaśca dīptavyāttamahānanaḥ ,
dīptordhvakeśaḥ piṅgākṣaḥ pibanprāṇabhṛtāṁ vasām.

33. dīptākṣaḥ dīptajihvaḥ ca dīptavyāttamahānanaḥ
dīptordhvakeśaḥ piṅgākṣaḥ piban prāṇabhṛtām vasām

33. Its eyes blazing, its tongue blazing, its great, wide-open mouth blazing, its upright hair blazing, its eyes yellowish, it drank the vital essence (vasā) of living beings.

33. עיניה בערו, לשונה בערה ופיה הגדול הפעור בער, שערה הזדקר למעלה בלהבות ועיניה היו חומות-זהובות, והיא שתתה את שומנם של בעלי החיים.

Words meanings summery:

• दीप्ताक्षः (dīptākṣaḥ) - having blazing eyes

• दीप्तजिह्वः (dīptajihvaḥ) - having a blazing tongue

• च (ca) - and

• दीप्तव्यात्तमहाननः (dīptavyāttamahānanaḥ) - having a blazing, wide-open, great mouth

• दीप्तोर्ध्वकेशः (dīptordhvakeśaḥ) - having blazing, upright hair

• पिङ्गाक्षः (piṅgākṣaḥ) - having yellowish/tawny eyes

• पिबन् (piban) - drinking

• प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of living beings, of creatures

• वसाम् (vasām) - the vital essence, fat, or bodily fluids of the killed beings (vital essence, fat, marrow)

Words meanings and morphology

दीप्ताक्षः (dīptākṣaḥ) - having blazing eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīptākṣa

dīptākṣa - having brilliant eyes, bright-eyed

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+akṣi)

• dīpta – blazing, shining, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dīp (to shine, blaze)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

दीप्तजिह्वः (dīptajihvaḥ) - having a blazing tongue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīptajihva

dīptajihva - having a blazing or fiery tongue

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+jihvā)

• dīpta – blazing, shining, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dīp (to shine, blaze)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दीप्तव्यात्तमहाननः (dīptavyāttamahānanaḥ) - having a blazing, wide-open, great mouth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīptavyāttamahānana

dīptavyāttamahānana - having a flaming, wide-open, huge mouth

Bahuvrīhi compound of (dīpta + vyātta + mahānana).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+vyātta+mahānana)

• dīpta – blazing, shining, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dīp (to shine, blaze)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• vyātta – wide open, gaping, expanded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ad (to eat) with prefixes vi + ā.
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: ad (class 2)
• mahānana – great mouth/face
  noun (neuter)
  Karmadhāraya compound of mahā + ānana.

दीप्तोर्ध्वकेशः (dīptordhvakeśaḥ) - having blazing, upright hair

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīptordhvakeśa

dīptordhvakeśa - having flaming, erect hair

Bahuvrīhi compound (dīpta + ūrdhva + keśa).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīpta+ūrdhvakeśa)

• dīpta – blazing, shining, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dīp (to shine, blaze)
  Root: dīp (class 4)
• ūrdhvakeśa – upright hair
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound of ūrdhva + keśa.

Note: Qualifies the fire (vahniḥ).

पिङ्गाक्षः (piṅgākṣaḥ) - having yellowish/tawny eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piṅgākṣa

piṅgākṣa - yellowish-eyed, tawny-eyed

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (piṅga+akṣi)

• piṅga – yellowish, tawny, brownish-red
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

पिबन् (piban) - drinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pibat

pibat - drinking

Present Active Participle

From root pā (to drink).

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Functions adjectivally to describe the subject ('vahniḥ').

प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of living beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, plural of prāṇabhṛt

prāṇabhṛt - living being, creature, animate being

Compound noun, 'prāṇa' (life) + 'bhṛt' (bearing, supporting).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+bhṛt)

• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air, living principle
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting, nourishing, living
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix (-kvip) from root bhṛ
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वसाम् (vasām) - the vital essence, fat, or bodily fluids of the killed beings (vital essence, fat, marrow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasā

vasā - fat, marrow, vital essence, grease

Note: Object of 'piban'.

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