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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-2, verse-15

उपारुह्यार्जुनश्चापि चामरव्यजनं सितम् ।
रुक्मदण्डं बृहन्मूर्ध्नि दुधावाभिप्रदक्षिणम् ॥१५॥
15. upāruhyārjunaścāpi cāmaravyajanaṁ sitam ,
rukmadaṇḍaṁ bṛhanmūrdhni dudhāvābhipradakṣiṇam.
15. upāruhya arjunaḥ ca api cāmaravyajanam sitam
rukmadaṇḍam bṛhanmūrdhni dudhāva abhipradakṣiṇam
15. And Arjuna also ascended, then waved the white fly-whisk with a golden handle respectfully clockwise above [Krishna's] head.

Words meanings summery:

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  • उपारुह्य (upāruhya) - having ascended, having mounted
  • अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (proper name)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • चामरव्यजनम् (cāmaravyajanam) - fly-whisk, chamara fan
  • सितम् (sitam) - white
  • रुक्मदण्डम् (rukmadaṇḍam) - golden-handled, with a golden staff
  • बृहन्मूर्ध्नि (bṛhanmūrdhni) - above Krishna's head (at the great head, at the top)
  • दुधाव (dudhāva) - fanned, waved
  • अभिप्रदक्षिणम् (abhipradakṣiṇam) - respectfully clockwise, reverentially to the right

Words meanings and morphology

उपारुह्य (upāruhya) - having ascended, having mounted
(indeclinable)
gerund/absolutive
From upa + ā + ruh + lyaP
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: ruh (class 1)
अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (name of the third Pandava brother); white, silver
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
चामरव्यजनम् (cāmaravyajanam) - fly-whisk, chamara fan
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cāmaravyajana
cāmaravyajana - fly-whisk, fan made of yak tail hair
Compound type : tatpurusha (cāmara+vyajana)
  • cāmara – yak-tail, fly-whisk
    noun (neuter)
  • vyajana – fan, fanning
    noun (neuter)
    agent noun / verbal noun
    From vi + aj + ana
    Prefix: vi
    Root: vyaj (class 1)
Note: Object of dudhāva
सितम् (sitam) - white
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sita
sita - white, pale
Past Passive Participle
From root śi (to bind) or śvit (to be white)
Root: śvit (class 1)
रुक्मदण्डम् (rukmadaṇḍam) - golden-handled, with a golden staff
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rukmadaṇḍa
rukmadaṇḍa - having a golden staff/handle
Compound type : karmadhāraya (rukma+daṇḍa)
  • rukma – gold, golden
    noun (neuter)
  • daṇḍa – staff, handle, rod
    noun (masculine)
बृहन्मूर्ध्नि (bṛhanmūrdhni) - above Krishna's head (at the great head, at the top)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of bṛhanmūrdhan
bṛhanmūrdhan - great head, lofty top
Compound type : tatpurusha (bṛhat+mūrdhan)
  • bṛhat – great, large
    adjective (masculine)
    present active participle
    Root: bṛh (class 1)
  • mūrdhan – head, top, summit
    noun (masculine)
दुधाव (dudhāva) - fanned, waved
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dhū
Reduplicated perfect stem
Root: dhū (class 5)
अभिप्रदक्षिणम् (abhipradakṣiṇam) - respectfully clockwise, reverentially to the right
(indeclinable)
Adverb formed from abhi + pradakṣiṇa
Compound type : avyayībhāva (pradakṣiṇa)
  • pradakṣiṇa – clockwise, auspicious, right-hand side
    adjective (neuter)
    From pra + dakṣiṇa
    Prefix: pra