महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-7

सुकेशान्तानि चारूणि सुनासानि शुभानि च ।
मुखानि राज्ञां शोभन्ते नक्षत्राणि यथा दिवि ॥७॥

7. sukeśāntāni cārūṇi sunāsāni śubhāni ca ,
mukhāni rājñāṁ śobhante nakṣatrāṇi yathā divi.

7. sukeśāntāni cārūṇi sunāsāni śubhāni ca
mukhāni rājñām śobhante nakṣatrāṇi yathā divi

7. And the kings' faces, with beautiful hair-ends, charming and lovely noses, and auspicious features, shone like stars in the sky.

7. פני המלכים, יפים, בעלי שיער נאה עד קצותיו ואף נאה, זהרו כמו כוכבים בשמים.

Words meanings summery:

• सुकेशान्तानि (sukeśāntāni) - having beautiful hair, with beautiful hair-ends

• चारूणि (cārūṇi) - charming, lovely, beautiful

• सुनासानि (sunāsāni) - having beautiful noses, well-nosed

• शुभानि (śubhāni) - auspicious, lovely, beautiful, splendid

• च (ca) - and, also

• मुखानि (mukhāni) - faces, mouths

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• शोभन्ते (śobhante) - shine, appear beautiful, are adorned

• नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - stars, constellations

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

Words meanings and morphology

सुकेशान्तानि (sukeśāntāni) - having beautiful hair, with beautiful hair-ends

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sukeśānta

sukeśānta - having beautiful hair-ends, beautiful-haired

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+keśa+anta)

• su – good, well, very, beautiful
  indeclinable
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, border
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with mukhāni.

चारूणि (cārūṇi) - charming, lovely, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of cāru

cāru - charming, lovely, beautiful, agreeable

Note: Agrees with mukhāni.

सुनासानि (sunāsāni) - having beautiful noses, well-nosed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sunāsa

sunāsa - having a beautiful nose, well-nosed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+nāsa)

• su – good, well, very, beautiful
  indeclinable
• nāsa – nose
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with mukhāni.

शुभानि (śubhāni) - auspicious, lovely, beautiful, splendid

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, lovely, beautiful, splendid, bright

Note: Agrees with mukhāni.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मुखानि (mukhāni) - faces, mouths

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, principal

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

शोभन्ते (śobhante) - shine, appear beautiful, are adorned

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh

present middle

śubh (root) + a (thematic vowel) + ante (3rd person plural present middle ending)

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: The verb śobhante means "they shine/are beautiful", agreeing with mukhāni (faces).

नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - stars, constellations

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - star, constellation, lunar mansion

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

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