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10,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-18, verse-6

लोकयज्ञेन यज्ञैषी कपर्दी विदधे धनुः ।
धनुः सृष्टमभूत्तस्य पञ्चकिष्कुप्रमाणतः ॥६॥
6. lokayajñena yajñaiṣī kapardī vidadhe dhanuḥ ,
dhanuḥ sṛṣṭamabhūttasya pañcakiṣkupramāṇataḥ.
6. lokayajñena yajñaiṣī kapardī vidadhe dhanuḥ
dhanuḥ sṛṣṭam abhūt tasya pañcakiṣkupramāṇataḥ
6. yajñaiṣī kapardī lokayajñena dhanuḥ vidadhe
tasya sṛṣṭam dhanuḥ pañcakiṣkupramāṇataḥ abhūt
6. The one with matted hair (kapardī), desirous of Vedic ritual (yajña) through the world-sacrifice (lokayajña), created a bow. That bow, once created, became five kiṣkus in length.

Words meanings summery:

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  • लोकयज्ञेन (lokayajñena) - by the world-sacrifice, through the world-sacrifice
  • यज्ञैषी (yajñaiṣī) - desiring sacrifice, seeking sacrifice
  • कपर्दी (kapardī) - Śiva (the one with matted hair) (one with matted hair)
  • विदधे (vidadhe) - made, created, performed
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow, weapon
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow
  • सृष्टम् (sṛṣṭam) - created, produced, made
  • अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was, happened
  • तस्य (tasya) - of him (Śiva), his (bow) (of him, his)
  • पञ्चकिष्कुप्रमाणतः (pañcakiṣkupramāṇataḥ) - by the measure of five kiṣkus, five kiṣkus in length

Words meanings and morphology

लोकयज्ञेन (lokayajñena) - by the world-sacrifice, through the world-sacrifice
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of lokayajña
lokayajña - world-sacrifice, people's sacrifice
Compound type : Tatpurusha (loka+yajña)
  • loka – world, people, community
    noun (masculine)
  • yajña – sacrifice, ritual, devotion
    noun (masculine)
यज्ञैषी (yajñaiṣī) - desiring sacrifice, seeking sacrifice
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñaiṣin
yajñaiṣin - desirous of sacrifice
Agent Noun
Compound of `yajña` and `eṣin` (from `√iṣ` 'to seek, desire').
Compound type : Tatpurusha (yajña+eṣin)
  • yajña – sacrifice, ritual, devotion
    noun (masculine)
  • eṣin – desiring, seeking, wishing for
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun
    Derived from `√iṣ` ('to seek, desire') with the suffix `-in`.
    Root: iṣ (class 4)
Note: Modifies `kapardī`.
कपर्दी (kapardī) - Śiva (the one with matted hair) (one with matted hair)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kapardin
kapardin - wearing a kaparda (braid/knot of hair), an epithet of Śiva
Note: Nominative singular of `kapardin`, an epithet of Śiva.
विदधे (vidadhe) - made, created, performed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of dhā
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Perfect tense, middle voice form of `vi-√dhā`.
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow, weapon
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow
Note: Object of `vidadhe`.
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc, rainbow
Note: Subject of `abhūt`.
सृष्टम् (sṛṣṭam) - created, produced, made
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sṛṣṭa
sṛṣṭa - created, produced, let loose
Past Passive Participle
Formed from `√sṛj` ('to create') with the `kta` suffix.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Past Passive Participle, modifies `dhanuḥ`.
अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was, happened
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (Luṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Aorist tense form of `√bhū`.
तस्य (tasya) - of him (Śiva), his (bow) (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Śiva.
पञ्चकिष्कुप्रमाणतः (pañcakiṣkupramāṇataḥ) - by the measure of five kiṣkus, five kiṣkus in length
(indeclinable)
Formed from a Tatpurusha compound `pañcakiṣkupramāṇa` with the adverbial suffix `-tas`.
Compound type : Tatpurusha (pañca+kiṣku+pramāṇa)
  • pañca – five
    numeral
  • kiṣku – forearm (a measure of length, from elbow to tip of middle finger)
    noun (masculine)
  • pramāṇa – measure, standard, extent, proof
    noun (neuter)
Note: The suffix `-tas` indicates 'from, by means of, of the measure of'.