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.

23. כשלבש צורה של קִירָאטַה (צייד הרים), נלחם בפְּהַלְגוּנַה האדון האלוהי עצמו, אדון כל האלים, בעל הקווצות הסבוכות (שִׁיוַה), מתוך רצון לבחון אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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