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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-79, verse-19

निष्काङ्गदकृतापीडौ पञ्चशीर्षाविवोरगौ ।
तमृते पुरुषव्याघ्रं नष्टसूर्यमिदं वनम् ॥१९॥
19. niṣkāṅgadakṛtāpīḍau pañcaśīrṣāvivoragau ,
tamṛte puruṣavyāghraṁ naṣṭasūryamidaṁ vanam.
19. niṣkāṅgadakṛtāpīḍau pañcaśīrṣau iva uragau
tam ṛte puruṣavyāghram naṣṭasūryam idam vanam
19. Whose arms are adorned with necklaces and armlets, like two five-headed serpents. Without that best among men (puruṣavyāghra), this forest is like a sunless place.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निष्काङ्गदकृतापीडौ (niṣkāṅgadakṛtāpīḍau) - adorned with necklaces and armlets
  • पञ्चशीर्षौ (pañcaśīrṣau) - five-headed
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
  • उरगौ (uragau) - serpents
  • तम् (tam) - him, that (person)
  • ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for
  • पुरुषव्याघ्रम् (puruṣavyāghram) - best among men, man-tiger
  • नष्टसूर्यम् (naṣṭasūryam) - sunless, whose sun is lost
  • इदम् (idam) - this
  • वनम् (vanam) - forest

Words meanings and morphology

निष्काङ्गदकृतापीडौ (niṣkāṅgadakṛtāpīḍau) - adorned with necklaces and armlets
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of niṣkāṅgadakṛtāpīḍa
niṣkāṅgadakṛtāpīḍa - adorned with niṣka (necklaces) and aṅgada (armlets)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (niṣka+aṅgada+kṛta+āpīḍa)
  • niṣka – necklace, golden coin
    noun (masculine)
  • aṅgada – armlet, bracelet
    noun (neuter)
  • kṛta – done, made, adorned
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • āpīḍa – garland, ornament, crest
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
Note: Refers to the arms (bhujau) from the previous verse.
पञ्चशीर्षौ (pañcaśīrṣau) - five-headed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pañcaśīrṣa
pañcaśīrṣa - five-headed
Compound type : dvigu (pañcan+śīrṣa)
  • pañcan – five
    indeclinable
  • śīrṣa – head
    noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to 'uragau'.
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)
उरगौ (uragau) - serpents
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of uraga
uraga - serpent, snake (lit. moving on the breast)
तम् (tam) - him, that (person)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the hero, presumably Bhīma or Arjuna, described by the previous verses.
ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for
(indeclinable)
Note: Governs the preceding 'tam' (accusative).
पुरुषव्याघ्रम् (puruṣavyāghram) - best among men, man-tiger
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra
puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men
Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)
  • puruṣa – man, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
    noun (masculine)
  • vyāghra – tiger
    noun (masculine)
Note: Appears with 'tam', indicating the hero.
नष्टसूर्यम् (naṣṭasūryam) - sunless, whose sun is lost
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭasūrya
naṣṭasūrya - whose sun is lost, sunless
Compound type : bahuvrihi (naṣṭa+sūrya)
  • naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, disappeared
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root naś (to be lost, perish)
    Root: naś (class 4)
  • sūrya – sun
    noun (masculine)
Note: Describes 'vanam'.
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Refers to 'vanam'.
वनम् (vanam) - forest
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove, water