महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-7

शैलशृङ्गप्रतीकाशं ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम् ।
अचिन्त्यमनभिज्ञेयं सर्वभूतभयंकरम् ॥७॥

7. śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśaṁ brahmadaṇḍamivodyatam ,
acintyamanabhijñeyaṁ sarvabhūtabhayaṁkaram.

7. śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśam brahmadaṇḍam iva udyatam
acintyam anabhijñeyam sarvabhūtabhayaṃkaram

7. He resembled a mountain peak, was like an upraised rod of Brahmā, inconceivable, unknowable, and terrifying to all creatures.

7. (ציפור) הדומה לפסגת הר, מורמת כמו מטה בְּרַהְמָה, בלתי נתפסת ובלתי ניתנת לידיעה, ומטילה אימה על כל היצורים.

Words meanings summery:

• शैलशृङ्गप्रतीकाशम् (śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśam) - resembling a mountain peak

• ब्रह्मदण्डम् (brahmadaṇḍam) - the rod of Brahmā (a powerful divine weapon) (the rod of Brahmā)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• उद्यतम् (udyatam) - upraised (raised, upraised, ready, prepared)

• अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable (inconceivable, unthinkable, incomprehensible)

• अनभिज्ञेयम् (anabhijñeyam) - unknowable, unintelligible (unknowable, incomprehensible, unintelligible)

• सर्वभूतभयंकरम् (sarvabhūtabhayaṁkaram) - terrifying to all creatures (terrifying to all beings/creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

शैलशृङ्गप्रतीकाशम् (śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśam) - resembling a mountain peak

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśa

śailaśṛṅgapratīkāśa - resembling a mountain peak

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (śaila+śṛṅga+pratīkāśa)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  derived from śilā (rock)
• śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit
  noun (neuter)
• pratīkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  prati + ā + kāś (to shine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Garuḍa.

ब्रह्मदण्डम् (brahmadaṇḍam) - the rod of Brahmā (a powerful divine weapon) (the rod of Brahmā)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmadaṇḍa

brahmadaṇḍa - Brahma's staff or rod (a powerful weapon or curse)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+daṇḍa)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), sacred knowledge, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• daṇḍa – rod, staff, stick; punishment, authority
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Garuḍa.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle of comparison

उद्यतम् (udyatam) - upraised (raised, upraised, ready, prepared)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - raised, lifted, ready, prepared, undertaken

past participle

ud + yam (to restrain) + kta

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `brahmadaṇḍam` or implied Garuḍa. Context implies it modifies the 'rod' in comparison.

अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - inconceivable (inconceivable, unthinkable, incomprehensible)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acintya

acintya - inconceivable, unthinkable, incomprehensible

gerundive/potential participle

a (neg) + cintya (to be thought) from cint (to think)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cintya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cintya – to be thought, conceivable
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  gerundive
  from root cint (to think) + ṇyat
  Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Agrees with Garuḍa.

अनभिज्ञेयम् (anabhijñeyam) - unknowable, unintelligible (unknowable, incomprehensible, unintelligible)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anabhijñeya

anabhijñeya - unknowable, incomprehensible, unintelligible

gerundive/potential participle

an (neg) + abhi + jñeya (to be known) from jñā (to know)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+abhijñeya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• abhijñeya – to be known, recognizable, knowable
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  gerundive
  abhi + jñā (to know) + ṇyat
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with Garuḍa.

सर्वभूतभयंकरम् (sarvabhūtabhayaṁkaram) - terrifying to all creatures (terrifying to all beings/creatures)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtabhayaṃkara

sarvabhūtabhayaṁkara - terrifying to all beings/creatures

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (sarvabhūta+bhayaṃkara)

• sarvabhūta – all beings, all creatures
  noun (neuter)
• bhayaṃkara – causing fear, terrifying, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  bhaya (fear) + kara (making/causing) from kṛ (to do/make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with Garuḍa.

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