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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-175, verse-18

पवनश्चैव निःश्वासस्तेजोऽग्निर्निम्नगाः सिराः ।
अग्नीषोमौ तु चन्द्रार्कौ नयने तस्य विश्रुते ॥१८॥
18. pavanaścaiva niḥśvāsastejo'gnirnimnagāḥ sirāḥ ,
agnīṣomau tu candrārkau nayane tasya viśrute.
18. pavanaḥ ca eva niḥśvāsaḥ tejaḥ agniḥ nimnagāḥ
sirāḥ agnīṣomau tu candrārkau nayane tasya viśrute
18. pavanaḥ ca eva tasya niḥśvāsaḥ
(asti) agniḥ tejaḥ (asti) nimnagāḥ
sirāḥ (santi) tu candrārkau agnīṣomau
tasya nayane viśrute (sthaḥ)
18. The wind is indeed his breath, and fire (agni) is his brilliance; the rivers are his veins. Moreover, the Moon and Sun are renowned as his two eyes.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air, purifier
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)
  • निःश्वासः (niḥśvāsaḥ) - exhalation, breath
  • तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, light, fire, energy
  • अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, god of fire
  • निम्नगाः (nimnagāḥ) - rivers (flowing downwards)
  • सिराः (sirāḥ) - veins, arteries, channels
  • अग्नीषोमौ (agnīṣomau) - Agni and Soma, representing the Sun and Moon (Agni and Soma)
  • तु (tu) - moreover (but, indeed, however)
  • चन्द्रार्कौ (candrārkau) - Moon and Sun
  • नयने (nayane) - two eyes
  • तस्य (tasya) - his, its
  • विश्रुते (viśrute) - well-known, famous, renowned

Words meanings and morphology

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air, purifier
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana
pavana - wind, air, purifier
from root pū (to purify)
Root: pū (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)
(indeclinable)
निःश्वासः (niḥśvāsaḥ) - exhalation, breath
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥśvāsa
niḥśvāsa - exhalation, breath, sigh
Prefix: nis
Root: śvas (class 2)
तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance, light, fire, energy
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - brilliance, light, fire, energy, spiritual power
अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, god of fire
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire
निम्नगाः (nimnagāḥ) - rivers (flowing downwards)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nimnagā
nimnagā - river (that which flows downwards)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nimna+gā)
  • nimna – down, deep, low
    adjective (neuter)
  • gā – going, moving
    noun (feminine)
    from root gam
    Root: gam (class 1)
सिराः (sirāḥ) - veins, arteries, channels
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sirā
sirā - vein, artery, nerve, channel
अग्नीषोमौ (agnīṣomau) - Agni and Soma, representing the Sun and Moon (Agni and Soma)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of agnīṣoma
agnīṣoma - Agni and Soma (the divine pair), Sun and Moon
Compound type : dvandva (agni+soma)
  • agni – fire, god of fire
    noun (masculine)
  • soma – Soma plant, Soma juice, the moon
    noun (masculine)
तु (tu) - moreover (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
चन्द्रार्कौ (candrārkau) - Moon and Sun
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of candrārka
candrārka - Moon and Sun
Compound type : dvandva (candra+arka)
  • candra – moon
    noun (masculine)
  • arka – sun, ray, hymn
    noun (masculine)
नयने (nayane) - two eyes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of nayana
nayana - eye, leading
from root nī
Root: nī (class 1)
तस्य (tasya) - his, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
विश्रुते (viśrute) - well-known, famous, renowned
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of viśruta
viśruta - well-known, famous, renowned
Past Passive Participle
from root śru with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Qualifies nayane