महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-87

स्नेहनोऽस्नेहनश्चैव अजितश्च महामुनिः ।
वृक्षाकारो वृक्षकेतुरनलो वायुवाहनः ॥८७॥

87. snehano'snehanaścaiva ajitaśca mahāmuniḥ ,
vṛkṣākāro vṛkṣaketuranalo vāyuvāhanaḥ.

87. snehanaḥ asnehanaḥ ca eva ajitaḥ ca mahāmuniḥ
vṛkṣākāraḥ vṛkṣaketuḥ analaḥ vāyuvāhanaḥ

87. He is both affectionate and dispassionate, indeed, and he is the unconquered great sage. He takes the form of a tree, has a tree as his emblem, he is fire, and he uses the wind as his vehicle.

Words meanings summery:

• स्नेहनः (snehanaḥ) - affectionate (affectionate, loving, causing affection, oily)

• अस्नेहनः (asnehanaḥ) - dispassionate (not affectionate, dispassionate, not oily)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

• अजितः (ajitaḥ) - unconquered (unconquered, invincible)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• वृक्षाकारः (vṛkṣākāraḥ) - having the form of a tree (having the form of a tree, tree-shaped)

• वृक्षकेतुः (vṛkṣaketuḥ) - having a tree as his emblem (having a tree as a banner/emblem)

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire (as an epithet) (fire, immense, powerful, not little)

• वायुवाहनः (vāyuvāhanaḥ) - having the wind as his vehicle (having wind as a vehicle, carried by wind)

Words meanings and morphology

स्नेहनः (snehanaḥ) - affectionate (affectionate, loving, causing affection, oily)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of snehana

snehana - affectionate, causing affection, oily, lubricant

Derived from root `snih` (to be sticky, to love)

Root: snih (class 4)

अस्नेहनः (asnehanaḥ) - dispassionate (not affectionate, dispassionate, not oily)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asnehana

asnehana - not affectionate, dispassionate, not oily

`na` (not) + `snehana`

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+snehana)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• snehana – affectionate, causing affection, oily
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `snih` (to be sticky, to love)
  Root: snih (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

अजितः (ajitaḥ) - unconquered (unconquered, invincible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajita

ajita - unconquered, invincible, unvanquished

Past Passive Participle (negative)

`a-` (negative prefix) + `jita` (Past Passive Participle of root `ji` - to conquer)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• jita – conquered, won
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `ji` (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (maha+muni)

• maha – great, large
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)

वृक्षाकारः (vṛkṣākāraḥ) - having the form of a tree (having the form of a tree, tree-shaped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣākāra

vṛkṣākāra - having the form of a tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛkṣa+ākāra)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

वृक्षकेतुः (vṛkṣaketuḥ) - having a tree as his emblem (having a tree as a banner/emblem)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣaketu

vṛkṣaketu - having a tree as a banner, whose sign is a tree

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛkṣa+ketu)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• ketu – banner, flag, sign, mark
  noun (masculine)

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire (as an epithet) (fire, immense, powerful, not little)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire; not small, immense

`an-` (negative prefix) + `ala` (little, small), hence 'not little'. Also a common name for fire.

वायुवाहनः (vāyuvāhanaḥ) - having the wind as his vehicle (having wind as a vehicle, carried by wind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyuvāhana

vāyuvāhana - having wind as a vehicle, wind-borne

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāyu+vāhana)

• vāyu – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
• vāhana – vehicle, carrier, bearer
  noun (neuter)
  From root `vah` (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)