महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-287, verse-5

दर्शनीयोऽनवद्याङ्गस्तेजसा प्रज्वलन्निव ।
मधुपिङ्गो मधुरवाक्तपःस्वाध्यायभूषणः ॥५॥

5. darśanīyo'navadyāṅgastejasā prajvalanniva ,
madhupiṅgo madhuravāktapaḥsvādhyāyabhūṣaṇaḥ.

5. darśanīyaḥ anavadyāṅgaḥ tejasā prajvalan iva
madhupiṅgaḥ madhuravāk tapaḥsvādhyāyabhūṣaṇaḥ

5. He was handsome and had faultless limbs, appearing as if blazing with radiance. He had a honey-brown complexion, a sweet voice, and was adorned by his severe austerities (tapas) and scriptural study (svādhyāya).

5. מראהו היה נאה וגופו ללא דופי, והוא כמו בער בזוהר. צבעו היה כצבע דבש, דבריו מתוקים, ותכשיטו היו תרגולי העוצמה הרוחנית ולימוד הכתבים.

Words meanings summery:

• दर्शनीयः (darśanīyaḥ) - handsome, beautiful, worth seeing

• अनवद्याङ्गः (anavadyāṅgaḥ) - with faultless limbs, having irreproachable body

• तेजसा (tejasā) - with radiance, by energy

• प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - blazing, shining forth

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• मधुपिङ्गः (madhupiṅgaḥ) - referring to the complexion/eyes/hair of the brāhmin (honey-brown, tawny like honey)

• मधुरवाक् (madhuravāk) - sweet-voiced, sweet-spoken

• तपःस्वाध्यायभूषणः (tapaḥsvādhyāyabhūṣaṇaḥ) - adorned with austerity (tapas) and self-study (svādhyāya)

Words meanings and morphology

दर्शनीयः (darśanīyaḥ) - handsome, beautiful, worth seeing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darśanīya

darśanīya - worth seeing, handsome, beautiful, visible

gerundive

Gerundive from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Describes the brāhmin.

अनवद्याङ्गः (anavadyāṅgaḥ) - with faultless limbs, having irreproachable body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anavadyāṅga

anavadyāṅga - having faultless limbs/body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anavadya+aṅga)

• anavadya – not blamable, irreproachable, faultless
  adjective (masculine)
  Formed from 'na' + avadya (blamable)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the brāhmin.

तेजसा (tejasā) - with radiance, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery energy, power

Note: Means by means of radiance/splendor.

प्रज्वलन् (prajvalan) - blazing, shining forth

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajvalat

prajvalat - blazing, shining forth, burning brightly

present active participle

Present active participle from √jval (to burn, shine) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Describes the brāhmin.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

मधुपिङ्गः (madhupiṅgaḥ) - referring to the complexion/eyes/hair of the brāhmin (honey-brown, tawny like honey)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhupiṅga

madhupiṅga - honey-colored, tawny, reddish-brown

Compound type : karmadhāraya (madhu+piṅga)

• madhu – honey, sweet, delightful
  noun (neuter)
• piṅga – tawny, reddish-brown, yellowish-brown
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes the brāhmin.

मधुरवाक् (madhuravāk) - sweet-voiced, sweet-spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhuravāc

madhuravāc - sweet-voiced, sweet-spoken

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (madhura+vāc)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective (masculine)
• vāc – voice, speech, word
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes the brāhmin.

तपःस्वाध्यायभूषणः (tapaḥsvādhyāyabhūṣaṇaḥ) - adorned with austerity (tapas) and self-study (svādhyāya)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapaḥsvādhyāyabhūṣaṇa

tapaḥsvādhyāyabhūṣaṇa - adorned by austerity and self-study

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+svādhyāya+bhūṣaṇa)

• tapas – austerity, penance, asceticism (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of Vedic texts (svādhyāya)
  noun (masculine)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, embellishment, adornment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the brāhmin.

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