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14,8

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-8, verse-30

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवमनङ्गाङ्गहरं हरम् ।
शरण्यं शरणं याहि महादेवं चतुर्मुखम् ॥३०॥
30. praṇamya śirasā devamanaṅgāṅgaharaṁ haram ,
śaraṇyaṁ śaraṇaṁ yāhi mahādevaṁ caturmukham.
30. praṇamya śirasā devam anaṅgāṅgaharam haram
śaraṇyam śaraṇam yāhi mahādevam caturmukham
30. śirasā praṇamya devam haram anaṅgāṅgaharam
śaraṇyam caturmukham mahādevam śaraṇam yāhi
30. Having bowed your head to the god Hara, who destroyed the body of Anaṅga (Kāma), approach for refuge the great god, the four-faced one, who is worthy of protection.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted
  • शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by the head
  • देवम् (devam) - to the god
  • अनङ्गाङ्गहरम् (anaṅgāṅgaharam) - An epithet for Śiva. (who destroys the body of Anaṅga (Kāma), destroyer of Kāma's body)
  • हरम् (haram) - Hara (epithet of Śiva)
  • शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - worthy of refuge, offering protection, refuge
  • शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter
  • याहि (yāhi) - go, approach, proceed
  • महादेवम् (mahādevam) - To Śiva. (to the great god)
  • चतुर्मुखम् (caturmukham) - An epithet for Śiva (or Brahmā, but context points to Śiva here). (four-faced)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted
(indeclinable)
absolutive
formed from root nam with prefix pra and suffix ya for absolutive
Prefix: pra
Root: nam (class 1)
शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by the head
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head
देवम् (devam) - to the god
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity
Root: div (class 1)
अनङ्गाङ्गहरम् (anaṅgāṅgaharam) - An epithet for Śiva. (who destroys the body of Anaṅga (Kāma), destroyer of Kāma's body)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anaṅgāṅgahara
anaṅgāṅgahara - destroyer of the body of Kāma (Anaṅga)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anaṅga+aṅga+hara)
  • anaṅga – bodiless (epithet for Kāma, god of love, after Śiva burnt his body)
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: an
  • aṅga – body, limb, part
    noun (neuter)
  • hara – destroyer, remover, seizing
    noun (masculine)
    kṛt
    From root hṛ (to take, carry, destroy)
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
हरम् (haram) - Hara (epithet of Śiva)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of hara
hara - Hara (name of Śiva), destroyer
kṛt
From root hṛ (to take, carry, destroy)
Root: hṛ (class 1)
शरण्यम् (śaraṇyam) - worthy of refuge, offering protection, refuge
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śaraṇya
śaraṇya - worthy of refuge, affording protection, safe, secure
gerundive
From śaraṇa (refuge) + ya suffix
शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa
śaraṇa - refuge, protection, shelter, home
Root: śṛ
याहि (yāhi) - go, approach, proceed
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā
imperative
2nd person singular imperative active of root yā
Root: yā (class 2)
महादेवम् (mahādevam) - To Śiva. (to the great god)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādeva
mahādeva - great god, a name of Śiva
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
    Root: div (class 1)
चतुर्मुखम् (caturmukham) - An epithet for Śiva (or Brahmā, but context points to Śiva here). (four-faced)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of caturmukha
caturmukha - four-faced, having four mouths/faces
Compound type : bahuvrihi (catur+mukha)
  • catur – four
    numeral
  • mukha – face, mouth, front
    noun (neuter)