महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-326, verse-2

किंचिच्चन्द्रविशुद्धात्मा किंचिच्चन्द्राद्विशेषवान् ।
कृशानुवर्णः किंचिच्च किंचिद्धिष्ण्याकृतिः प्रभुः ॥२॥

2. kiṁciccandraviśuddhātmā kiṁciccandrādviśeṣavān ,
kṛśānuvarṇaḥ kiṁcicca kiṁciddhiṣṇyākṛtiḥ prabhuḥ.

2. kiṃcit candra viśuddha ātmā kiṃcit candrāt viśeṣavān
kṛśānu varṇaḥ kiṃcit ca kiṃcit hiṣṇya ākṛtiḥ prabhuḥ

2. prabhuḥ kiṃcit candra-viśuddha-ātmā,
kiṃcit candrāt viśeṣavān,
kiṃcit ca kṛśānu-varṇaḥ,
kiṃcit ca bhiṣṇya-ākṛtiḥ

2. The supreme Lord is somewhat like the moon in his pure self, somewhat superior to the moon, somewhat fire-colored, and somewhat having the form of a celestial body.

Words meanings summery:

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat, slightly

• चन्द्र (candra) - moon

• विशुद्ध (viśuddha) - pure, cleansed

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, nature

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat

• चन्द्रात् (candrāt) - from the moon

• विशेषवान् (viśeṣavān) - superior, distinguished, surpassing

• कृशानुवर्णः (kṛśānuvarṇaḥ) - fire-colored, having the color of fire

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat

• च (ca) - and

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat

• हिष्ण्य (hiṣṇya) - heavenly, celestial, luminous

• आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - form, shape, figure

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, supreme being

Words meanings and morphology

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat, slightly

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - somewhat, a little

Note: Used here adverbially as somewhat

चन्द्र (candra) - moon

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon

Note: First part of compound

विशुद्ध (viśuddha) - pure, cleansed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśuddha

viśuddha - pure, spotless

Past Passive Participle

vi + śudh

Prefix: vi

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Part of a bahuvrīhi compound

आत्मा (ātmā) - self, soul, nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - somewhat, a little

चन्द्रात् (candrāt) - from the moon

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon

विशेषवान् (viśeṣavān) - superior, distinguished, surpassing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣavat

viśeṣavat - distinguished, superior

कृशानुवर्णः (kṛśānuvarṇaḥ) - fire-colored, having the color of fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśānuvarṇa

kṛśānuvarṇa - fire-colored

Compound of kṛśānu (fire) and varṇa (color)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛśānu+varṇa)

• kṛśānu – fire
  noun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, appearance
  noun (masculine)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - somewhat, a little

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - somewhat

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - somewhat, a little

हिष्ण्य (hiṣṇya) - heavenly, celestial, luminous

(adjective)

masculine, singular of dhiṣṇya

dhiṣṇya - heavenly, celestial, luminous

Note: First part of compound

आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - form, shape, figure

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ākṛti

ākṛti - form, shape

ā + kṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, supreme being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master

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