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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-87

अग्नेरंशं तु विद्धि त्वं धृष्टद्युम्नं महारथम् ।
शिखण्डिनमथो राजन्स्त्रीपुंसं विद्धि राक्षसम् ॥८७॥
87. agneraṁśaṁ tu viddhi tvaṁ dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ mahāratham ,
śikhaṇḍinamatho rājanstrīpuṁsaṁ viddhi rākṣasam.
87. agneḥ aṃśaṃ tu viddhi tvaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ mahāratham
śikhaṇḍinam atha u rājan strīpuṃsaṃ viddhi rākṣasam
87. You should know Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great charioteer, to be a portion of Agni. And, O King, know Shikhaṇḍin to be a Rākṣasa, who is a man-woman (hermaphrodite).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of Agni
  • अंशम् (aṁśam) - portion, part
  • तु (tu) - indeed, however
  • विद्धि (viddhi) - know!
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna
  • महारथम् (mahāratham) - great charioteer, great warrior
  • शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhaṇḍin
  • अथ (atha) - and (then, thereupon, moreover)
  • (u) - and, also, indeed
  • राजन् (rājan) - O king
  • स्त्रीपुंसं (strīpuṁsaṁ) - man-woman, hermaphrodite
  • विद्धि (viddhi) - know!
  • राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a Rākṣasa, a demon

Words meanings and morphology

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of Agni
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire (Agni)
अंशम् (aṁśam) - portion, part
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aṃśa
aṁśa - part, portion, share, division
तु (tu) - indeed, however
(indeclinable)
विद्धि (viddhi) - know!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛṣṭadyumna
dhṛṣṭadyumna - Dhṛṣṭadyumna (brother of Draupadi, commander of the Pandava army)
महारथम् (mahāratham) - great charioteer, great warrior
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāratha
mahāratha - a great warrior, one who can fight against many chariots, a great charioteer
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ratha)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective (masculine)
  • ratha – chariot; warrior in a chariot
    noun (masculine)
शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhaṇḍin
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin
śikhaṇḍin - Shikhaṇḍin (a character in Mahabharata, originally princess Amba, reborn as a male)
अथ (atha) - and (then, thereupon, moreover)
(indeclinable)
(u) - and, also, indeed
(indeclinable)
राजन् (rājan) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
स्त्रीपुंसं (strīpuṁsaṁ) - man-woman, hermaphrodite
(noun)
Accusative, singular of strīpuṃsa
strīpuṁsa - man-woman, hermaphrodite, androgynous
Compound type : dvandva (strī+puṃs)
  • strī – woman, female
    noun (feminine)
  • puṃs – man, male, person
    noun (masculine)
विद्धि (viddhi) - know!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - a Rākṣasa, a demon
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit