महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-40, verse-31
गौरं श्यामं च कृष्णं च वर्णं विकुरुते पुनः ।
विरूपो रूपवांश्चैव युवा वृद्धस्तथैव च ॥३१॥
विरूपो रूपवांश्चैव युवा वृद्धस्तथैव च ॥३१॥
31. gauraṁ śyāmaṁ ca kṛṣṇaṁ ca varṇaṁ vikurute punaḥ ,
virūpo rūpavāṁścaiva yuvā vṛddhastathaiva ca.
virūpo rūpavāṁścaiva yuvā vṛddhastathaiva ca.
31.
gauraṃ śyāmaṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ ca varṇaṃ vikurute punaḥ
virūpaḥ rūpavān ca eva yuvā vṛddhaḥ tathā eva ca
virūpaḥ rūpavān ca eva yuvā vṛddhaḥ tathā eva ca
31.
punaḥ (saḥ) varṇaṃ gauraṃ ca śyāmaṃ ca kṛṣṇaṃ ca vikurute
ca eva virūpaḥ rūpavān yuvā ca tathā eva vṛddhaḥ
ca eva virūpaḥ rūpavān yuvā ca tathā eva vṛddhaḥ
31.
Again, he (the soul/being) changes complexion to fair, dark, or black. And likewise, he becomes deformed or handsome, young or old.
Words meanings summery:
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- गौरं (gauraṁ) - fair (complexion) (fair, white, yellowish)
- श्यामं (śyāmaṁ) - dark (complexion) (dark, blackish, dark blue)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- कृष्णं (kṛṣṇaṁ) - black (complexion) (black, dark)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- वर्णं (varṇaṁ) - complexion (color, complexion, caste, letter)
- विकुरुते (vikurute) - changes, transforms (changes, transforms, deforms)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, on the other hand)
- विरूपः (virūpaḥ) - deformed (deformed, ugly, monstrous)
- रूपवान् (rūpavān) - handsome (beautiful, handsome, endowed with form)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - and likewise (functioning with tathā) (indeed, only, just, similar to)
- युवा (yuvā) - young (young, youthful person)
- वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old (old, aged, grown)
- तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, in that manner, likewise)
- एव (eva) - and likewise (functioning with tathā) (indeed, only, just, similar to)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
गौरं (gauraṁ) - fair (complexion) (fair, white, yellowish)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gaura
gaura - white, yellowish, golden, fair, shining
Note: Agrees with varṇaṃ
श्यामं (śyāmaṁ) - dark (complexion) (dark, blackish, dark blue)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śyāma
śyāma - dark, black, dark blue, green, tawny
Note: Agrees with varṇaṃ
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
कृष्णं (kṛṣṇaṁ) - black (complexion) (black, dark)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark blue, a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa
Note: Agrees with varṇaṃ
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
वर्णं (varṇaṁ) - complexion (color, complexion, caste, letter)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of varṇa
varṇa - color, complexion, form, caste, letter, quality
from vṛ (to cover, color)
Root: vṛ (class 5)
विकुरुते (vikurute) - changes, transforms (changes, transforms, deforms)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ
Present Middle Indicative 3rd Person Singular
root kṛ, 8th class, ātmanepada, with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, further, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
विरूपः (virūpaḥ) - deformed (deformed, ugly, monstrous)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of virūpa
virūpa - deformed, ugly, monstrous, different form
Prefix vi + rūpa (form)
रूपवान् (rūpavān) - handsome (beautiful, handsome, endowed with form)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpavat
rūpavat - possessed of form, beautiful, handsome
from rūpa (form) + -vat (possessive suffix)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - and likewise (functioning with tathā) (indeed, only, just, similar to)
(indeclinable)
युवा (yuvā) - young (young, youthful person)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan
yuvan - young, youthful, a young man
वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old (old, aged, grown)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, augmented
Past Passive Participle
from root vṛdh (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, in that manner, likewise)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - and likewise (functioning with tathā) (indeed, only, just, similar to)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)