महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-39, verse-11

त्रिशिखां भ्रुकुटीं चास्य ददृशुः सर्वपार्थिवाः ।
ललाटस्थां त्रिकूटस्थां गङ्गां त्रिपथगामिव ॥११॥

11. triśikhāṁ bhrukuṭīṁ cāsya dadṛśuḥ sarvapārthivāḥ ,
lalāṭasthāṁ trikūṭasthāṁ gaṅgāṁ tripathagāmiva.

11. triśikhām bhrukuṭīm ca asya dadṛśuḥ sarvapārthivāḥ
lalāṭasthām trikūṭasthām gaṅgām tripathagām iva

11. All the kings saw his three-pointed frown on his forehead, which appeared like the Gaṅgā (Gaṅgā) situated on Mount Trikūṭa and flowing in three streams.

11. כל המלכים ראו את מצחו מקומט בשלושה קמטים, כמו נהר גַנְגָה היורד בשלוש דרכים מהר טְרִיקוּטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रिशिखाम् (triśikhām) - three-pointed, three-forked

• भ्रुकुटीम् (bhrukuṭīm) - frown, furrowed brow

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• सर्वपार्थिवाः (sarvapārthivāḥ) - all the kings, all the rulers

• ललाटस्थाम् (lalāṭasthām) - situated on the forehead, forehead-dwelling

• त्रिकूटस्थाम् (trikūṭasthām) - situated on Trikūṭa (mountain)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (river)

• त्रिपथगाम् (tripathagām) - flowing in three paths, triple-flowing

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

Words meanings and morphology

त्रिशिखाम् (triśikhām) - three-pointed, three-forked

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of triśikhā

triśikhā - three-pointed, three-forked

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+śikhā)

• tri – three
  numeral
• śikhā – point, peak, flame, crest
  noun (feminine)

भ्रुकुटीम् (bhrukuṭīm) - frown, furrowed brow

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrukuṭī

bhrukuṭī - frown, furrowing of the brows

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वपार्थिवाः (sarvapārthivāḥ) - all the kings, all the rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvapārthiva

sarvapārthiva - all kings, all rulers

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pārthiva)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• pārthiva – king, ruler, earthly
  noun (masculine)

ललाटस्थाम् (lalāṭasthām) - situated on the forehead, forehead-dwelling

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lalāṭasthā

lalāṭasthā - situated on the forehead

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lalāṭa+sthā)

• lalāṭa – forehead
  noun (neuter)
• sthā – standing, situated
  adjective
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

त्रिकूटस्थाम् (trikūṭasthām) - situated on Trikūṭa (mountain)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of trikūṭasthā

trikūṭasthā - situated on Trikūṭa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (trikūṭa+sthā)

• trikūṭa – Trikūṭa (a mountain name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sthā – standing, situated
  adjective
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Gaṅgā (river)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā

त्रिपथगाम् (tripathagām) - flowing in three paths, triple-flowing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tripathagā

tripathagā - going in three paths (an epithet of Gaṅgā)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tripatha+gā)

• tripatha – three paths
  noun (masculine)
• gā – going, moving, flowing
  adjective
  from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

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