महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-124, verse-23

लेलिहञ्जिह्वया वक्त्रं विद्युच्चपललोलया ।
व्यात्ताननो घोरदृष्टिर्ग्रसन्निव जगद्बलात् ॥२३॥

23. lelihañjihvayā vaktraṁ vidyuccapalalolayā ,
vyāttānano ghoradṛṣṭirgrasanniva jagadbalāt.

23. lelihan jihvayā vaktram vidyutcapalololayā
vyāttānanaḥ ghoradṛṣṭiḥ grasan iva jagat balāt

23. Licking his mouth with his tongue, which was flickering restlessly like lightning, he had a wide-open mouth and a terrifying gaze, as if forcefully devouring the world.

23. הוא ליקק את פיו בלשון רועדת כברק, פיו היה פעור ומבטו נורא, כאילו הוא עומד לבלוע את העולם בכוח.

Words meanings summery:

• लेलिहन् (lelihan) - licking (frequently/intensely)

• जिह्वया (jihvayā) - with the tongue

• वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - mouth

• विद्युत्चपलोलोलया (vidyutcapalololayā) - flickering restlessly like lightning

• व्यात्ताननः (vyāttānanaḥ) - having a wide open mouth

• घोरदृष्टिः (ghoradṛṣṭiḥ) - having a terrifying gaze

• ग्रसन् (grasan) - devouring, swallowing

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

Words meanings and morphology

लेलिहन् (lelihan) - licking (frequently/intensely)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lelihat

lelihat - licking, flickering (intensive)

Present Active Participle (Intensive)

Intensive form of √lih, formed with reduplication and -at suffix

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Refers to the subject of the verse.

जिह्वया (jihvayā) - with the tongue

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jihvā

jihvā - tongue

वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - mouth, face

Note: Object of 'lelihan'.

विद्युत्चपलोलोलया (vidyutcapalololayā) - flickering restlessly like lightning

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidyutcapalalola

vidyutcapalalola - flickering or restless like lightning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+capala+lola)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• capala – flickering, restless, unsteady
  adjective
• lola – trembling, shaking, restless, flickering
  adjective

Note: Adjective for 'jihvayā'.

व्यात्ताननः (vyāttānanaḥ) - having a wide open mouth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāttānana

vyāttānana - having a wide open mouth, open-mouthed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyātta+ānana)

• vyātta – opened wide, gaping
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √ā + tan with prefix vi
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: tan (class 8)
• ānana – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject.

घोरदृष्टिः (ghoradṛṣṭiḥ) - having a terrifying gaze

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghoradṛṣṭi

ghoradṛṣṭi - having a terrifying or dreadful gaze

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+dṛṣṭi)

• ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce
  adjective
• dṛṣṭi – sight, gaze, eye
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject.

ग्रसन् (grasan) - devouring, swallowing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grasat

grasat - devouring, swallowing

Present Active Participle

Derived from √gras (to eat, devour)

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'grasan'.

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, force, power

Note: Used adverbially.

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