महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-19, verse-33

तमर्कमिव दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं तपन्तं रश्मिमालिनम् ।
न शेकुः सर्वतो योधाः प्रतिवीक्षितुमन्तिके ॥३३॥

33. tamarkamiva duṣprekṣyaṁ tapantaṁ raśmimālinam ,
na śekuḥ sarvato yodhāḥ prativīkṣitumantike.

33. tam arkam iva duṣprekṣyam tapantam raśmi-mālinam
na śekuḥ sarvataḥ yodhāḥ prativīkṣitum antike

33. yodhāḥ sarvataḥ tam arkam iva duṣprekṣyam tapantam
raśmi-mālinam antike prativīkṣitum na śekuḥ

33. The warriors from all sides were unable to look at him from nearby, as he was difficult to behold, burning like the sun and garlanded with its fierce rays.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Bhimasena) (him, that)

• अर्कम् (arkam) - sun (sun, ray, fire, hymn)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दुष्प्रेक्ष्यम् (duṣprekṣyam) - difficult to behold, hard to look at, unapproachable

• तपन्तम् (tapantam) - radiating heat like the sun (burning, scorching, radiating heat)

• रश्मि-मालिनम् (raśmi-mālinam) - garlanded with rays, radiant, having a garland of rays

• न (na) - not, no

• शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, all around, entirely

• योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters, soldiers

• प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to look at, to gaze upon, to behold

• अन्तिके (antike) - near, nearby, in the vicinity, close by

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Bhimasena) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

Note: Refers to Bhimasena from the previous verse.

अर्कम् (arkam) - sun (sun, ray, fire, hymn)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, fire, hymn

From root arc (to shine, praise)

Root: arc (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

दुष्प्रेक्ष्यम् (duṣprekṣyam) - difficult to behold, hard to look at, unapproachable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of duṣprekṣya

duṣprekṣya - difficult to see, hard to behold, unapproachable

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

dur (difficult) + pra-īkṣ (to look at) + ya suffix

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+īkṣya)

• dus – difficult, bad
  indeclinable
  prefix
• īkṣya – to be seen, visible
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  pra- + root īkṣ (to see) + ya suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam' (Bhimasena)

तपन्तम् (tapantam) - radiating heat like the sun (burning, scorching, radiating heat)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapat

tapat - heating, burning, radiating, penance

Present Active Participle

From root tap (to heat, shine, perform penance) + śatṛ suffix

Root: tap (class 1)

रश्मि-मालिनम् (raśmi-mālinam) - garlanded with rays, radiant, having a garland of rays

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raśmi-mālin

raśmi-mālin - radiant, having a garland of rays (like the sun)

raśmi (ray) + mālin (garlanded, possessing garlands)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (raśmi+mālin)

• raśmi – ray, cord, bridle
  noun (masculine)
• mālin – garlanded, adorned with garlands, possessing a garland
  adjective (masculine)
  From mālā (garland) + in suffix

Note: Agrees with 'tam' (Bhimasena)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शेकुः (śekuḥ) - they were able

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of śak

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person plural

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, all around, entirely

(indeclinable)

From sarva (all) + tas suffix

योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters, soldiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter, soldier

From root yudh (to fight) + a suffix

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'śekuḥ'

प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to look at, to gaze upon, to behold

(indeclinable)

Infinitive (tumun)

From prati- + vi- + root īkṣ (to see) + tumun suffix

Prefixes: prati+vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Used with śak (to be able)

अन्तिके (antike) - near, nearby, in the vicinity, close by

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.