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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-47

बिभ्रत्कृष्णाजिनं वासो हेमप्रवरतारकम् ।
नेत्रं चैकं ललाटेन भास्करप्रतिमं महत् ।
शुशुभाते च विमले द्वे नेत्रे कृष्णपिङ्गले ॥४७॥
47. bibhratkṛṣṇājinaṁ vāso hemapravaratārakam ,
netraṁ caikaṁ lalāṭena bhāskarapratimaṁ mahat ,
śuśubhāte ca vimale dve netre kṛṣṇapiṅgale.
47. bibhrat kṛṣṇājinam vāsaḥ
hemapravaratārakam netram ca ekam lalāṭena
bhāskarapratimam mahat śuśubhāte
ca vimale dve netre kṛṣṇapiṅgale
47. kṛṣṇājinam vāsaḥ hemapravaratārakam
bibhrat ca ekam mahat bhāskarapratimam
netram lalāṭena (asti) ca dve
vimale kṛṣṇapiṅgale netre śuśubhāte
47. (He was) wearing a garment of black antelope skin, adorned with excellent golden stars; and he possessed a single, great eye on his forehead, resembling the sun (Bhāskara). And his two clear, black and tawny eyes also gleamed.

Words meanings summery:

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  • बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing, carrying, wearing, holding
  • कृष्णाजिनम् (kṛṣṇājinam) - black antelope skin
  • वासः (vāsaḥ) - garment, clothing, dwelling
  • हेमप्रवरतारकम् (hemapravaratārakam) - adorned with excellent golden stars
  • नेत्रम् (netram) - eye
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एकम् (ekam) - one, single
  • ललाटेन (lalāṭena) - with the forehead, on the forehead
  • भास्करप्रतिमम् (bhāskarapratimam) - resembling the sun (Bhāskara)
  • महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty
  • शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - they (two) shone, they gleamed
  • (ca) - and, also
  • विमले (vimale) - clear, pure, spotless
  • द्वे (dve) - two
  • नेत्रे (netre) - eyes
  • कृष्णपिङ्गले (kṛṣṇapiṅgale) - black and tawny/brownish

Words meanings and morphology

बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing, carrying, wearing, holding
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bibhrat
bibhrat - bearing, wearing
Present Active Participle
From root bhṛ (to bear, carry) in the reduplicated form (class 3).
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
कृष्णाजिनम् (kṛṣṇājinam) - black antelope skin
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇājina
kṛṣṇājina - black antelope skin
Karmadhāraya compound.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+ajina)
  • kṛṣṇa – black, dark
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
  • ajina – skin, hide, especially of an antelope
    noun (neuter)
    Root: aj (class 1)
Note: Object of bibhrat.
वासः (vāsaḥ) - garment, clothing, dwelling
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vāsas
vāsas - garment, clothes, dwelling
From root vas (to wear, to dwell)
Root: vas (class 2)
Note: Appositive to kṛṣṇājinam.
हेमप्रवरतारकम् (hemapravaratārakam) - adorned with excellent golden stars
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of hemapravaratāraka
hemapravaratāraka - having excellent golden stars (as adornment)
Bahuvrihi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (hema+pravara+tāraka)
  • hema – gold, golden
    noun (neuter)
  • pravara – excellent, chief, best
    adjective (masculine)
    From root vṛ (to choose) with prefix pra.
    Prefix: pra
    Root: vṛ (class 9)
  • tāraka – star, pupil of the eye
    noun (neuter)
    From root tṝ (to cross, save)
    Root: tṝ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with vāsaḥ.
नेत्रम् (netram) - eye
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of netra
netra - eye, leader
From root nī (to lead)
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Refers to the third eye.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Connects the description of the garment with the description of the forehead eye.
एकम् (ekam) - one, single
(numeral)
ललाटेन (lalāṭena) - with the forehead, on the forehead
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of lalāṭa
lalāṭa - forehead
Root: lal (class 1)
Note: Indicates location.
भास्करप्रतिमम् (bhāskarapratimam) - resembling the sun (Bhāskara)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāskarapratima
bhāskarapratima - resembling the sun, sun-like
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhāskara+pratima)
  • bhāskara – sun, sun-god, fire
    noun (masculine)
    From root bhās (to shine) and kṛ (to make)
    Root: bhās (class 1)
  • pratima – image, likeness, resemblance, equal to
    noun (neuter)
    From root mā (to measure) with prefix prati
    Prefix: prati
    Root: mā (class 2)
महत् (mahat) - great, large, mighty
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important
Present participle of root mah (to be great)
Root: mah (class 1)
शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - they (two) shone, they gleamed
(verb)
3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (Lit) of śubh
Perfect (Lit), Middle voice
3rd person dual middle perfect of root śubh.
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: The middle voice highlights the subject (eyes) themselves performing the action.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
Note: Connects the shining of the two eyes to the previous descriptions.
विमले (vimale) - clear, pure, spotless
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of vimala
vimala - spotless, pure, clear, clean
From mala (dirt, impurity) with prefix vi (negation).
Prefix: vi
Root: mal
द्वे (dve) - two
(numeral)
नेत्रे (netre) - eyes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of netra
netra - eye, leader
From root nī (to lead)
Root: nī (class 1)
Note: Subject of śuśubhāte.
कृष्णपिङ्गले (kṛṣṇapiṅgale) - black and tawny/brownish
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of kṛṣṇapiṅgala
kṛṣṇapiṅgala - black and tawny/brownish (combination of colors)
Dvandva compound.
Compound type : dvandva (kṛṣṇa+piṅgala)
  • kṛṣṇa – black, dark
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
  • piṅgala – tawny, reddish-brown, yellowish-red
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: piṅg (class 1)