महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-185, verse-5

इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शां यमदण्डोपमप्रभाम् ।
ज्वलन्तीमग्निवत्संख्ये लेलिहानां समन्ततः ॥५॥

5. indrāśanisamasparśāṁ yamadaṇḍopamaprabhām ,
jvalantīmagnivatsaṁkhye lelihānāṁ samantataḥ.

5. indrāśanisamasparśāṃ yamadaṇḍopamaprabhām
jvalantīm agnivat saṃkhye lelihānāṃ samantataḥ

5. indrāśanisamasparśām yamadaṇḍopamaprabhām
agnivat jvalantīm saṃkhye samantataḥ lelihānām

5. Blazing like fire in battle all around, touching like Indra's thunderbolt, and possessing a splendour resembling the rod of Yama, it licked its lips on every side,

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शाम् (indrāśanisamasparśām) - touching like Indra's thunderbolt

• यमदण्डोपमप्रभाम् (yamadaṇḍopamaprabhām) - having a splendour resembling the rod of Yama

• ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing, shining

• अग्निवत् (agnivat) - like fire

• संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in war

• लेलिहानाम् (lelihānām) - licking, licking its lips

• समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्राशनिसमस्पर्शाम् (indrāśanisamasparśām) - touching like Indra's thunderbolt

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of indrāśanisamasparśā

indrāśanisamasparśā - touching like Indra's thunderbolt

Compound type : bahuvrihi (indra+aśani+samasparśa)

• indra – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• aśani – thunderbolt
  noun (feminine)
• samasparśa – equal touch, touching like
  adjective (masculine)

यमदण्डोपमप्रभाम् (yamadaṇḍopamaprabhām) - having a splendour resembling the rod of Yama

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yamadaṇḍopamaprabhā

yamadaṇḍopamaprabhā - having a splendour resembling the rod of Yama

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yamadaṇḍa+upamā+prabhā)

• yamadaṇḍa – rod of Yama
  noun (masculine)
• upamā – resemblance, comparison
  noun (feminine)
• prabhā – splendour, light
  noun (feminine)

ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing, shining

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jvalat

jvalat - blazing, burning

Present Active Participle

from root jval (1P)

Root: jval (class 1)

अग्निवत् (agnivat) - like fire

(indeclinable)

संख्ये (saṁkhye) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā

saṁkhyā - battle, war

लेलिहानाम् (lelihānām) - licking, licking its lips

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lelihāna

lelihāna - frequently licking

intensive participle

from root lih

Root: lih (class 2)

समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides, all around

(indeclinable)

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