महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-154, verse-18
नीलकौशेयवसनः कैलासशिखरोपमः ।
सिंहखेलगतिः श्रीमान्मदरक्तान्तलोचनः ॥१८॥
सिंहखेलगतिः श्रीमान्मदरक्तान्तलोचनः ॥१८॥
18. nīlakauśeyavasanaḥ kailāsaśikharopamaḥ ,
siṁhakhelagatiḥ śrīmānmadaraktāntalocanaḥ.
siṁhakhelagatiḥ śrīmānmadaraktāntalocanaḥ.
18.
nīlakauśeyavasanaḥ kailāsaśikharopamaḥ
siṃhakhelagatiḥ śrīmān madaraktāntalocanaḥ
siṃhakhelagatiḥ śrīmān madaraktāntalocanaḥ
18.
nīlakauśeyavasanaḥ kailāsaśikharopamaḥ
siṃhakhelagatiḥ śrīmān madaraktāntalocanaḥ
siṃhakhelagatiḥ śrīmān madaraktāntalocanaḥ
18.
He wore blue silk garments and resembled the peak of Mount Kailāsa. Glorious, with the majestic gait of a lion, his eyes were red at the corners, expressive of joy or passion.
Words meanings summery:
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- नीलकौशेयवसनः (nīlakauśeyavasanaḥ) - wearing blue silk garments
- कैलासशिखरोपमः (kailāsaśikharopamaḥ) - resembling the peak of Kailāsa
- सिंहखेलगतिः (siṁhakhelagatiḥ) - having the majestic gait of a lion, moving like a playful lion
- श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful
- मदरक्तान्तलोचनः (madaraktāntalocanaḥ) - with eyes red at the corners, expressive of joy or passion (with eyes reddened at the corners due to intoxication or passion)
Words meanings and morphology
नीलकौशेयवसनः (nīlakauśeyavasanaḥ) - wearing blue silk garments
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nīlakauśeyavasana
nīlakauśeyavasana - wearing blue silk clothes
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+kauśeya+vasana)
- nīla – blue, dark blue, dark
adjective (masculine) - kauśeya – silk, silken cloth
noun (neuter)
Derived from kośa 'cocoon' - vasana – garment, clothing, apparel
noun (neuter)
Derived from root vas- 'to wear'
Root: vas (class 2)
कैलासशिखरोपमः (kailāsaśikharopamaḥ) - resembling the peak of Kailāsa
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kailāsaśikharopama
kailāsaśikharopama - resembling the peak of Mount Kailāsa
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kailāsa+śikhara+upama)
- kailāsa – Mount Kailāsa (mythical mountain, abode of Shiva)
proper noun (masculine) - śikhara – peak, summit, crest
noun (neuter) - upama – likeness, comparison, similar to, resembling
adjective (masculine)
सिंहखेलगतिः (siṁhakhelagatiḥ) - having the majestic gait of a lion, moving like a playful lion
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃhakhelagati
siṁhakhelagati - having the majestic or playful gait of a lion
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+khela+gati)
- siṃha – lion
noun (masculine) - khela – play, sport, graceful movement, majestic
noun (masculine)
Root: khel (class 1) - gati – gait, movement, motion
noun (feminine)
Root: gam (class 1)
श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat
śrīmat - glorious, splendid, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate
Possessive suffix -mat added to śrī-
मदरक्तान्तलोचनः (madaraktāntalocanaḥ) - with eyes red at the corners, expressive of joy or passion (with eyes reddened at the corners due to intoxication or passion)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madaraktāntalocana
madaraktāntalocana - having the corners of the eyes reddened by intoxication or joy
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mada+rakta+anta+locana)
- mada – intoxication, joy, passion, arrogance
noun (masculine)
Root: mad (class 1) - rakta – red, reddened, dyed red, impassioned
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root rañj- 'to color, to redden'
Root: rañj (class 1) - anta – end, boundary, corner
noun (masculine) - locana – eye
noun (neuter)
Derived from root loc- 'to see'
Root: loc (class 10)