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4,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-13

किरीटं सूर्यसंकाशं यस्य मूर्धनि शोभते ।
वेणीविकृतकेशान्तः सोऽयमद्य धनंजयः ॥१३॥
13. kirīṭaṁ sūryasaṁkāśaṁ yasya mūrdhani śobhate ,
veṇīvikṛtakeśāntaḥ so'yamadya dhanaṁjayaḥ.
13. kirīṭam sūryasaṃkāśam yasya mūrdhani śobhate
veṇīvikṛtakeśāntaḥ saḥ ayam adya dhanañjayaḥ
13. He, on whose head a sun-like diadem used to shine, that very Arjuna (dhanañjaya) now has the ends of his hair disfigured by a braid.

Words meanings summery:

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  • किरीटम् (kirīṭam) - diadem (diadem, crown, tiara)
  • सूर्यसंकाशम् (sūryasaṁkāśam) - radiant as the sun (shining like the sun, sun-like)
  • यस्य (yasya) - whose (Arjuna's) (whose, of whom)
  • मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on his head (on the head, in the head)
  • शोभते (śobhate) - used to shine (shines, is beautiful, adorns)
  • वेणीविकृतकेशान्तः (veṇīvikṛtakeśāntaḥ) - (he) whose hair ends are disfigured by a braid (with hair-ends disfigured by a braid)
  • सः (saḥ) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)
  • अयम् (ayam) - this (Arjuna) (this, he)
  • अद्य (adya) - today, now
  • धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (dhanañjaya) (Arjuna (lit. conqueror of wealth), fire)

Words meanings and morphology

किरीटम् (kirīṭam) - diadem (diadem, crown, tiara)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kirīṭa
kirīṭa - crown, diadem, tiara
Note: Subject of 'śobhate'.
सूर्यसंकाशम् (sūryasaṁkāśam) - radiant as the sun (shining like the sun, sun-like)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sūryasaṃkāśa
sūryasaṁkāśa - shining like the sun, bright as the sun
Compound: sūrya (sun) + saṃkāśa (resembling, shining, like). Refers to a comparison with the sun.
Compound type : upama-tatpuruṣa (sūrya+saṃkāśa)
  • sūrya – sun, the Sun-god
    noun (masculine)
  • saṃkāśa – resembling, like, shining
    adjective (masculine)
    From root kāś (to shine) with upasarga sam-.
    Prefix: sam
    Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'kirīṭam'.
यस्य (yasya) - whose (Arjuna's) (whose, of whom)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who
मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on his head (on the head, in the head)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan
mūrdhan - head, top, summit
शोभते (śobhate) - used to shine (shines, is beautiful, adorns)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Atmanepada form. Used here to imply past action in a narrative context.
वेणीविकृतकेशान्तः (veṇīvikṛtakeśāntaḥ) - (he) whose hair ends are disfigured by a braid (with hair-ends disfigured by a braid)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of veṇīvikṛtakeśānta
veṇīvikṛtakeśānta - one whose hair-ends are disfigured by a braid
Bahuvrīhi compound: veṇī (braid) + vikṛta (disfigured) + keśānta (hair-ends). Meaning 'one who has disfigured hair-ends due to a braid'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (veṇī+vikṛta+keśānta)
  • veṇī – braid, plaited hair
    noun (feminine)
  • vikṛta – disfigured, altered, changed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṛ (to make) with upasarga vi- (apart, dis-).
    Prefix: vi
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • keśānta – hair-ends, edge of hair
    noun (masculine)
    Compound: keśa (hair) + anta (end).
Note: Refers to Arjuna.
सः (saḥ) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Masculine form of tad.
अयम् (ayam) - this (Arjuna) (this, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Note: Masculine form of idam.
अद्य (adya) - today, now
(indeclinable)
धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (dhanañjaya) (Arjuna (lit. conqueror of wealth), fire)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya
dhanañjaya - Arjuna (a name of Arjuna), conqueror of wealth, fire
Compound: dhana (wealth) + jaya (victory/conquest). An upapada-tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'one who conquers wealth'.
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)
  • dhana – wealth, riches, property
    noun (neuter)
  • jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
    noun (masculine)
    From root ji (to conquer).
    Root: ji (class 1)
Note: An epithet for Arjuna.