महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-131, verse-1

उमोवाच ।
भगवन्भगनेत्रघ्न पूष्णो दशनपातन ।
दक्षक्रतुहर त्र्यक्ष संशयो मे महानयम् ॥१॥

1. umovāca ,
bhagavanbhaganetraghna pūṣṇo daśanapātana ,
dakṣakratuhara tryakṣa saṁśayo me mahānayam.

1. umā uvāca bhagavan bhaganetraghna pūṣṇaḥ daśanapātana
dakṣakratuhara tryakṣa saṃśayaḥ me mahān ayam

1. umā uvāca bhagavan bhaganetraghna pūṣṇaḥ daśanapātana
dakṣakratuhara tryakṣa ayam mahān saṃśayaḥ me

1. Uma said: O Lord, slayer of Bhaga's eye, feller of Pūṣan's teeth, destroyer of Dakṣa's ritual, O three-eyed one! This great doubt is mine.

Words meanings summery:

• उमा (umā) - Uma (name of Shiva's consort)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Worshipful One

• भगनेत्रघ्न (bhaganetraghna) - Epithet for Shiva, who is said to have destroyed Bhaga's eye during Dakṣa's Vedic ritual. (O slayer of Bhaga's eye)

• पूष्णः (pūṣṇaḥ) - of Pūṣan

• दशनपातन (daśanapātana) - Epithet for Shiva, who caused Pūṣan's teeth to fall during Dakṣa's Vedic ritual. (O feller of teeth, O one who caused teeth to fall)

• दक्षक्रतुहर (dakṣakratuhara) - Epithet for Shiva, who destroyed Dakṣa's Vedic ritual. (O destroyer of Dakṣa's Vedic ritual (kratu))

• त्र्यक्ष (tryakṣa) - Epithet for Shiva. (O three-eyed one)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• मे (me) - my, of me

• महान् (mahān) - great, large

• अयम् (ayam) - this

Words meanings and morphology

उमा (umā) - Uma (name of Shiva's consort)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of umā

umā - Uma, Parvati (name of a goddess)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Indicative, Third Person, Singular

Perfect active indicative form of root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O Worshipful One

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, adorable, Lord, God

Stem is bhagavat. Vocative singular of masculine noun.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भगनेत्रघ्न (bhaganetraghna) - Epithet for Shiva, who is said to have destroyed Bhaga's eye during Dakṣa's Vedic ritual. (O slayer of Bhaga's eye)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhaganetraghna

bhaganetraghna - slayer of Bhaga's eye

Compound of Bhaga (a deity), netra (eye), and ghna (slayer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaga+netra+ghna)

• bhaga – a deity, fortune, good luck
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• netra – eye, leader
  noun (neuter)
  From root nī (to lead).
  Root: nī (class 1)
• ghna – killer, destroyer, slayer
  adjective (masculine)
  From root han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

पूष्णः (pūṣṇaḥ) - of Pūṣan

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pūṣan

pūṣan - Pūṣan (Vedic deity)

n-stem noun, genitive singular.

Root: pūṣ (class 1)

दशनपातन (daśanapātana) - Epithet for Shiva, who caused Pūṣan's teeth to fall during Dakṣa's Vedic ritual. (O feller of teeth, O one who caused teeth to fall)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of daśanapātana

daśanapātana - feller of teeth, causing teeth to fall

Compound of daśana (tooth) and pātana (causing to fall).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśana+pātana)

• daśana – tooth
  noun (masculine)
  From root daṃś (to bite).
  Root: daṃś (class 1)
• pātana – causing to fall, felling
  noun (neuter)
  From causal of root pat (to fall).
  Root: pat (class 1)

दक्षक्रतुहर (dakṣakratuhara) - Epithet for Shiva, who destroyed Dakṣa's Vedic ritual. (O destroyer of Dakṣa's Vedic ritual (kratu))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dakṣakratuhara

dakṣakratuhara - destroyer of Dakṣa's Vedic ritual

Compound of Dakṣa (a Prajāpati), kratu (Vedic ritual), and hara (remover, destroyer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dakṣa+kratu+hara)

• dakṣa – Dakṣa (a Prajāpati)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: dakṣ (class 1)
• kratu – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• hara – remover, destroyer, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  From root hṛ (to carry, take away).
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

त्र्यक्ष (tryakṣa) - Epithet for Shiva. (O three-eyed one)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tryakṣa

tryakṣa - three-eyed

Compound of tri (three) and akṣa (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+akṣi)

• tri – three
  numeral
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, perplexity

From root śī (to lie, to doubt) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Pronominal form, genitive or dative singular.

महान् (mahān) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

n-stem adjective, nominative singular masculine.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

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