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12,151

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-151, verse-2

हिमवत्पृष्ठजः कश्चिच्छल्मलिः परिवारवान् ।
बृहन्मूलो बृहच्छाखः स त्वां वायोऽवमन्यते ॥२॥
2. himavatpṛṣṭhajaḥ kaścicchalmaliḥ parivāravān ,
bṛhanmūlo bṛhacchākhaḥ sa tvāṁ vāyo'vamanyate.
2. himavatpṛṣṭhajaḥ kaścit śalmaliḥ parivāravān
bṛhanmūlaḥ bṛhacchākhaḥ saḥ tvām vāyo avamanyate
2. vāyo kaścit śalmaliḥ himavatpṛṣṭhajaḥ parivāravān
bṛhanmūlaḥ bṛhacchākhaḥ saḥ tvām avamanyate
2. A certain Shalmali tree, born on the slopes of the Himalayas, surrounded by its retinue, with massive roots and huge branches—he, O Vayu, disrespects you.

Words meanings summery:

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  • हिमवत्पृष्ठजः (himavatpṛṣṭhajaḥ) - born on the slopes of the Himalayas (describing Shalmali) (born on the back/slope of the Himalayas)
  • कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (Shalmali) (someone, something, a certain)
  • शल्मलिः (śalmaliḥ) - Shalmali (the tree deity/personification) (Shalmali (the tree))
  • परिवारवान् (parivāravān) - surrounded by its retinue (of smaller trees/branches) (having a retinue, accompanied by)
  • बृहन्मूलः (bṛhanmūlaḥ) - having massive roots (describing Shalmali) (having great roots)
  • बृहच्छाखः (bṛhacchākhaḥ) - having huge branches (describing Shalmali) (having great branches)
  • सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Shalmali) (he, that)
  • त्वाम् (tvām) - you (O Vayu) (you)
  • वायो (vāyo) - O Vayu (the Wind god) (O Vayu, O Wind)
  • अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disrespects (you, O Vayu) (despises, disrespects, disdains)

Words meanings and morphology

हिमवत्पृष्ठजः (himavatpṛṣṭhajaḥ) - born on the slopes of the Himalayas (describing Shalmali) (born on the back/slope of the Himalayas)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of himavatpṛṣṭhaja
himavatpṛṣṭhaja - born on the back/ridge/slope of the Himalayas
Compound ending in √jan (to be born)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (himavat+pṛṣṭha+ja)
  • himavat – having snow, snowy, Himalaya
    noun (masculine)
  • pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top, ridge
    noun (neuter)
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective (masculine)
    from √jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Qualifies śalmaliḥ.
कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (Shalmali) (someone, something, a certain)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit
kaścit - someone, something, a certain, any
Compound of kim (interrogative pronoun) and cit (particle)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)
  • kim – who, what, which
    pronoun
  • cit – even, also, ever
    indeclinable
    particle
Note: Qualifies śalmaliḥ.
शल्मलिः (śalmaliḥ) - Shalmali (the tree deity/personification) (Shalmali (the tree))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śalmali
śalmali - silk-cotton tree (Bombax Ceiba), a proper name (of a tree or its deity)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
परिवारवान् (parivāravān) - surrounded by its retinue (of smaller trees/branches) (having a retinue, accompanied by)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parivāravat
parivāravat - having a retinue, accompanied by, having a family
Possessive adjective formed with vat suffix from parivāra
Note: Qualifies śalmaliḥ.
बृहन्मूलः (bṛhanmūlaḥ) - having massive roots (describing Shalmali) (having great roots)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhanmūla
bṛhanmūla - having great roots
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+mūla)
  • bṛhat – great, large, vast
    adjective
  • mūla – root, base, origin
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies śalmaliḥ.
बृहच्छाखः (bṛhacchākhaḥ) - having huge branches (describing Shalmali) (having great branches)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhacchākha
bṛhacchākha - having great branches
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+śākha)
  • bṛhat – great, large, vast
    adjective
  • śākha – branch, bough
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies śalmaliḥ.
सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Shalmali) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Subject of avamanyate.
त्वाम् (tvām) - you (O Vayu) (you)
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)
2nd person pronoun
Note: Object of avamanyate.
वायो (vāyo) - O Vayu (the Wind god) (O Vayu, O Wind)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air; Vayu (the Wind god)
Root: vā (class 2)
अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - disrespects (you, O Vayu) (despises, disrespects, disdains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of man
present tense (Laṭ)
3rd person singular present middle (ātmanepada) of √man (class 4) with prefix ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: man (class 4)