महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-102, verse-13
गम्भीराक्षा निःसृताक्षाः पिङ्गला भ्रुकुटीमुखाः ।
नकुलाक्षास्तथा चैव सर्वे शूरास्तनुत्यजः ॥१३॥
नकुलाक्षास्तथा चैव सर्वे शूरास्तनुत्यजः ॥१३॥
13. gambhīrākṣā niḥsṛtākṣāḥ piṅgalā bhrukuṭīmukhāḥ ,
nakulākṣāstathā caiva sarve śūrāstanutyajaḥ.
nakulākṣāstathā caiva sarve śūrāstanutyajaḥ.
13.
gambhīrākṣāḥ niḥsṛtākṣāḥ piṅgalā bhrukuṭīmukhāḥ
nakulākṣāḥ tathā ca eva sarve śūrāḥ tanutyajaḥ
nakulākṣāḥ tathā ca eva sarve śūrāḥ tanutyajaḥ
13.
sarve gambhīrākṣāḥ niḥsṛtākṣāḥ piṅgalā bhrukuṭīmukhāḥ
nakulākṣāḥ tathā ca eva śūrāḥ tanutyajaḥ
nakulākṣāḥ tathā ca eva śūrāḥ tanutyajaḥ
13.
Those with deep-set eyes, prominent eyes, tawny complexions, frowning faces, and mongoose-like sharp eyes – all of them are brave and ready to sacrifice their lives.
Words meanings summery:
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- गम्भीराक्षाः (gambhīrākṣāḥ) - deep-eyed, with deep-set eyes
- निःसृताक्षाः (niḥsṛtākṣāḥ) - prominent-eyed, with protruding eyes
- पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) - (referring to people, likely plural despite singular form in the devanagari) (tawny, yellowish-brown (a tawny one))
- भ्रुकुटीमुखाः (bhrukuṭīmukhāḥ) - frowning-faced, grim-faced
- नकुलाक्षाः (nakulākṣāḥ) - mongoose-eyed, with sharp/fierce eyes like a mongoose
- तथा (tathā) - and so, similarly (thus, so, similarly)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them)
- शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic
- तनुत्यजः (tanutyajaḥ) - ready to sacrifice their lives (body-abandoning, sacrificing their lives/bodies)
Words meanings and morphology
गम्भीराक्षाः (gambhīrākṣāḥ) - deep-eyed, with deep-set eyes
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gambhīrākṣa
gambhīrākṣa - deep-eyed, having deep-set eyes
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gambhīra+akṣa)
- gambhīra – deep, profound
adjective (masculine) - akṣa – eye
noun (neuter)
निःसृताक्षाः (niḥsṛtākṣāḥ) - prominent-eyed, with protruding eyes
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of niḥsṛtākṣa
niḥsṛtākṣa - having protruding/prominent eyes
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niḥsṛta+akṣa)
- niḥsṛta – gone out, protruded, emerged
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From `nis-sṛ` (to go out)
Prefix: nis
Root: sṛ (class 1) - akṣa – eye
noun (neuter)
पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) - (referring to people, likely plural despite singular form in the devanagari) (tawny, yellowish-brown (a tawny one))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of piṅgala
piṅgala - tawny, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown
Note: The grammatical form `piṅgalā` is feminine singular. However, given its context among masculine plural adjectives describing a group, it is interpreted as a general descriptor for 'tawny ones' or could be a scribal variant for `piṅgalāḥ` (masculine plural).
भ्रुकुटीमुखाः (bhrukuṭīmukhāḥ) - frowning-faced, grim-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrukuṭīmukha
bhrukuṭīmukha - having a frowning face, grim-faced
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhrukuṭi+mukha)
- bhrukuṭi – frown, knitted brows
noun (feminine) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
नकुलाक्षाः (nakulākṣāḥ) - mongoose-eyed, with sharp/fierce eyes like a mongoose
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nakulākṣa
nakulākṣa - mongoose-eyed, having eyes like a mongoose
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nakula+akṣa)
- nakula – mongoose
noun (masculine) - akṣa – eye
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - and so, similarly (thus, so, similarly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects listed qualities.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
pronominal adjective
शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, heroic
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra
śūra - brave, heroic, powerful
तनुत्यजः (tanutyajaḥ) - ready to sacrifice their lives (body-abandoning, sacrificing their lives/bodies)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tanutyaj
tanutyaj - abandoning the body, sacrificing life
agent noun / verbal adjective
compound with root `tyaj` (to abandon)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tanu+tyaj)
- tanu – body, self
noun (feminine) - tyaj – to abandon, relinquish, sacrifice
root
Root: tyaj (class 1)