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4,8

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-16

केशाञ्जानाम्यहं कर्तुं पिंषे साधु विलेपनम् ।
ग्रथयिष्ये विचित्राश्च स्रजः परमशोभनाः ॥१६॥
16. keśāñjānāmyahaṁ kartuṁ piṁṣe sādhu vilepanam ,
grathayiṣye vicitrāśca srajaḥ paramaśobhanāḥ.
16. keśān jānāmi aham kartum piṃṣe sādhu vilepanam
grathayiṣye vicitrāḥ ca srajaḥ paramaśobhanāḥ
16. I know how to arrange hair. I skillfully prepare unguents. And I will string diverse, exceedingly beautiful garlands.

Words meanings summery:

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  • केशान् (keśān) - hair (hair (of the head))
  • जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I understand)
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • कर्तुम् (kartum) - to arrange (to do, to make, to perform)
  • पिंषे (piṁṣe) - I prepare (I grind, I crush, I prepare)
  • साधु (sādhu) - skillfully (well, properly, skillfully, good)
  • विलेपनम् (vilepanam) - unguents (anointing, smearing, unguent, cosmetic)
  • ग्रथयिष्ये (grathayiṣye) - I will string (I will string, I will arrange, I will compose)
  • विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - diverse (variegated, diverse, strange, wonderful)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • स्रजः (srajaḥ) - garlands (garland, wreath)
  • परमशोभनाः (paramaśobhanāḥ) - exceedingly beautiful (supremely beautiful, exceedingly splendid)

Words meanings and morphology

केशान् (keśān) - hair (hair (of the head))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of keśa
keśa - hair (of the head)
जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I understand)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to arrange (to do, to make, to perform)
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Derived from root 'kṛ' with 'tumun' suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पिंषे (piṁṣe) - I prepare (I grind, I crush, I prepare)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of piṃṣ
Root: piṣ (class 7)
साधु (sādhu) - skillfully (well, properly, skillfully, good)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.
विलेपनम् (vilepanam) - unguents (anointing, smearing, unguent, cosmetic)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vilepana
vilepana - anointing, smearing, unguent, cosmetic
ग्रथयिष्ये (grathayiṣye) - I will string (I will string, I will arrange, I will compose)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of grathay
Causative derivative
Causative stem 'grathay' from root 'granth'.
Root: granth (class 9)
विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - diverse (variegated, diverse, strange, wonderful)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of vicitra
vicitra - variegated, diverse, strange, wonderful
Prefix: vi
Root: citr (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
स्रजः (srajaḥ) - garlands (garland, wreath)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of sraj
sraj - garland, wreath
परमशोभनाः (paramaśobhanāḥ) - exceedingly beautiful (supremely beautiful, exceedingly splendid)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of paramaśobhana
paramaśobhana - supremely beautiful, exceedingly splendid
Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+śobhana)
  • parama – supreme, highest, excellent
    adjective (masculine)
  • śobhana – beautiful, splendid, shining
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: śubh (class 1)