महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-8

मुहूर्तादिव चापश्यत्पुरुषं पीतवाससम् ।
बद्धमौलिं वपुष्मन्तमादित्यसमतेजसम् ॥८॥

8. muhūrtādiva cāpaśyatpuruṣaṁ pītavāsasam ,
baddhamauliṁ vapuṣmantamādityasamatejasam.

8. muhūrtāt iva ca apaśyat puruṣam pītavāsasam
baddhamoulim vapuṣmantam ādityasamatejasam

8. And just a moment later, she saw a person (puruṣa) who was yellow-robed, wearing a tied crown, possessing a magnificent body, and whose radiance was like that of the sun.

8. אחרי רגע קט ראתה אדם לבוש בגדים צהובים, שערו אסוף בכתר, בעל גוף מרשים וזוהר כמו השמש,

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, in a moment, shortly after

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - she saw

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a person, a male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

• पीतवाससम् (pītavāsasam) - yellow-robed, wearing yellow garments

• बद्धमोउलिम् (baddhamoulim) - wearing a tied crown or turban

• वपुष्मन्तम् (vapuṣmantam) - corporeal, embodied, handsome, possessing a fine body

• आदित्यसमतेजसम् (ādityasamatejasam) - having splendor like the sun, radiant as the sun

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - from a moment, in a moment, shortly after

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a specific division of time (e.g., 48 minutes)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - she saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense (Laṅ) form of root 'dṛś' (which uses 'paś' as stem in present/imperfect).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a person, a male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, human being, person, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

पीतवाससम् (pītavāsasam) - yellow-robed, wearing yellow garments

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pītavāsas

pītavāsas - wearing yellow garments, yellow-robed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pīta+vāsas)

• pīta – yellow, pale
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'pī' (to drink) or 'pā' (to drink), but here more likely an adjective for color.
• vāsas – garment, clothing, apparel
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)

बद्धमोउलिम् (baddhamoulim) - wearing a tied crown or turban

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of baddhamoulin

baddhamoulin - wearing a tied crown/turban

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+moulin)

• baddha – tied, bound, fixed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root 'bandh'.
  Root: bandh (class 1)
• moulin – crown, diadem, turban
  noun (masculine)

वपुष्मन्तम् (vapuṣmantam) - corporeal, embodied, handsome, possessing a fine body

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vapuṣmat

vapuṣmat - corporeal, embodied, handsome, having a beautiful form/body

Derived from 'vapuṣ' (body, form) with suffix '-mat' (possessing).

आदित्यसमतेजसम् (ādityasamatejasam) - having splendor like the sun, radiant as the sun

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādityasamatejas

ādityasamatejas - having splendor like the sun, radiant as the sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āditya+sama+tejas)

• āditya – the sun, a solar deity
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij

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