महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-38

नीलोत्पलसवर्णाभं तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं कृशोदरम् ।
प्रांशु दुर्दर्शनं चैवाप्यतितेजस्तथैव च ॥३८॥

38. nīlotpalasavarṇābhaṁ tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭraṁ kṛśodaram ,
prāṁśu durdarśanaṁ caivāpyatitejastathaiva ca.

38. nīlotpalasavarṇābhaṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ kṛśodaram
prāṃśu durdarśanaṃ ca eva api atitejaḥ tathā eva ca

38. nīlotpalasavarṇābhaṃ tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraṃ kṛśodaram
prāṃśu durdarśanaṃ ca eva api atitejaḥ tathā eva ca

38. It was of the color of a blue lotus, with sharp fangs, a slender belly, very tall, difficult to behold, and exceedingly radiant.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलोत्पलसवर्णाभं (nīlotpalasavarṇābhaṁ) - having the luster/color of a blue lotus

• तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭraṁ) - sharp-fanged

• कृशोदरम् (kṛśodaram) - slender-bellied, thin-waisted

• प्रांशु (prāṁśu) - tall, lofty, high

• दुर्दर्शनं (durdarśanaṁ) - difficult/terrifying to behold (difficult to behold, terrifying, ugly)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - (emphasizer) (indeed, truly, just, only)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अतितेजः (atitejaḥ) - exceedingly radiant, having great splendor/power

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus

• एव (eva) - (emphasizer) (indeed, truly, just, only)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

नीलोत्पलसवर्णाभं (nīlotpalasavarṇābhaṁ) - having the luster/color of a blue lotus

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlotpalasavarṇābha

nīlotpalasavarṇābha - having the luster or color of a blue lotus

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīlotpala+savarṇa+ābha)

• nīlotpala – blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of nīla (blue) and utpala (lotus)
• savarṇa – of the same color, similar, like
  adjective
• ābha – lustre, resemblance, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'being' from the previous verse.

तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रं (tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭraṁ) - sharp-fanged

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭra

tīkṣṇadaṁṣṭra - having sharp fangs/teeth

From 'tīkṣṇa' (sharp) + 'daṃṣṭra' (fang).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tīkṣṇa+daṃṣṭra)

• tīkṣṇa – sharp, keen, pungent
  adjective
• daṃṣṭra – fang, tusk, tooth
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'being'.

कृशोदरम् (kṛśodaram) - slender-bellied, thin-waisted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛśodara

kṛśodara - slender-bellied, thin-waisted

From 'kṛśa' (thin, slender) + 'udara' (belly).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛśa+udara)

• kṛśa – thin, slender, emaciated, weak
  adjective
• udara – belly, abdomen, interior
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'being'.

प्रांशु (prāṁśu) - tall, lofty, high

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṃśu

prāṁśu - tall, lofty, high, erect

Note: Implies 'it was tall'.

दुर्दर्शनं (durdarśanaṁ) - difficult/terrifying to behold (difficult to behold, terrifying, ugly)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durdarśana

durdarśana - difficult to see, unpleasant to behold, frightful

From 'dur' (difficult) + 'darśana' (seeing/sight).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+darśana)

• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
• darśana – seeing, sight, appearance, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'being'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects attributes.

एव (eva) - (emphasizer) (indeed, truly, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Conjunction or particle.

अतितेजः (atitejaḥ) - exceedingly radiant, having great splendor/power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atitejas

atitejas - exceedingly bright, very powerful, of great splendor

From 'ati' (exceeding) + 'tejas' (splendor, power).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+tejas)

• ati – exceedingly, very, beyond, over
  indeclinable
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, fire
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'being'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - (emphasizer) (indeed, truly, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects attributes.