महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-163, verse-18

नाडीजङ्घ इति ख्यातो दयितो ब्रह्मणः सखा ।
बकराजो महाप्राज्ञः कश्यपस्यात्मसंभवः ॥१८॥

18. nāḍījaṅgha iti khyāto dayito brahmaṇaḥ sakhā ,
bakarājo mahāprājñaḥ kaśyapasyātmasaṁbhavaḥ.

18. nāḍījaṅghaḥ iti khyātaḥ dayitaḥ brahmaṇaḥ sakhā
bakarājaḥ mahāprājñaḥ kaśyapasya ātmasambhavaḥ

18. nāḍījaṅghaḥ iti khyātaḥ brahmaṇaḥ dayitaḥ sakhā
bakarājaḥ mahāprājñaḥ kaśyapasya ātmasambhavaḥ

18. Known as Nāḍījaṅgha, he was the dear friend of Brahmā, the king of cranes, highly intelligent, and the self-born son of Kaśyapa.

Words meanings summery:

• नाडीजङ्घः (nāḍījaṅghaḥ) - Nāḍījaṅgha (name of the crane)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a name or quote)

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - famous, well-known

• दयितः (dayitaḥ) - dear, beloved

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

• सखा (sakhā) - friend

• बकराजः (bakarājaḥ) - king of cranes

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - highly intelligent, very wise

• कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

• आत्मसम्भवः (ātmasambhavaḥ) - Son of Kaśyapa, indicating his lineage. (self-born, son)

Words meanings and morphology

नाडीजङ्घः (nāḍījaṅghaḥ) - Nāḍījaṅgha (name of the crane)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāḍījaṅgha

nāḍījaṅgha - Nāḍījaṅgha (proper name, literally 'tube-legged' or 'vein-legged')

Compound of 'nāḍī' (tube, vein) and 'jaṅgha' (leg).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāḍī+jaṅgha)

• nāḍī – tube, vein, nerve, channel
  noun (feminine)
• jaṅgha – leg, shank
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'was'.

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a name or quote)

(indeclinable)

ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - famous, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - known, famous, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'khyā' (to be known, to tell).

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying Nāḍījaṅgha.

दयितः (dayitaḥ) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'day' (to love, to pity).

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying Nāḍījaṅgha.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality (brahman)

Note: Indicates possession or relation (friend of Brahmā).

सखा (sakhā) - friend

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion, comrade

Note: Appositive to Nāḍījaṅgha.

बकराजः (bakarājaḥ) - king of cranes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bakarāja

bakarāja - king of cranes

Compound of 'baka' (crane) and 'rāja' (king).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (baka+rāja)

• baka – crane, heron
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Nāḍījaṅgha.

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - highly intelligent, very wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, highly intelligent

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'prājña' (wise).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Stem form of 'mahat'.
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'prajñā' (wisdom, intelligence).

Note: Adjective modifying Nāḍījaṅgha.

कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (a revered Vedic sage, one of the Saptarishis)

Note: Indicates parentage (son of Kaśyapa).

आत्मसम्भवः (ātmasambhavaḥ) - Son of Kaśyapa, indicating his lineage. (self-born, son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmasambhava

ātmasambhava - self-born, son, produced from oneself

Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'sambhava' (born from, originating).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+sambhava)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• sambhava – birth, origin, production, possibility
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be) with upasarga 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Appositive to Nāḍījaṅgha.