महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-322, verse-10

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वज्रास्थिकायाः सममानोन्माना दिव्यान्वयरूपाः शुभसारोपेताः ।
छत्राकृतिशीर्षा मेघौघनिनादाः सत्पुष्करचतुष्का राजीवशतपादाः ॥१०॥

10. vajrāsthikāyāḥ samamānonmānā; divyānvayarūpāḥ śubhasāropetāḥ ,
chatrākṛtiśīrṣā meghaughaninādāḥ; satpuṣkaracatuṣkā rājīvaśatapādāḥ.

10. vajrāsthi-kāyāḥ sama-māna-unmānāḥ
divya-anvaya-rūpāḥ śubha-sāra-upetāḥ
chatra-ākṛti-śīrṣāḥ megha-ogha-ninādāḥ
sat-puṣkara-catuṣkāḥ rājīva-śata-pādāḥ

10. (te) vajrāsthi-kāyāḥ (santi),
sama-māna-unmānāḥ (santi),
divya-anvaya-rūpāḥ (santi),
śubha-sāra-upetāḥ (santi) (te) chatra-ākṛti-śīrṣāḥ (santi),
megha-ogha-ninādāḥ (santi),
sat-puṣkara-catuṣkāḥ (santi),
rājīva-śata-pādāḥ (santi)

10. Their bodies are hard as diamonds, perfectly proportioned, and endowed with divine forms and lineage, possessing an auspicious essence. They have umbrella-shaped heads, voices like thunderclouds, four excellent lotus-like features, and hundreds of lotus-like feet.

Words meanings summery:

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वज्रास्थि-कायाः (vajrāsthi-kāyāḥ) - Their bodies are hard as diamonds (having bodies with diamond-like bones, having diamond-hard bodies)

सम-मान-उन्मानाः (sama-māna-unmānāḥ) - perfectly proportioned (having equal measure and proportion, well-proportioned)

दिव्य-अन्वय-रूपाः (divya-anvaya-rūpāḥ) - endowed with divine forms and lineage (having divine lineage and form)

शुभ-सार-उपेताः (śubha-sāra-upetāḥ) - possessing an auspicious essence (endowed with auspicious essence, possessing excellent qualities)

छत्र-आकृति-शीर्षाः (chatra-ākṛti-śīrṣāḥ) - have umbrella-shaped heads (having umbrella-shaped heads)

मेघ-ओघ-निनादाः (megha-ogha-ninādāḥ) - voices like thunderclouds (having sounds like masses of clouds, thundering voices)

सत्-पुष्कर-चतुष्काः (sat-puṣkara-catuṣkāḥ) - four excellent lotus-like features (having four excellent lotuses (or lotus-like features/ornaments))

राजीव-शत-पादाः (rājīva-śata-pādāḥ) - hundreds of lotus-like feet (having hundreds of lotus-feet)

Words meanings and morphology

वज्रास्थि-कायाः (vajrāsthi-kāyāḥ) - Their bodies are hard as diamonds (having bodies with diamond-like bones, having diamond-hard bodies)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vajrāsthi-kāya

vajrāsthi-kāya - having diamond-hard bones/body

Bahuvrihi compound: 'vajra' (diamond, thunderbolt) + 'asthi' (bone) + 'kāya' (body). Lit. 'whose body has diamond-like bones'. Can be interpreted as having a body hard as diamond.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vajra+asthi+kāya)

vajra – diamond, thunderbolt
noun (neuter)
asthi – bone
noun (neuter)
kāya – body, collection
noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective describing the beings of Śveta-dvīpa.

सम-मान-उन्मानाः (sama-māna-unmānāḥ) - perfectly proportioned (having equal measure and proportion, well-proportioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sama-māna-unmāna

sama-māna-unmāna - having equal measure and size/proportion

Bahuvrihi compound: 'sama' (equal) + 'māna' (measure) + 'unmāna' (proportion, size). Lit. 'whose measure and proportion are equal'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+māna+unmāna)

sama – equal, same, uniform
adjective (masculine)
māna – measure, size, standard
noun (neuter)
Derived from root 'mā' (to measure).
Root: mā (class 3)
unmāna – measure, proportion, height
noun (neuter)
From 'ud' (up) + 'mā' (to measure).
Prefix: ud
Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Adjective describing the beings.

