महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-16, verse-50
रात्र्यहःश्रोत्रनयनः पक्षमासशिरोभुजः ।
ऋतुवीर्यस्तपोधैर्यो ह्यब्दगुह्योरुपादवान् ॥५०॥
ऋतुवीर्यस्तपोधैर्यो ह्यब्दगुह्योरुपादवान् ॥५०॥
50. rātryahaḥśrotranayanaḥ pakṣamāsaśirobhujaḥ ,
ṛtuvīryastapodhairyo hyabdaguhyorupādavān.
ṛtuvīryastapodhairyo hyabdaguhyorupādavān.
50.
rātryahaḥśrotranayanaḥ pakṣamāsaśirobhujaḥ
ṛtuvīryaḥ tapasdharyaḥ hi abdāguhyorupādavān
ṛtuvīryaḥ tapasdharyaḥ hi abdāguhyorupādavān
50.
rātryahaḥśrotranayanaḥ pakṣamāsaśirobhujaḥ
ṛtuvīryaḥ tapasdharyaḥ hi abdāguhyorupādavān
ṛtuvīryaḥ tapasdharyaḥ hi abdāguhyorupādavān
50.
Night and day are his ears and eyes; fortnights and months are his head and arms. Seasons are his vigor, and spiritual discipline (tapas) is his fortitude. Indeed, years constitute his private parts, thighs, and feet.
Words meanings summery:
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- रात्र्यहःश्रोत्रनयनः (rātryahaḥśrotranayanaḥ) - He whose ears and eyes are night and day
- पक्षमासशिरोभुजः (pakṣamāsaśirobhujaḥ) - He whose head and arms are fortnights and months
- ऋतुवीर्यः (ṛtuvīryaḥ) - He whose vigor is the seasons
- तपस्धर्यः (tapasdharyaḥ) - He whose fortitude is spiritual discipline (tapas)
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly
- अब्दागुह्योरुपादवान् (abdāguhyorupādavān) - He who possesses years as his private parts, thighs, and feet
Words meanings and morphology
रात्र्यहःश्रोत्रनयनः (rātryahaḥśrotranayanaḥ) - He whose ears and eyes are night and day
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rātryahaḥśrotranayana
rātryahaḥśrotranayana - one whose ears and eyes are night and day
Compound type : bahuvrihi (rātri+ahas+śrotra+nayana)
- rātri – night
noun (feminine) - ahas – day
noun (neuter) - śrotra – ear, the sense of hearing
noun (neuter)
derived from root śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5) - nayana – eye, leading, guiding
noun (neuter)
derived from root nī (to lead)
Root: nī (class 1)
पक्षमासशिरोभुजः (pakṣamāsaśirobhujaḥ) - He whose head and arms are fortnights and months
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣamāsaśirobhuja
pakṣamāsaśirobhuja - one whose head and arms are fortnights and months
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pakṣa+māsa+śiras+bhuja)
- pakṣa – fortnight, side, wing
noun (masculine) - māsa – month
noun (masculine) - śiras – head
noun (neuter) - bhuja – arm
noun (masculine)
ऋतुवीर्यः (ṛtuvīryaḥ) - He whose vigor is the seasons
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtuvīrya
ṛtuvīrya - one whose vigor is the seasons
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṛtu+vīrya)
- ṛtu – season
noun (masculine) - vīrya – vigor, strength, potency
noun (neuter)
तपस्धर्यः (tapasdharyaḥ) - He whose fortitude is spiritual discipline (tapas)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasdharya
tapasdharya - one whose fortitude is austerity
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhairya)
- tapas – austerity, spiritual discipline, heat
noun (neuter)
Root: tap (class 1) - dhairya – fortitude, patience, courage
noun (neuter)
derived from dhīra (firm, steady)
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
अब्दागुह्योरुपादवान् (abdāguhyorupādavān) - He who possesses years as his private parts, thighs, and feet
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abdāguhyorupādavat
abdāguhyorupādavat - possessing years as private parts, thighs, and feet
possessive adjective formed with -vat suffix
Compound type : bahuvrihi (abda+guhya+ūru+pāda)
- abda – year, cloud
noun (masculine) - guhya – secret, hidden, private parts
noun (neuter)
derived from root guh (to hide)
Root: guh (class 1) - ūru – thigh
noun (masculine) - pāda – foot, quarter, ray
noun (masculine)