महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-217, verse-12

षष्ठं छागमयं वक्त्रं स्कन्दस्यैवेति विद्धि तत् ।
षट्शिरोऽभ्यन्तरं राजन्नित्यं मातृगणार्चितम् ॥१२॥

12. ṣaṣṭhaṁ chāgamayaṁ vaktraṁ skandasyaiveti viddhi tat ,
ṣaṭśiro'bhyantaraṁ rājannityaṁ mātṛgaṇārcitam.

12. ṣaṣṭhaṃ chāgamayaṃ vaktraṃ skandasya eva iti viddhi
tat ṣaṭśiraḥ abhyantaraṃ rājan nityaṃ mātṛgaṇārcitam

12. Know that the sixth face, which is goat-like, belongs indeed to Skanda. O King (rājan), this six-headed form is eternally worshipped within by the group of Mothers.

12. דע שהפנים השישיות, פני העז, הן של סְקַנְדַה עצמו. הן בתוך ששת הראשים, הו מלך, ותמיד מכבדות אותן חבורות האמהות.

Words meanings summery:

• षष्ठं (ṣaṣṭhaṁ) - sixth

• छागमयं (chāgamayaṁ) - goat-like, consisting of goat

• वक्त्रं (vaktraṁ) - face, mouth

• स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• षट्शिरः (ṣaṭśiraḥ) - the six-headed form (of Skanda) (six-headed)

• अभ्यन्तरं (abhyantaraṁ) - within, inner part, internally

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - eternally, always, constantly

• मातृगणार्चितम् (mātṛgaṇārcitam) - worshipped by the group of Mothers

Words meanings and morphology

षष्ठं (ṣaṣṭhaṁ) - sixth

(numeral)

छागमयं (chāgamayaṁ) - goat-like, consisting of goat

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chāgamaya

chāgamaya - made of goat, goat-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (chāga+maya)

• chāga – goat
  noun (masculine)
• maya – made of, consisting of (suffix)
  adjective (neuter)

वक्त्रं (vaktraṁ) - face, mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaktra

vaktra - face, mouth

स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda, Kārttikeya (a deity)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

षट्शिरः (ṣaṭśiraḥ) - the six-headed form (of Skanda) (six-headed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ṣaṭśiras

ṣaṭśiras - six-headed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṭ+śiras)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)

अभ्यन्तरं (abhyantaraṁ) - within, inner part, internally

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhyantara

abhyantara - inner, internal, within

Compound type : avyayībhāva (abhi+antara)

• abhi – towards, near, against
  indeclinable
• antara – inside, interior, middle
  noun (neuter)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - eternally, always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage (accusative singular neuter form).

मातृगणार्चितम् (mātṛgaṇārcitam) - worshipped by the group of Mothers

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mātṛgaṇārcita

mātṛgaṇārcita - worshipped by the group of Mothers

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mātṛgaṇa+arcita)

• mātṛgaṇa – group of Mothers
  noun (masculine)
• arcita – worshipped, honored
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root arc (to worship)
  Root: arc (class 1)

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