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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.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • 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.