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15,33

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-33, verse-17

इत्येवं वदतस्तस्य जटी वीटामुखः कृशः ।
दिग्वासा मलदिग्धाङ्गो वनरेणुसमुक्षितः ॥१७॥
17. ityevaṁ vadatastasya jaṭī vīṭāmukhaḥ kṛśaḥ ,
digvāsā maladigdhāṅgo vanareṇusamukṣitaḥ.
17. iti evam vadataḥ tasya jaṭī vīṭā mukhaḥ kṛśaḥ
dik vāsas mala digdha aṅgaḥ vana reṇu samukṣitaḥ
17. tasya evam vadataḥ (tatra āgataḥ) jaṭī,
vīṭā mukhaḥ,
kṛśaḥ,
dik vāsas,
mala digdha aṅgaḥ,
vana reṇu samukṣitaḥ.
17. While he was speaking thus, (appeared) one with matted hair, his mouth covered by a cloth, emaciated, naked, with limbs smeared with dirt, and covered in forest dust.

Words meanings summery:

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  • इति (iti) - thus, so
  • एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
  • वदतः (vadataḥ) - While Dhritarashtra was speaking. (speaking, talking, saying (genitive singular))
  • तस्य (tasya) - Referring to Dhritarashtra. (of him, his)
  • जटी (jaṭī) - Referring to Vidura, indicating his ascetic appearance. (one with matted hair, ascetic)
  • वीटामुखः (vīṭāmukhaḥ) - A practice of some ascetics to avoid harming insects or inhaling impurities. (having a cloth-covered mouth)
  • कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - emaciated, lean, thin
  • दिग्वासस् (digvāsas) - Indicating a state of extreme renunciation. (clad in the directions, naked)
  • मलदिग्धाङ्गः (maladigdhāṅgaḥ) - with limbs smeared with dirt, having a body defiled by filth
  • वनरेणुसमुक्षितः (vanareṇusamukṣitaḥ) - sprinkled with forest dust, covered in forest dust

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
वदतः (vadataḥ) - While Dhritarashtra was speaking. (speaking, talking, saying (genitive singular))
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat
vadat - speaking, talking, saying
Present Active Participle
Derived from root vad (to speak)
Root: vad (class 1)
तस्य (tasya) - Referring to Dhritarashtra. (of him, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
जटी (jaṭī) - Referring to Vidura, indicating his ascetic appearance. (one with matted hair, ascetic)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭin
jaṭin - one who has matted hair (typically an ascetic or sage)
वीटामुखः (vīṭāmukhaḥ) - A practice of some ascetics to avoid harming insects or inhaling impurities. (having a cloth-covered mouth)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīṭāmukha
vīṭāmukha - one whose mouth is covered with a cloth/leaf
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vīṭā+mukha)
  • vīṭā – betel leaf; (here) a piece of cloth/rag
    noun (feminine)
  • mukha – mouth, face, opening
    noun (neuter)
कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - emaciated, lean, thin
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśa
kṛśa - emaciated, lean, thin, weak
दिग्वासस् (digvāsas) - Indicating a state of extreme renunciation. (clad in the directions, naked)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of digvāsas
digvāsas - clad in the directions (i.e., naked), an ascetic who wears no clothes
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dik+vāsas)
  • dik – direction, quarter, region
    noun (feminine)
  • vāsas – garment, clothing, attire
    noun (neuter)
मलदिग्धाङ्गः (maladigdhāṅgaḥ) - with limbs smeared with dirt, having a body defiled by filth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maladigdhāṅga
maladigdhāṅga - one whose limbs are smeared with dirt/filth
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mala+digdha+aṅga)
  • mala – dirt, impurity, filth
    noun (masculine)
  • digdha – smeared, anointed, covered
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root dih (to smear)
    Root: dih (class 4)
  • aṅga – limb, body, part
    noun (neuter)
वनरेणुसमुक्षितः (vanareṇusamukṣitaḥ) - sprinkled with forest dust, covered in forest dust
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vanareṇusamukṣita
vanareṇusamukṣita - sprinkled or covered with forest dust
Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+reṇu+samukṣita)
  • vana – forest, wood, wilderness
    noun (neuter)
  • reṇu – dust, pollen, sand
    noun (masculine)
  • samukṣita – sprinkled, moistened, covered
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root ukṣ (to sprinkle) with prefix sam
    Prefix: sam
    Root: ukṣ (class 1)