महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-15, verse-9

रराज भगवांस्तत्र देव्या सह महेश्वरः ।
सोमेन सहितः सूर्यो यथा मेघस्थितस्तथा ॥९॥

9. rarāja bhagavāṁstatra devyā saha maheśvaraḥ ,
somena sahitaḥ sūryo yathā meghasthitastathā.

9. rarāja bhagavān tatra devyā saha maheśvaraḥ
somena sahitaḥ sūryaḥ yathā meghasthitaḥ tathā

9. bhagavān maheśvaraḥ devyā saha tatra rarāja
yathā somena sahitaḥ sūryaḥ meghasthitaḥ tathā

9. The revered great lord (Maheśvara) shone there with the Goddess, just as the sun, accompanied by the moon, shines when situated amidst clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• रराज (rarāja) - shone splendidly (shone, blazed, glittered, looked splendid)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered Lord (referring to Maheśvara) (revered, divine, glorious, auspicious one, Lord)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• देव्या (devyā) - with the Goddess (Pārvatī) (with the goddess, by the goddess)

• सह (saha) - with (with, accompanied by)

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord (Shiva) (great lord, a name for Shiva)

• सोमेन (somena) - with the moon (with the moon, by Soma)

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by (accompanied by, joined with, together with)

• सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun (sun, sun god)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• मेघस्थितः (meghasthitaḥ) - situated amidst clouds (situated in a cloud, cloud-situated)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (completing the comparison) (so, thus, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

रराज (rarāja) - shone splendidly (shone, blazed, glittered, looked splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of rāj

perfect tense (lit)

Perfect third singular active.

Root: rāj (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered Lord (referring to Maheśvara) (revered, divine, glorious, auspicious one, Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - prosperous, fortunate, divine, glorious; Lord, revered one

Present active participle of bhaj (to partake, to worship), used as an adjective and noun.

Root: bhaj

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + tral suffix.

देव्या (devyā) - with the Goddess (Pārvatī) (with the goddess, by the goddess)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female

Root: div

Note: Used with saha.

सह (saha) - with (with, accompanied by)

(indeclinable)

महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord (Shiva) (great lord, a name for Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - great lord, supreme lord, a name for Shiva

Compound of mahā (great) + īśvara (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś

सोमेन (somena) - with the moon (with the moon, by Soma)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of soma

soma - moon, Soma plant, juice, deity Soma

Root: su

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by (accompanied by, joined with, together with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - joined, accompanied, endowed with

past passive participle

Often understood as derived from saha or as a past participle of √hi with sa-.

Note: Qualifies sūryaḥ.

सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun (sun, sun god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

Root: sū

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Derived from yad (which) + thā(l) suffix.

मेघस्थितः (meghasthitaḥ) - situated amidst clouds (situated in a cloud, cloud-situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meghasthita

meghasthita - situated in a cloud, residing in a cloud

Compound of megha (cloud) + sthita (situated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (megha+sthita)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih
• sthita – stood, situated, abiding, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root sthā (to stand) + kta suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies sūryaḥ.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner (completing the comparison) (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + thā(l) suffix.

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