महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-192, verse-12

शिरस्ते गगनं देव नेत्रे शशिदिवाकरौ ।
निःश्वासः पवनश्चापि तेजोऽग्निश्च तवाच्युत ।
बाहवस्ते दिशः सर्वाः कुक्षिश्चापि महार्णवः ॥१२॥

12. śiraste gaganaṁ deva netre śaśidivākarau ,
niḥśvāsaḥ pavanaścāpi tejo'gniśca tavācyuta ,
bāhavaste diśaḥ sarvāḥ kukṣiścāpi mahārṇavaḥ.

12. śiras te gaganaṃ deva netre śaśidivākarau
niḥśvāsaḥ pavanaḥ ca api tejas
agniḥ ca tava acyuta bāhavaḥ te
diśaḥ sarvāḥ kukṣiḥ ca api mahārṇavaḥ

12. O God, Your head is the sky, and Your eyes are the moon and the sun. O Acyuta, Your breath is the wind, and Your splendor (tejas) is fire. Your arms are all the directions, and Your belly is the great ocean.

12. הו אל, השמיים הם ראשך, השמש והירח הם עיניך, הרוח היא נשימתך, והאש היא זוהרך, הו אַצ׳ְיוּטַה. הכיוונים כולם הם זרועותיך, והאוקיינוס הגדול הוא בטנך.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरस् (śiras) - head

• ते (te) - your (genitive) (your)

• गगनं (gaganaṁ) - sky, atmosphere

• देव (deva) - O god, O divine one

• नेत्रे (netre) - eyes (dual)

• शशिदिवाकरौ (śaśidivākarau) - moon and sun

• निःश्वासः (niḥśvāsaḥ) - breath, exhalation

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तेजस् (tejas) - light, splendor, brilliance, energy (tejas)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• च (ca) - and

• तव (tava) - your

• अच्युत (acyuta) - O imperishable one, O unfailing one (acyuta)

• बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - arms

• ते (te) - your (genitive) (your)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

• कुक्षिः (kukṣiḥ) - belly, abdomen, interior

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• महार्णवः (mahārṇavaḥ) - great ocean

Words meanings and morphology

शिरस् (śiras) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

ते (te) - your (genitive) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

गगनं (gaganaṁ) - sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, air, firmament

Root: gam (class 1)

देव (deva) - O god, O divine one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

नेत्रे (netre) - eyes (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of netra

netra - eye

Root: nī (class 1)

शशिदिवाकरौ (śaśidivākarau) - moon and sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śaśidivākara

śaśidivākara - moon and sun

Compound type : dvandva (śaśin+divākara)

• śaśin – moon
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• divākara – sun (day-maker)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

निःश्वासः (niḥśvāsaḥ) - breath, exhalation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥśvāsa

niḥśvāsa - exhalation, breath

Prefix: nis

Root: śvas (class 2)

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier

Root: pū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तेजस् (tejas) - light, splendor, brilliance, energy (tejas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, radiance, energy, spiritual power

Root: tij (class 6)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

Root: ag (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

अच्युत (acyuta) - O imperishable one, O unfailing one (acyuta)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - unfailing, imperishable, firm, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

Past Passive Participle (negated)

a (negation) + cyuta (fallen, deviated, from root cyu)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+cyuta)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• cyuta – fallen, deviated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root cyu (to move, fall)
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: An epithet of Vishnu.

बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - arms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm

ते (te) - your (genitive) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter

Root: diś (class 6)

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agreeing with diśaḥ

कुक्षिः (kukṣiḥ) - belly, abdomen, interior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kukṣi

kukṣi - belly, abdomen, interior

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

महार्णवः (mahārṇavaḥ) - great ocean

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahārṇava

mahārṇava - great ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arṇava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

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