महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-146, verse-69
वदनाभ्यन्तरगतैः शुक्लभासैरलंकृतम् ।
केसरोत्करसंमिश्रमशोकानामिवोत्करम् ॥६९॥
केसरोत्करसंमिश्रमशोकानामिवोत्करम् ॥६९॥
69. vadanābhyantaragataiḥ śuklabhāsairalaṁkṛtam ,
kesarotkarasaṁmiśramaśokānāmivotkaram.
kesarotkarasaṁmiśramaśokānāmivotkaram.
69.
vadanābhyantaragataiḥ śuklabhāsaiḥ alaṃkṛtam
| kesarotkarasaṃmiśram aśokānām iva utkaram
| kesarotkarasaṃmiśram aśokānām iva utkaram
69.
His face was adorned by the white radiance of things (teeth) situated within his mouth, appearing as a mixture of mane and mass, like a cluster of Ashoka (aśoka) flowers.
Words meanings summery:
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- वदनाभ्यन्तरगतैः (vadanābhyantaragataiḥ) - by the (splendors of) things (teeth/fangs) situated within Hanuman's mouth (by those situated inside the face/mouth)
- शुक्लभासैः (śuklabhāsaiḥ) - by the white radiance of the teeth/fangs (with white radiance, by bright light)
- अलंकृतम् (alaṁkṛtam) - adorned (the face) (adorned, decorated, embellished)
- केसरोत्करसंमिश्रम् (kesarotkarasaṁmiśram) - his face/mane appearing mixed with a cluster of filaments (mixed with a mass of mane/filaments)
- अशोकानाम् (aśokānām) - of the Ashoka (aśoka) flowers (used for comparison) (of the Ashoka trees/flowers)
- इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, similar to)
- उत्करम् (utkaram) - a cluster, heap (of flowers) (mass, heap, abundance, collection)
Words meanings and morphology
वदनाभ्यन्तरगतैः (vadanābhyantaragataiḥ) - by the (splendors of) things (teeth/fangs) situated within Hanuman's mouth (by those situated inside the face/mouth)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vadanābhyantaragata
vadanābhyantaragata - situated inside the face/mouth
Tatpuruṣa compound vadana-abhyantara (inside the face) + gata (situated).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vadana+abhyantara+gata)
- vadana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
Root: vad (class 1) - abhyantara – inner, interior, inside
adjective (neuter)
From abhi + antara.
Prefix: abhi - gata – gone, arrived, obtained, situated
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From √gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with śuklabhāsaiḥ.
शुक्लभासैः (śuklabhāsaiḥ) - by the white radiance of the teeth/fangs (with white radiance, by bright light)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śuklabhāsa
śuklabhāsa - white splendor, bright radiance
Tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śukla+bhāsa)
- śukla – white, bright, clean
adjective - bhāsa – light, luster, radiance, splendor
noun (masculine)
From √bhās (to shine).
Root: bhās (class 1)
Note: Instrumental plural. Modified by vadanābhyantaragataiḥ.
अलंकृतम् (alaṁkṛtam) - adorned (the face) (adorned, decorated, embellished)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of alaṃkṛta
alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, prepared
Past Passive Participle
From alam-√kṛ (to decorate, to adorn).
Prefix: alam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies vadanam from previous verse, or an implied 'his appearance'.
केसरोत्करसंमिश्रम् (kesarotkarasaṁmiśram) - his face/mane appearing mixed with a cluster of filaments (mixed with a mass of mane/filaments)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kesarotkarasaṃmiśra
kesarotkarasaṁmiśra - mixed with a mass of filaments/mane
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kesara+utkara+saṃmiśra)
- kesara – mane, hair, filament of a flower
noun (masculine) - utkara – heap, mass, abundance, collection
noun (masculine) - saṃmiśra – mixed, blended, combined
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From sam-√miśr (to mix).
Prefix: sam
Root: miśr (class 10)
Note: Agrees with utkaram (the thing being compared) and implicitly vadanam.
अशोकानाम् (aśokānām) - of the Ashoka (aśoka) flowers (used for comparison) (of the Ashoka trees/flowers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of aśoka
aśoka - Ashoka tree (Saraca asoca), its flowers; free from sorrow
Negative compound a + śoka (sorrow).
Note: Possessive, describing utkaram.
इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, similar to)
(indeclinable)
उत्करम् (utkaram) - a cluster, heap (of flowers) (mass, heap, abundance, collection)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of utkara
utkara - heap, mass, abundance, collection, quantity
From ud-√kṛ (to throw up, collect).
Prefix: ud
Root: kṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of comparison, agreeing in case/number with kesarotkarasaṃmiśram, implying a neuter usage here.