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3,46

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-46, verse-23

कैरातं वेषमास्थाय योधयामास फल्गुनम् ।
जिज्ञासुः सर्वदेवेशः कपर्दी भगवान्स्वयम् ॥२३॥
23. kairātaṁ veṣamāsthāya yodhayāmāsa phalgunam ,
jijñāsuḥ sarvadeveśaḥ kapardī bhagavānsvayam.
23. kairātam veṣam āsthāya yodhayāmāsa phālgunam
jijñāsuḥ sarvadeveśaḥ kapardī bhagavān svayam
23. Assuming the disguise of a hunter (kirāta), Bhagavān Kapardī (Śiva) himself, the lord of all gods, desiring to test Phalguna (Arjuna), fought with him.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कैरातम् (kairātam) - related to a Kirāta, of a Kirāta, belonging to a hunter
  • वेषम् (veṣam) - disguise, dress, form
  • आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed, having adopted, having taken up
  • योधयामास (yodhayāmāsa) - he fought, he caused to fight
  • फाल्गुनम् (phālgunam) - Phalguna (Arjuna)
  • जिज्ञासुः (jijñāsuḥ) - desirous of knowing, wishing to test
  • सर्वदेवेशः (sarvadeveśaḥ) - an epithet of Śiva (lord of all gods)
  • कपर्दी (kapardī) - Kapardī (an epithet of Śiva, referring to his matted hair)
  • भगवान् (bhagavān) - refers to Śiva (the divine one, the Lord, the adorable one)
  • स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, himself

Words meanings and morphology

कैरातम् (kairātam) - related to a Kirāta, of a Kirāta, belonging to a hunter
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kairāta
kairāta - relating to the Kirātas (a mountain tribe of hunters), of a hunter
Derived from 'Kirāta' (name of a mountain tribe/hunter).
वेषम् (veṣam) - disguise, dress, form
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of veṣa
veṣa - dress, attire, disguise, appearance
Derived from the root 'viṣ' (to enter, to clothe).
Root: viṣ (class 6)
आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed, having adopted, having taken up
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand) with the prefix 'ā-'.
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
योधयामास (yodhayāmāsa) - he fought, he caused to fight
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Periphrastic Perfect (lit) of yodhayāmāsa
Periphrastic Perfect of the causative of the root 'yudh' (to fight).
Root: yudh (class 4)
फाल्गुनम् (phālgunam) - Phalguna (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of phālguna
phālguna - Phalguna (an epithet of Arjuna)
जिज्ञासुः (jijñāsuḥ) - desirous of knowing, wishing to test
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jijñāsu
jijñāsu - desirous of knowing, inquisitive, wishing to test
Desiderative Agent Noun
Derived from the desiderative stem of the root 'jñā' (to know).
Root: jñā (class 9)
सर्वदेवेशः (sarvadeveśaḥ) - an epithet of Śiva (lord of all gods)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadeveśa
sarvadeveśa - lord of all gods
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+deva+īśa)
  • sarva – all, every
    pronoun
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
  • īśa – lord, master, ruler
    noun (masculine)
कपर्दी (kapardī) - Kapardī (an epithet of Śiva, referring to his matted hair)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kapardin
kapardin - having matted hair, wearing matted hair (an epithet of Śiva)
भगवान् (bhagavān) - refers to Śiva (the divine one, the Lord, the adorable one)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - divine, holy, adorable, venerable; the Lord (used for deities like Vishnu, Krishna, Śiva)
स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, himself
(indeclinable)