महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-256, verse-25

स देवं शरणं गत्वा विरूपाक्षमुमापतिम् ।
तपश्चचार विपुलं तस्य प्रीतो वृषध्वजः ॥२५॥

25. sa devaṁ śaraṇaṁ gatvā virūpākṣamumāpatim ,
tapaścacāra vipulaṁ tasya prīto vṛṣadhvajaḥ.

25. saḥ devam śaraṇam gatvā virūpākṣam umāpatim
tapaḥ cacāra vipulam tasya prītaḥ vṛṣadhvajaḥ

25. Having taken refuge with the god Virūpākṣa, the husband of Umā, he performed great asceticism (tapas). The bull-bannered (Vṛṣadhvaja) deity was pleased with him.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - the king mentioned in the previous verse (he)

• देवम् (devam) - god, deity

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• विरूपाक्षम् (virūpākṣam) - to Virūpākṣa, an epithet of the god Shiva, meaning 'the odd-eyed' (to Virūpākṣa)

• उमापतिम् (umāpatim) - to Umāpati, an epithet of the god Shiva as the consort of Umā (Pārvatī) (to the husband of Umā)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, asceticism

• चचार (cacāra) - performed, practiced

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - great, extensive, vast

• तस्य (tasya) - with him (used in dative sense with 'pleased') (to him, his)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

• वृषध्वजः (vṛṣadhvajaḥ) - Vṛṣadhvaja, an epithet of Shiva, whose emblem is a bull on his banner (bull-bannered)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the king mentioned in the previous verse (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवम् (devam) - god, deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 1)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - shelter, refuge, protection, asylum

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root gam with -tvā suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

विरूपाक्षम् (virūpākṣam) - to Virūpākṣa, an epithet of the god Shiva, meaning 'the odd-eyed' (to Virūpākṣa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of virūpākṣa

virūpākṣa - odd-eyed, having eyes of different forms or a terrifying eye; an epithet of Shiva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (virūpa+akṣa)

• virūpa – deformed, ugly, monstrous, odd
  adjective
• akṣa – eye
  noun (masculine)

उमापतिम् (umāpatim) - to Umāpati, an epithet of the god Shiva as the consort of Umā (Pārvatī) (to the husband of Umā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of umāpati

umāpati - husband of Umā; an epithet of Shiva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (umā+pati)

• umā – Umā (name of Pārvatī, wife of Shiva)
  proper noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, asceticism

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, self-restraint, austerity, asceticism

Root: tap (class 1)

चचार (cacāra) - performed, practiced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of car

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd singular of root car. Reduplicated form.

Root: car (class 1)

विपुलम् (vipulam) - great, extensive, vast

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - ample, extensive, large, great, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'tapaḥ' (neuter accusative singular).

तस्य (tasya) - with him (used in dative sense with 'pleased') (to him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive case used in the sense of dative (pleased with him).

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, gratified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root prī (to please, to love), with kta suffix.

Root: prī (class 9)

वृषध्वजः (vṛṣadhvajaḥ) - Vṛṣadhvaja, an epithet of Shiva, whose emblem is a bull on his banner (bull-bannered)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣadhvaja

vṛṣadhvaja - one whose banner is a bull; an epithet of Shiva

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛṣa+dhvaja)

• vṛṣa – bull, ox, male
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem
  noun (masculine)

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