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13,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-45

अजश्च मृगरूपश्च गन्धधारी कपर्द्यपि ।
ऊर्ध्वरेता ऊर्ध्वलिङ्ग ऊर्ध्वशायी नभस्तलः ॥४५॥
45. ajaśca mṛgarūpaśca gandhadhārī kapardyapi ,
ūrdhvaretā ūrdhvaliṅga ūrdhvaśāyī nabhastalaḥ.
45. ajaḥ ca mṛgarūpaḥ ca gandhadhārī kapardī api
ūrdhvaretāḥ ūrdhvaliṅgaḥ ūrdhvaśāyī nabhastalaḥ
45. ajaḥ ca mṛgarūpaḥ ca gandhadhārī kapardī api
ūrdhvaretāḥ ūrdhvaliṅgaḥ ūrdhvaśāyī nabhastalaḥ
45. He is the unborn (aja) and also appears in the form of a deer. He is fragrant and wears matted hair. He is a celibate (ūrdhvaretas) whose vital energy flows upwards, one with an upright liṅga, who sleeps in an elevated position, and whose expanse is the sky.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अजः (ajaḥ) - unborn; a goat
  • (ca) - and
  • मृगरूपः (mṛgarūpaḥ) - having the form of a deer/animal
  • (ca) - and
  • गन्धधारी (gandhadhārī) - carrying fragrance, fragrant
  • कपर्दी (kapardī) - wearing matted hair (like a shell), having a tuft of hair (epithet of Śiva)
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • ऊर्ध्वरेताः (ūrdhvaretāḥ) - one whose semen flows upwards, a celibate (yogi)
  • ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गः (ūrdhvaliṅgaḥ) - having an erect phallus, having an upright liṅga (epithet of Śiva)
  • ऊर्ध्वशायी (ūrdhvaśāyī) - sleeping in an elevated position; lying upward
  • नभस्तलः (nabhastalaḥ) - whose surface is the sky, existing in the sky/space

Words meanings and morphology

अजः (ajaḥ) - unborn; a goat
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aja
aja - unborn, not born; a goat; an epithet of Brahma, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Kāma
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मृगरूपः (mṛgarūpaḥ) - having the form of a deer/animal
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgarūpa
mṛgarūpa - having the form of a deer or any animal
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛga+rūpa)
  • mṛga – deer, animal, wild beast
    noun (masculine)
  • rūpa – form, beauty, appearance
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
गन्धधारी (gandhadhārī) - carrying fragrance, fragrant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandhadhārin
gandhadhārin - carrying fragrance, fragrant
Derived from gandha + dhārin.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+dhārin)
  • gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
    noun (masculine)
  • dhārin – holding, bearing, wearing
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent noun from root dhṛ.
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
कपर्दी (kapardī) - wearing matted hair (like a shell), having a tuft of hair (epithet of Śiva)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kapardin
kapardin - having matted hair (kaparda), wearing a topknot of matted hair; an epithet of Śiva
Derived from kaparda + -in suffix.
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
ऊर्ध्वरेताः (ūrdhvaretāḥ) - one whose semen flows upwards, a celibate (yogi)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvaretas
ūrdhvaretas - one whose semen flows upwards, a perfectly chaste or celibate person; an epithet of Śiva and Brahma
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+retas)
  • ūrdhva – raised, elevated, upward
    adjective (masculine)
  • retas – semen, vital fluid, seed
    noun (neuter)
ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गः (ūrdhvaliṅgaḥ) - having an erect phallus, having an upright liṅga (epithet of Śiva)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvaliṅga
ūrdhvaliṅga - having an erect phallus; having an upright liṅga (symbolic of Śiva); an epithet of Śiva
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+liṅga)
  • ūrdhva – raised, elevated, upward
    adjective (masculine)
  • liṅga – sign, mark, characteristic; phallus; gender
    noun (neuter)
ऊर्ध्वशायी (ūrdhvaśāyī) - sleeping in an elevated position; lying upward
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ūrdhvaśāyin
ūrdhvaśāyin - lying or sleeping in an elevated or upright position; an epithet for Viṣṇu (who sleeps on the cosmic waters)
Agent noun from root śī.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ūrdhva+śāyin)
  • ūrdhva – raised, elevated, upward
    adjective (masculine)
  • śāyin – lying, sleeping
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: śī (class 2)
नभस्तलः (nabhastalaḥ) - whose surface is the sky, existing in the sky/space
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nabhastala
nabhastala - the surface of the sky, the firmament; residing in the sky
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+tala)
  • nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
    noun (neuter)
  • tala – surface, plane, palm of hand/foot
    noun (neuter)