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5,9

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-4

ऐन्द्रं स प्रार्थयत्स्थानं विश्वरूपो महाद्युतिः ।
तैस्त्रिभिर्वदनैर्घोरैः सूर्येन्दुज्वलनोपमैः ॥४॥
4. aindraṁ sa prārthayatsthānaṁ viśvarūpo mahādyutiḥ ,
taistribhirvadanairghoraiḥ sūryendujvalanopamaiḥ.
4. aindram sa prārthayat sthānam viśvarūpaḥ mahādyutiḥ
taiḥ tribhiḥ vadanaiḥ ghoraiḥ sūryendujvalanopamaiḥ
4. The greatly radiant Viśvarūpa desired the position of Indra. He had three formidable faces, which were comparable to the sun, the moon, and fire.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - belonging to Indra, Indra's (position) (belonging to Indra, Indra's, divine)
  • (sa) - he (Viśvarūpa) (he, that)
  • प्रार्थयत् (prārthayat) - desired, sought (desired, sought, requested)
  • स्थानम् (sthānam) - position, status (place, position, abode, state)
  • विश्वरूपः (viśvarūpaḥ) - Viśvarūpa (proper noun, referring to the son of Tvaṣṭā) (all-form, universal form, Viśvarūpa (proper noun))
  • महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly radiant (referring to Viśvarūpa) (greatly radiant, very brilliant, having great splendor)
  • तैः (taiḥ) - by those (faces) (by them, with them)
  • त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three (faces) (by three, with three)
  • वदनैः (vadanaiḥ) - by faces (by faces, by mouths)
  • घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by formidable (faces) (by terrible, by formidable, by dreadful)
  • सूर्येन्दुज्वलनोपमैः (sūryendujvalanopamaiḥ) - like the sun, moon, and fire (faces) (like the sun, moon, and fire; comparable to the sun, moon, and fire)

Words meanings and morphology

ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - belonging to Indra, Indra's (position) (belonging to Indra, Indra's, divine)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aindra
aindra - belonging to Indra, Indra's
derived from 'indra' + 'aṇ' (taddhita suffix)
(sa) - he (Viśvarūpa) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
Note: sandhi form of 'saḥ'
प्रार्थयत् (prārthayat) - desired, sought (desired, sought, requested)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prārth
Imperfect 3rd singular Parasmaipada
Imperfect from causative of √arth (to seek) with pra
Prefix: pra
Root: arth (class 10)
स्थानम् (sthānam) - position, status (place, position, abode, state)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna
sthāna - place, position, abode, state
from √sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
विश्वरूपः (viśvarūpaḥ) - Viśvarūpa (proper noun, referring to the son of Tvaṣṭā) (all-form, universal form, Viśvarūpa (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvarūpa
viśvarūpa - all-form, universal form, Viśvarūpa (proper noun)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+rūpa)
  • viśva – all, whole, universal
    adjective (masculine)
  • rūpa – form, shape, appearance
    noun (neuter)
महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly radiant (referring to Viśvarūpa) (greatly radiant, very brilliant, having great splendor)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti
mahādyuti - greatly radiant, very brilliant, having great splendor
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    indeclinable
  • dyuti – splendor, brilliance, light
    noun (feminine)
    Root: dyut (class 1)
तैः (taiḥ) - by those (faces) (by them, with them)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
Note: Refers to the faces (vadanaiḥ)
त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three (faces) (by three, with three)
(numeral)
वदनैः (vadanaiḥ) - by faces (by faces, by mouths)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vadana
vadana - face, mouth
from √vad (to speak)
Root: vad (class 1)
घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - by formidable (faces) (by terrible, by formidable, by dreadful)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of ghora
ghora - terrible, formidable, dreadful, awful
सूर्येन्दुज्वलनोपमैः (sūryendujvalanopamaiḥ) - like the sun, moon, and fire (faces) (like the sun, moon, and fire; comparable to the sun, moon, and fire)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sūryendujvalanopama
sūryendujvalanopama - like the sun, moon, and fire; comparable to the sun, moon, and fire
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sūrya+indu+jvalana+upama)
  • sūrya – sun
    noun (masculine)
  • indu – moon
    noun (masculine)
  • jvalana – fire, burning
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jval (class 1)
  • upama – likeness, comparison, simile; resembling, similar to
    adjective (feminine)