महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-27

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तेजोराशिं महात्मानं बलौघममितौजसम् ।
भीमं प्रदर्शनेनापि भीमसेनं जनार्दन ।
तं ममाचक्ष्व वार्ष्णेय कथमद्य वृकोदरः ॥२७॥

27. tejorāśiṁ mahātmānaṁ balaughamamitaujasam ,
bhīmaṁ pradarśanenāpi bhīmasenaṁ janārdana ,
taṁ mamācakṣva vārṣṇeya kathamadya vṛkodaraḥ.

27. tejorāśim mahātmānam balaugham
amitaujasam bhīmam pradarśanena api
bhīmasenam janārdana tam mama
ācakṣva vārṣṇeya katham adya vṛkodaraḥ

27. O Janārdana, O Vārṣṇeya, tell me today how that Bhīmasena (Vṛkodara) is—that mass of splendor, that great-souled one, that flood of strength, that one of immeasurable energy, who is formidable even by his mere appearance.

Words meanings summery:

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तेजोराशिम् (tejorāśim) - a personification of splendor and energy (referring to Bhīma) (mass of splendor, heap of glory, embodiment of energy)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Bhīma's noble nature (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

बलौघम् (balaugham) - referring to Bhīma's overwhelming physical power (flood of strength, torrent of might)

अमितौजसम् (amitaujasam) - referring to Bhīma's inexhaustible power (of immeasurable energy, of boundless might)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrifying, even in appearance (referring to Bhīma's nature) (terrible, formidable, dreadful)

प्रदर्शनेन (pradarśanena) - even by mere appearance (by showing, by appearance, by sight)

अपि (api) - even (by mere sight) (even, also, too)

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena

जनार्दन (janārdana) - addressing Sañjaya by an epithet of Kṛṣṇa (O Janārdana (epithet for Kṛṣṇa, or for Sañjaya here))

तम् (tam) - that (Bhīmasena, Vṛkodara) (him, that)

मम (mama) - to me (tell me) (to me, for me, my)

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate, describe

वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - addressing Sañjaya by an epithet of Kṛṣṇa (who belongs to the Vṛṣṇi lineage) (O descendant of Vṛṣṇi)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

अद्य (adya) - today, now

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhīma (whose stomach is like a wolf's, i.e., he eats a lot and is very strong) (wolf-bellied, voracious, gluttonous)

Words meanings and morphology

तेजोराशिम् (tejorāśim) - a personification of splendor and energy (referring to Bhīma) (mass of splendor, heap of glory, embodiment of energy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tejorāśi

tejorāśi - mass of splendor, heap of light/fire, embodiment of energy

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tejas+rāśi)

tejas – splendor, glory, energy, fire, sharpness
noun (neuter)
Root: tij (class 6)
rāśi – heap, pile, mass, quantity
noun (masculine)
Root: rāś (class 1)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - referring to Bhīma's noble nature (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, distinguished person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

mahat – great, large, vast
adjective (masculine)
ātman – self, soul, spirit, consciousness
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)

बलौघम् (balaugham) - referring to Bhīma's overwhelming physical power (flood of strength, torrent of might)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of balaugha

balaugha - flood of strength, torrent of might, great army

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bala+ogha)

bala – strength, power, might, force, army
noun (neuter)
Root: bal (class 1)
ogha – flood, torrent, stream, multitude
noun (masculine)

अमितौजसम् (amitaujasam) - referring to Bhīma's inexhaustible power (of immeasurable energy, of boundless might)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amitaujas

amitaujas - of immeasurable energy/vigor/strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+ojas)

amita – unmeasured, immeasurable, boundless
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Formed from `a` (not) + root `mā` (to measure) + `kta` suffix.
Prefix: a
Root: mā (class 3)
ojas – vigor, energy, strength, power
noun (neuter)
Root: uj (class 6)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrifying, even in appearance (referring to Bhīma's nature) (terrible, formidable, dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable, dreadful, fearful

Derived from root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Here used as an adjective for Bhīmasena.

प्रदर्शनेन (pradarśanena) - even by mere appearance (by showing, by appearance, by sight)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pradarśana

pradarśana - showing, appearance, sight, display

Derived from `pra` + root `dṛś` (to see) + suffix `ana`.

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (by mere sight) (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhīma+sena)

bhīma – terrible, formidable
adjective (masculine)
Root: bhī (class 3)
sena – army, leader of an army, dart, spear
noun (masculine)

Note: A name of the second Pāṇḍava brother.

जनार्दन (janārdana) - addressing Sañjaya by an epithet of Kṛṣṇa (O Janārdana (epithet for Kṛṣṇa, or for Sañjaya here))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - agitator of men, punisher of men, deliverer from birth, epithet for Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa

From `jana` (people) and `ardana` (agitator, tormentor, subduer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ardana)

jana – person, people, human being
noun (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4)
ardana – tormenting, afflicting, subduing
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root ard (to pain, hurt, afflict).
Root: ard (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (Bhīmasena, Vṛkodara) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers back to Bhīmasena.

मम (mama) - to me (tell me) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Used idiomatically with verbs of telling/speaking, often functioning as a dative.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate, describe

(verb)