महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-50

यः स चक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासासितप्रभः ।
पद्मनाभः सुरारिघ्नः पृथुचार्वञ्चितेक्षणः ॥५०॥

50. yaḥ sa cakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsāsitaprabhaḥ ,
padmanābhaḥ surārighnaḥ pṛthucārvañcitekṣaṇaḥ.

50. yaḥ saḥ cakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsāsitaprabhaḥ
padmanābhaḥ surārighnaḥ pṛthucārvāñcitekṣaṇaḥ

50. He who holds the discus and mace, who is yellow-robed and dark-complexioned, who has a lotus in his navel, who slays the enemies of the gods, and whose eyes are wide, lovely, and gracefully extended.

50. אל זה שבידיו גלגל ואלה, לבוש בגדים צהובים, בעל זוהר כהה, שבטנו מצמיחה לוטוס, מכלה אויבי האלים, ועיניו רחבות, יפות ומעט מעוקלות.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - He who (who, which, what)

• सः (saḥ) - that (one), he (correlative with 'yaḥ') (that, he)

• चक्रगदापाणिः (cakragadāpāṇiḥ) - who holds the discus and mace (epithet of Vishnu) (one whose hands hold a discus and a mace)

• पीतवासासितप्रभः (pītavāsāsitaprabhaḥ) - who is yellow-robed and dark-complexioned (epithet of Vishnu) (one who has yellow garments and dark splendor)

• पद्मनाभः (padmanābhaḥ) - lotus-navelled (epithet of Vishnu) (lotus-navelled, one who has a lotus in his navel)

• सुरारिघ्नः (surārighnaḥ) - slayer of the enemies of the gods (epithet of Vishnu) (slayer of the enemies of the gods)

• पृथुचार्वाञ्चितेक्षणः (pṛthucārvāñcitekṣaṇaḥ) - whose wide, lovely, and gracefully extended eyes (epithet of Vishnu) (one whose eyes are wide, lovely, and gracefully extended)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - He who (who, which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

सः (saḥ) - that (one), he (correlative with 'yaḥ') (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

चक्रगदापाणिः (cakragadāpāṇiḥ) - who holds the discus and mace (epithet of Vishnu) (one whose hands hold a discus and a mace)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cakragadāpāṇi

cakragadāpāṇi - having discus and mace in hand

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cakra+gadā+pāṇi)

• cakra – discus, wheel
  noun (neuter)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

पीतवासासितप्रभः (pītavāsāsitaprabhaḥ) - who is yellow-robed and dark-complexioned (epithet of Vishnu) (one who has yellow garments and dark splendor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pītavāsāsitaprabha

pītavāsāsitaprabha - having yellow garments and dark splendor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pītavāsas+asitaprabha)

• pītavāsas – yellow-robed, having yellow garments
  adjective (masculine)
• asitaprabha – dark-lustered, having dark splendor
  adjective (masculine)

पद्मनाभः (padmanābhaḥ) - lotus-navelled (epithet of Vishnu) (lotus-navelled, one who has a lotus in his navel)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmanābha

padmanābha - lotus-navelled (an epithet of Vishnu)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (padma+nābhi)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• nābhi – navel, hub
  noun (feminine)

सुरारिघ्नः (surārighnaḥ) - slayer of the enemies of the gods (epithet of Vishnu) (slayer of the enemies of the gods)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surārighna

surārighna - slayer of the enemies of the gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+ari+ghna)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – killing, slayer
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

पृथुचार्वाञ्चितेक्षणः (pṛthucārvāñcitekṣaṇaḥ) - whose wide, lovely, and gracefully extended eyes (epithet of Vishnu) (one whose eyes are wide, lovely, and gracefully extended)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthucārvāñcitekṣaṇa

pṛthucārvāñcitekṣaṇa - whose eyes are wide, lovely, and gracefully extended

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pṛthu+cāru+añcita+īkṣaṇa)

• pṛthu – wide, broad, large
  adjective (masculine)
• cāru – lovely, beautiful, charming
  adjective (masculine)
• añcita – curved, gracefully bent, adorned, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root añc (to bend, curve)
  Root: añc (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

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