महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-175, verse-6

कैलासशिखरे दृष्ट्वा दीप्यमानमिवौजसा ।
भृगुं महर्षिमासीनं भरद्वाजोऽन्वपृच्छत ॥६॥

6. kailāsaśikhare dṛṣṭvā dīpyamānamivaujasā ,
bhṛguṁ maharṣimāsīnaṁ bharadvājo'nvapṛcchata.

6. kailāsaśikhare dṛṣṭvā dīpyamānam iva ojasā
bhṛgum maharṣim āsīnam bharadvājaḥ anvapṛcchata

6. bharadvājaḥ kailāsaśikhare ojasā iva dīpyamānam
āsīnam maharṣim bhṛgum dṛṣṭvā anvapṛcchata

6. Bharadvaja, having seen the great sage Bhrigu seated on the peak of Kailasa, shining as if with his own radiant energy (ojas), questioned him.

Words meanings summery:

• कैलासशिखरे (kailāsaśikhare) - on the peak of Kailasa (on Kailasa's peak)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, perceiving)

• दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining (shining, glowing, radiant)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

• ओजसा (ojasā) - with radiant energy (ojas) (with vigor, with strength, with splendor)

• भृगुम् (bhṛgum) - Bhrigu

• महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - the great sage (great sage)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated (seated, sitting)

• भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja

• अन्वपृच्छत (anvapṛcchata) - questioned him (he asked, he inquired)

Words meanings and morphology

कैलासशिखरे (kailāsaśikhare) - on the peak of Kailasa (on Kailasa's peak)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kailāsaśikhara

kailāsaśikhara - peak of Kailasa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kailāsa+śikhara)

• kailāsa – Kailasa (a sacred mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, perceiving)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दीप्यमानम् (dīpyamānam) - shining (shining, glowing, radiant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpyamāna

dīpyamāna - shining, radiant, burning

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from root dīp (to shine)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bhṛgum'/'maharṣim'

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

ओजसा (ojasā) - with radiant energy (ojas) (with vigor, with strength, with splendor)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ojas

ojas - vigor, strength, power, splendor, vital energy

भृगुम् (bhṛgum) - Bhrigu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of a sage)

महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - the great sage (great sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karma­dhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhṛgum'

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated (seated, sitting)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - seated, sitting

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from root ās (to sit)

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bhṛgum'/'maharṣim'

भरद्वाजः (bharadvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (name of a sage)

अन्वपृच्छत (anvapṛcchata) - questioned him (he asked, he inquired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of anvapṛcchata

Imperfect (Luṅ) tense

3rd person singular middle of root prach (to ask) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: prach (class 6)

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