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13,14

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-116

नीलकण्ठं महात्मानमसक्तं तेजसां निधिम् ।
अष्टादशभुजं स्थाणुं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् ॥११६॥
116. nīlakaṇṭhaṁ mahātmānamasaktaṁ tejasāṁ nidhim ,
aṣṭādaśabhujaṁ sthāṇuṁ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam.
116. nīlakaṇṭham mahātmānam asaktam tejasām nidhim
aṣṭādaśabhujam sthāṇum sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam
116. nīlakaṇṭham mahātmānam asaktam tejasām nidhim
aṣṭādaśabhujam sthāṇum sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam
116. He is blue-throated, great-souled, unattached, a reservoir of splendors, eighteen-armed, unmoving (sthāṇu), and adorned with all ornaments.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नीलकण्ठम् (nīlakaṇṭham) - Lord Shiva, known for his blue throat (blue-throated one)
  • महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to a person of great spirit or noble character (great-souled, noble)
  • असक्तम् (asaktam) - unattached, unentangled, dispassionate
  • तेजसाम् (tejasām) - of splendors, of energies, of glories
  • निधिम् (nidhim) - a treasure, a store, a reservoir
  • अष्टादशभुजम् (aṣṭādaśabhujam) - eighteen-armed
  • स्थाणुम् (sthāṇum) - referring to Lord Shiva, the immovable one (unmoving, fixed, a pillar)
  • सर्वाभरणभूषितम् (sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam) - adorned with all ornaments

Words meanings and morphology

नीलकण्ठम् (nīlakaṇṭham) - Lord Shiva, known for his blue throat (blue-throated one)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlakaṇṭha
nīlakaṇṭha - one with a blue throat; an epithet of Shiva
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+kaṇṭha)
  • nīla – blue, dark
    adjective
  • kaṇṭha – throat, neck
    noun (masculine)
महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to a person of great spirit or noble character (great-souled, noble)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble; a great being, a magnanimous person
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit; the individual or universal (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
असक्तम् (asaktam) - unattached, unentangled, dispassionate
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of asak ta
asak ta - unattached, not clinging, free from attachment
Past Passive Participle
Formed with prefix a- (negation) and root sañj (to cling) + suffix kta (past participle).
Prefix: a
Root: sañj (class 1)
तेजसाम् (tejasām) - of splendors, of energies, of glories
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of tejas
tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, glory, light
निधिम् (nidhim) - a treasure, a store, a reservoir
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nidhi
nidhi - a store, a treasure, a receptacle, a fund
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
अष्टादशभुजम् (aṣṭādaśabhujam) - eighteen-armed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aṣṭādaśabhuja
aṣṭādaśabhuja - having eighteen arms
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭādaśan+bhuja)
  • aṣṭādaśan – eighteen
    numeral
  • bhuja – arm, hand
    noun (masculine)
स्थाणुम् (sthāṇum) - referring to Lord Shiva, the immovable one (unmoving, fixed, a pillar)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sthāṇu
sthāṇu - a post, a pillar, immovable; an epithet of Shiva
Root: sthā (class 1)
सर्वाभरणभूषितम् (sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam) - adorned with all ornaments
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvābharaṇabhūṣita
sarvābharaṇabhūṣita - adorned with all sorts of ornaments
Past Passive Participle
Compound of sarvābharaṇa (all ornaments) and bhūṣita (adorned).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+ābharaṇa+bhūṣita)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    pronoun
  • ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration, jewelry
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root bhṛ (to bear) with prefix ā-.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: bhṛ (class 3)
  • bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root bhūṣ (to adorn) + kta (past participle suffix).
    Root: bhūṣ (class 10)