महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-331, verse-27

आतपत्रेण सदृशे शिरसी देवयोस्तयोः ।
एवं लक्षणसंपन्नौ महापुरुषसंज्ञितौ ॥२७॥

27. ātapatreṇa sadṛśe śirasī devayostayoḥ ,
evaṁ lakṣaṇasaṁpannau mahāpuruṣasaṁjñitau.

27. ātapatreṇa sadṛśe śirasī devayoḥ tayoḥ
evam lakṣaṇasaṃpannau mahāpuruṣasaṃjñitau

27. tayoḥ devayoḥ śirasī ātapatreṇa sadṛśe
evam lakṣaṇasaṃpannau mahāpuruṣasaṃjñitau

27. The two heads of those two divine beings (deva) resembled parasols. Thus, endowed with such auspicious characteristics, they were known as great persons (mahāpuruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• आतपत्रेण (ātapatreṇa) - with a parasol (by/with a parasol)

• सदृशे (sadṛśe) - resembling (similar, like)

• शिरसी (śirasī) - the two heads (of the beings) (two heads)

• देवयोः (devayoḥ) - of the two divine beings (deva) (of the two gods, of the two divine beings)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (beings) (of those two, of them (dual))

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• लक्षणसंपन्नौ (lakṣaṇasaṁpannau) - endowed with such auspicious characteristics (endowed with auspicious marks/characteristics)

• महापुरुषसंज्ञितौ (mahāpuruṣasaṁjñitau) - known as great persons (mahāpuruṣa) (known as great persons, designated as great men)

Words meanings and morphology

आतपत्रेण (ātapatreṇa) - with a parasol (by/with a parasol)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ātapatra

ātapatra - parasol, umbrella

Compound: 'āta' (heat) + 'patra' (leaf/cover).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āta+patra)

• āta – heat, sunshine
  noun (masculine)
• patra – leaf, feather, wing, cover
  noun (neuter)

सदृशे (sadṛśe) - resembling (similar, like)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, resembling

'sa' (with) + 'dṛś' (seeing, appearance). Often used with instrumental case for comparison.

Note: Agrees with `śirasī`.

शिरसी (śirasī) - the two heads (of the beings) (two heads)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of śiras

śiras - head

s-stem noun.

देवयोः (devayoḥ) - of the two divine beings (deva) (of the two gods, of the two divine beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of deva

deva - god, divine being, deity

Root: div (class 4)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (beings) (of those two, of them (dual))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with `devayoḥ`.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

particle/adverb

लक्षणसंपन्नौ (lakṣaṇasaṁpannau) - endowed with such auspicious characteristics (endowed with auspicious marks/characteristics)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of lakṣaṇasaṃpanna

lakṣaṇasaṁpanna - endowed with distinguishing marks, having auspicious signs

Past Passive Participle

Compound. 'lakṣaṇa' (mark, sign) + 'saṃpanna' (endowed, accomplished).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lakṣaṇa+saṃpanna)

• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
  noun (neuter)
• saṃpanna – endowed, accomplished, completed, furnished with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad (to go, attain) with upasarga sam- (together, completely)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

महापुरुषसंज्ञितौ (mahāpuruṣasaṁjñitau) - known as great persons (mahāpuruṣa) (known as great persons, designated as great men)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahāpuruṣasaṃjñita

mahāpuruṣasaṁjñita - designated as a great person, named mahāpuruṣa

Past Passive Participle

Compound. 'mahāpuruṣa' (great person) + 'saṃjñita' (designated, named).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāpuruṣa+saṃjñita)

• mahāpuruṣa – great person, supreme being, eminent man
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'puruṣa' (person/man).
• saṃjñita – named, designated, called, known
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jñā (to know) with upasarga sam- (together, completely)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)