दिव्य-अन्वय-रूपाः (divya-anvaya-rūpāḥ) - endowed with divine forms and lineage (having divine lineage and form)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divya-anvaya-rūpa

divya-anvaya-rūpa - having divine lineage and form

Bahuvrihi compound: 'divya' (divine) + 'anvaya' (lineage) + 'rūpa' (form). Lit. 'whose lineage and form are divine'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (divya+anvaya+rūpa)

divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
adjective (masculine)
anvaya – lineage, race, connection, logical sequence
noun (masculine)
From 'anu' (after) + 'i' (to go).
Prefix: anu
Root: i (class 2)
rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing the beings.

शुभ-सार-उपेताः (śubha-sāra-upetāḥ) - possessing an auspicious essence (endowed with auspicious essence, possessing excellent qualities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śubha-sāra-upeta

śubha-sāra-upeta - endowed with auspicious essence, possessing excellent qualities

Bahuvrihi compound: 'śubha' (auspicious) + 'sāra' (essence, strength) + 'upeta' (endowed with, possessing). Lit. 'who are endowed with auspicious essence'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śubha+sāra+upeta)

śubha – auspicious, beautiful, good
adjective (neuter)
sāra – essence, core, strength, excellent part
noun (masculine)
upeta – endowed with, possessed of, furnished with
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'.
Prefix: upa
Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adjective describing the beings.

छत्र-आकृति-शीर्षाः (chatra-ākṛti-śīrṣāḥ) - have umbrella-shaped heads (having umbrella-shaped heads)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of chatra-ākṛti-śīrṣa

chatra-ākṛti-śīrṣa - having an umbrella-shaped head

Bahuvrihi compound: 'chatra' (umbrella) + 'ākṛti' (shape) + 'śīrṣa' (head). Lit. 'whose head has the shape of an umbrella'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (chatra+ākṛti+śīrṣa)

chatra – umbrella, parasol
noun (neuter)
ākṛti – shape, form, appearance
noun (feminine)
From 'ā' (to, towards) + 'kṛ' (to make).
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
śīrṣa – head
noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing the beings.

मेघ-ओघ-निनादाः (megha-ogha-ninādāḥ) - voices like thunderclouds (having sounds like masses of clouds, thundering voices)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of megha-ogha-nināda

megha-ogha-nināda - having sounds like masses of clouds, thundering

Bahuvrihi compound: 'megha' (cloud) + 'ogha' (mass, flood) + 'nināda' (sound, roar). Lit. 'whose sounds are like masses of clouds'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (megha+ogha+nināda)

megha – cloud
noun (masculine)
ogha – mass, multitude, flood, current
noun (masculine)
nināda – sound, roar, cry, thunder
noun (masculine)
From 'ni' (down) + 'nad' (to sound).
Prefix: ni
Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing the beings.

सत्-पुष्कर-चतुष्काः (sat-puṣkara-catuṣkāḥ) - four excellent lotus-like features (having four excellent lotuses (or lotus-like features/ornaments))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat-puṣkara-catuṣka

sat-puṣkara-catuṣka - having four excellent lotuses/lotus-like features

Bahuvrihi compound: 'sat' (excellent, good) + 'puṣkara' (lotus, water-lily, sky, elephant's trunk-tip) + 'catuṣka' (group of four, four-fold). Lit. 'who have four excellent lotuses'. Can refer to four lotus-like features or ornaments.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sat+puṣkara+catuṣka)

sat – good, excellent, true, existing
adjective (neuter)
present participle (from as)
Root: as (class 2)
puṣkara – lotus, water-lily, sky, elephant's trunk-tip, a particular sacred place
noun (neuter)
catuṣka – group of four, four-fold
noun/adjective (neuter)
Derived from 'catur' (four).

Note: Adjective describing the beings.

राजीव-शत-पादाः (rājīva-śata-pādāḥ) - hundreds of lotus-like feet (having hundreds of lotus-feet)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājīva-śata-pāda

rājīva-śata-pāda - having hundreds of lotus-feet

Bahuvrihi compound: 'rājīva' (blue lotus) + 'śata' (hundred) + 'pāda' (foot). Lit. 'whose feet are hundreds of lotuses'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rājīva+śata+pāda)