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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-335, verse-47

चक्षुषी सोमसूर्यौ ते नासा संध्या पुनः स्मृता ।
ओंकारस्त्वथ संस्कारो विद्युज्जिह्वा च निर्मिता ॥४७॥
47. cakṣuṣī somasūryau te nāsā saṁdhyā punaḥ smṛtā ,
oṁkārastvatha saṁskāro vidyujjihvā ca nirmitā.
47. cakṣuṣī somasūryau te nāsā saṃdhyā punaḥ smṛtā
oṃkāraḥ tu atha saṃskāraḥ vidyut jihvā ca nirmitā
47. te cakṣuṣī somasūryau; nāsā punaḥ saṃdhyā smṛtā;
atha tu oṃkāraḥ saṃskāraḥ; ca jihvā vidyut nirmitā
47. Your eyes are the moon and the sun. Your nose is regarded as the twilight (saṃdhyā). Furthermore, the sacred syllable Om (oṃkāra) is the purifying rite (saṃskāra), and the tongue was formed from lightning.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - eyes
  • सोमसूर्यौ (somasūryau) - the divine celestial bodies representing the deity's eyes (the moon and the sun)
  • ते (te) - referring to the eyes of the divine being (your)
  • नासा (nāsā) - nose
  • संध्या (saṁdhyā) - the transitional period between day and night, identified with the deity's nose (twilight (dawn or dusk))
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover
  • स्मृता (smṛtā) - is considered to be (remembered, considered, known as)
  • ॐकारः (oṁkāraḥ) - the mystical sound 'Om' as a form of sacred practice (the sacred syllable Om)
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
  • अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover
  • संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - the sacred syllable Om (oṃkāra) as a form of spiritual purification or rite (purifying ritual, impression, refinement)
  • विद्युत् (vidyut) - the tongue created with the powerful and illuminating essence of lightning (lightning)
  • जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
  • (ca) - and
  • निर्मिता (nirmitā) - the tongue was formed or fashioned from lightning (created, made)

Words meanings and morphology

चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - eyes
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of cakṣus
cakṣus - eye, sight
सोमसूर्यौ (somasūryau) - the divine celestial bodies representing the deity's eyes (the moon and the sun)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of somasūrya
somasūrya - moon and sun
Compound type : dvandva (soma+sūrya)
  • soma – moon, soma plant/juice, a god
    noun (masculine)
  • sūrya – sun, sun god
    noun (masculine)
ते (te) - referring to the eyes of the divine being (your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: A genitive form of the second person pronoun, used to indicate possession or relation to the cosmic being described.
नासा (nāsā) - nose
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nāsā
nāsā - nose
संध्या (saṁdhyā) - the transitional period between day and night, identified with the deity's nose (twilight (dawn or dusk))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃdhyā
saṁdhyā - twilight (dawn or dusk), junction, union, period
Prefix: sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to introduce an additional point or continuation of the description.
स्मृता (smṛtā) - is considered to be (remembered, considered, known as)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recalled, known, considered
Past Passive Participle
from root smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'nāsā' and 'saṃdhyā', indicating that the nose is identified with twilight.
ॐकारः (oṁkāraḥ) - the mystical sound 'Om' as a form of sacred practice (the sacred syllable Om)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of oṃkāra
oṁkāra - the sacred syllable Om, the sound 'Om'
Compound type : tatpurusha (oṃ+kāra)
  • oṃ – sacred syllable Om
    indeclinable
  • kāra – maker, doer, sound, syllable
    noun (masculine)
    from root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for emphasis or transition to a new aspect of the description.
अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates a sequence or further point in the enumeration of divine attributes.
संस्कारः (saṁskāraḥ) - the sacred syllable Om (oṃkāra) as a form of spiritual purification or rite (purifying ritual, impression, refinement)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃskāra
saṁskāra - purifying ritual, rite, impression, mental trace, refinement, faculty
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: A technical term referring to a sacred rite or a purifying process.
विद्युत् (vidyut) - the tongue created with the powerful and illuminating essence of lightning (lightning)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyut
vidyut - lightning, flash
जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jihvā
jihvā - tongue
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the final clause about the tongue to the previous statements.
निर्मिता (nirmitā) - the tongue was formed or fashioned from lightning (created, made)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirmita
nirmita - created, made, built
Past Passive Participle
from root mā (to measure, make) with prefix nir
Prefix: nir
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'jihvā', functioning as a predicate adjective.