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13,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-84

महानासो महाकम्बुर्महाग्रीवः श्मशानधृक् ।
महावक्षा महोरस्को अन्तरात्मा मृगालयः ॥८४॥
84. mahānāso mahākamburmahāgrīvaḥ śmaśānadhṛk ,
mahāvakṣā mahorasko antarātmā mṛgālayaḥ.
84. mahānāsaḥ mahākambuḥ mahāgrīvaḥ śmaśānadhṛk
mahāvakṣāḥ mahoraskaḥ antarātmā mṛgālayaḥ
84. He has a great nose, a great neck, a massive neck, and resides in cremation grounds. He has a great chest, a broad chest, is the inner self (antarātman), and dwells in forests.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • महानासः (mahānāsaḥ) - having a great nose
  • महाकम्बुः (mahākambuḥ) - having a great neck (like a conch)
  • महाग्रीवः (mahāgrīvaḥ) - having a great neck
  • श्मशानधृक् (śmaśānadhṛk) - residing in cremation grounds; bearer of cremation grounds
  • महावक्षाः (mahāvakṣāḥ) - having a great chest
  • महोरस्कः (mahoraskaḥ) - having a broad chest
  • अन्तरात्मा (antarātmā) - the inner self (ātman)
  • मृगालयः (mṛgālayaḥ) - whose abode is the forests; dwelling in forests

Words meanings and morphology

महानासः (mahānāsaḥ) - having a great nose
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahānāsa
mahānāsa - having a large nose
Bahuvrīhi compound of mahā (great) + nāsa (nose)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+nāsa)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • nāsa – nose
    noun (masculine)
महाकम्बुः (mahākambuḥ) - having a great neck (like a conch)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākambu
mahākambu - having a neck marked with three lines like a conch-shell (an auspicious bodily mark)
Bahuvrīhi compound of mahā (great) + kambu (conch, a specific type of neck)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kambu)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • kambu – conch, shell; (metaphorically) a neck with three lines
    noun (masculine)
महाग्रीवः (mahāgrīvaḥ) - having a great neck
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāgrīva
mahāgrīva - having a large neck
Bahuvrīhi compound of mahā (great) + grīva (neck)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+grīva)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • grīva – neck
    noun (feminine)
श्मशानधृक् (śmaśānadhṛk) - residing in cremation grounds; bearer of cremation grounds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śmaśānadhṛk
śmaśānadhṛk - dwelling in cremation grounds, bearer or resident of cremation grounds
Tatpurusha compound: śmaśāna (cremation ground) + dhṛk (from dhṛ, bearer, holder)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śmaśāna+dhṛ)
  • śmaśāna – cremation ground, cemetery
    noun (neuter)
  • dhṛ – one who bears, holds, supports, resides
    adjective (masculine)
    Nominal derivative from the root dhṛ (to bear, hold, support).
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
महावक्षाः (mahāvakṣāḥ) - having a great chest
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvakṣas
mahāvakṣas - having a large chest
Bahuvrīhi compound of mahā (great) + vakṣas (chest)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vakṣas)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • vakṣas – chest, breast
    noun (neuter)
महोरस्कः (mahoraskaḥ) - having a broad chest
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahoraska
mahoraska - having a great or broad chest
Bahuvrīhi compound of mahā (great) + uraska (chest)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+uraska)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • uraska – chest, breast
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from uras (chest) with the suffix -ka.
अन्तरात्मा (antarātmā) - the inner self (ātman)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of antarātman
antarātman - the inner soul or self, the supreme soul, the individual soul
Tatpurusha compound of antar (inner) + ātman (self)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+ātman)
  • antar – inside, between, inner, internal
    indeclinable
  • ātman – breath, soul, self, essence, vital air
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
मृगालयः (mṛgālayaḥ) - whose abode is the forests; dwelling in forests
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgālaya
mṛgālaya - abode of deer; a forest; whose abode is the forests/wild animals
Tatpurusha compound mṛga (deer/animal) + ālaya (abode), or Bahuvrīhi 'whose abode are animals'
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+ālaya)
  • mṛga – deer, game, animal; a forest
    noun (masculine)
    Root: mṛj (class 2)
  • ālaya – abode, dwelling, house, receptacle
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'lī' with prefix 'ā'.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: lī (class 4)