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13,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-16, verse-50

रात्र्यहःश्रोत्रनयनः पक्षमासशिरोभुजः ।
ऋतुवीर्यस्तपोधैर्यो ह्यब्दगुह्योरुपादवान् ॥५०॥
50. rātryahaḥśrotranayanaḥ pakṣamāsaśirobhujaḥ ,
ṛtuvīryastapodhairyo hyabdaguhyorupādavān.
50. rātryahaḥśrotranayanaḥ pakṣamāsaśirobhujaḥ
ṛtuvīryaḥ tapasdharyaḥ hi abdāguhyorupādavān
50. rātryahaḥśrotranayanaḥ pakṣamāsaśirobhujaḥ
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)