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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-273, verse-12

कपालमालिनी चैव कृशा च भरतर्षभ ।
रुधिरार्द्रा च धर्मज्ञ चीरवस्त्रनिवासिनी ॥१२॥
12. kapālamālinī caiva kṛśā ca bharatarṣabha ,
rudhirārdrā ca dharmajña cīravastranivāsinī.
12. kapālamālinī ca eva kṛśā ca bharatarṣabha
rudhirārdrā ca dharmajña cīravastranivāsinī
12. bharatarṣabha dharmajña kapālamālinī ca eva
kṛśā ca rudhirārdrā ca cīravastranivāsinī
12. It (Brāhmaṇicide) also wore a garland of skulls and was emaciated, drenched in blood, and clad in tattered garments, O bull among Bharatas, O knower of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • कपालमालिनी (kapālamālinī) - wore a garland of skulls (wearing a garland of skulls)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • एव (eva) - also (emphasizing "and") (only, indeed, just)
  • कृशा (kṛśā) - emaciated (emaciated, lean, thin)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among Bharatas (O bull among Bharatas (a distinguished descendant of Bharata))
  • रुधिरार्द्रा (rudhirārdrā) - drenched in blood (drenched in blood, blood-soaked)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (knower of dharma, righteous)
  • चीरवस्त्रनिवासिनी (cīravastranivāsinī) - clad in tattered garments (wearing tattered garments, clad in rags)

Words meanings and morphology

कपालमालिनी (kapālamālinī) - wore a garland of skulls (wearing a garland of skulls)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kapālamālin
kapālamālin - wearing a garland of skulls
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kapāla+mālin)
  • kapāla – skull, potsherd
    noun (neuter)
  • mālin – wearing a garland, garlanded
    adjective (feminine)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - also (emphasizing "and") (only, indeed, just)
(indeclinable)
कृशा (kṛśā) - emaciated (emaciated, lean, thin)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛśa
kṛśa - emaciated, lean, thin, feeble
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among Bharatas (O bull among Bharatas (a distinguished descendant of Bharata))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, best of Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
  • bharata – Bharata (name of a king, a clan)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
    noun (masculine)
रुधिरार्द्रा (rudhirārdrā) - drenched in blood (drenched in blood, blood-soaked)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rudhirārdra
rudhirārdra - wet with blood, blood-soaked
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudhira+ārdra)
  • rudhira – blood
    noun (neuter)
  • ārdra – wet, moist, drenched
    adjective (feminine)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law (dharma) (knower of dharma, righteous)
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña
dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, virtuous
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
    noun (masculine)
  • jña – knowing, aware of, knower
    adjective (masculine)
    from root jñā
    Root: jñā (class 9)
चीरवस्त्रनिवासिनी (cīravastranivāsinī) - clad in tattered garments (wearing tattered garments, clad in rags)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cīravastranivāsin
cīravastranivāsin - wearing tattered garments, clad in rags
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cīra+vastra+nivāsin)
  • cīra – strip of bark, rags, tattered clothes
    noun (neuter)
  • vastra – garment, cloth
    noun (neuter)
  • nivāsin – dwelling, inhabiting, wearing
    adjective (feminine)
    from root vas with prefix ni
    Prefix: ni
    Root: vas (class 4)