महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-24

सदोपस्पर्शनाच्चास्य बभूवुरमितौजसः ।
विद्युदम्भोरुहनिभा जटास्तस्य महात्मनः ॥२४॥

24. sadopasparśanāccāsya babhūvuramitaujasaḥ ,
vidyudambhoruhanibhā jaṭāstasya mahātmanaḥ.

24. sadā upaspraśanāt ca asya babhūvuḥ amitaujasaḥ
vidyudambhoruhanibhāḥ jaṭāḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ

24. And due to his constant ablutions, the matted locks (jaṭāḥ) of that great-souled one (mahātman) became immensely brilliant, resembling lightning and lotuses.

24. בגלל טבילות הטהרה התמידיות שלו, קלעי שערו של אותו גדול נפש, בעל העוצמה הבלתי מדודה, הפכו לזוהרים כברק וכפרח לוטוס של מים.

Words meanings summery:

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

• उपस्प्रशनात् (upaspraśanāt) - from bathing, from ablution

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - of Arjuna (his, of him)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

• अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor, immensely brilliant

• विद्युदम्भोरुहनिभाः (vidyudambhoruhanibhāḥ) - resembling lightning and lotuses

• जटाः (jaṭāḥ) - matted locks

• तस्य (tasya) - of Arjuna (his, of him, of that)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Arjuna, who is described as a mahātman due to his great penance (of the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

उपस्प्रशनात् (upaspraśanāt) - from bathing, from ablution

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of upaspraśana

upaspraśana - touching, bathing, ablution, purification

Verbal noun

upa- + spṛś + ana (suffix for verbal noun)

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of Arjuna (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor, immensely brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amitaujas

amitaujas - having immeasurable energy, of immense vigor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amita+ojas)

• amita – immeasurable, unlimited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  a- + mā + kta
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ojas – vigor, energy, strength, splendor
  noun (neuter)

विद्युदम्भोरुहनिभाः (vidyudambhoruhanibhāḥ) - resembling lightning and lotuses

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vidyudambhoruhanibhā

vidyudambhoruhanibhā - resembling lightning and lotuses

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidyut+ambhoruha+nibhā)

• vidyut – lightning
  noun (feminine)
• ambhoruha – lotus (growing in water)
  noun (neuter)
• nibhā – resemblance, likeness
  noun (feminine)

जटाः (jaṭāḥ) - matted locks

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jaṭā

jaṭā - matted hair, plaited hair, ascetic's hair

तस्य (tasya) - of Arjuna (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Arjuna, who is described as a mahātman due to his great penance (of the great-souled one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, great person (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

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