महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-3, verse-17

वक्रानुवक्रं कृत्वा च श्रवणे पावकप्रभः ।
ब्रह्मराशिं समावृत्य लोहिताङ्गो व्यवस्थितः ॥१७॥

17. vakrānuvakraṁ kṛtvā ca śravaṇe pāvakaprabhaḥ ,
brahmarāśiṁ samāvṛtya lohitāṅgo vyavasthitaḥ.

17. vakra anuvakraṃ kṛtvā ca śravaṇe pāvakaprabhaḥ
brahmarāśiṃ samāvṛtya lohitāṅgaḥ vyavasthitaḥ

17. ca pāvakaprabhaḥ vakra anuvakram kṛtvā śravaṇe
lohitāṅgaḥ brahmarāśim samāvṛtya vyavasthitaḥ

17. A planet, radiant like fire, moves in a winding and re-winding path through Śravaṇa. The Red-bodied one (Mars) is positioned, having covered the Brahma-rāśi constellation.

Words meanings summery:

• वक्र (vakra) - crooked, winding, tortuous

• अनुवक्रं (anuvakraṁ) - winding, repeatedly crooked, following a crooked path

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• च (ca) - and, also

• श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - in Śravaṇa (a constellation)

• पावकप्रभः (pāvakaprabhaḥ) - fire-bright, shining like fire

• ब्रह्मराशिं (brahmarāśiṁ) - the constellation Brahma-rāśi

• समावृत्य (samāvṛtya) - having covered, having enveloped, having surrounded

• लोहिताङ्गः (lohitāṅgaḥ) - The planet Mars (the Red-bodied one (Mars))

• व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - situated, established, placed

Words meanings and morphology

वक्र (vakra) - crooked, winding, tortuous

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vakra

vakra - crooked, curved, winding, tortuous

अनुवक्रं (anuvakraṁ) - winding, repeatedly crooked, following a crooked path

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuvakra

anuvakra - repeatedly crooked, following a crooked path, winding

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - in Śravaṇa (a constellation)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śravaṇa

śravaṇa - Śravaṇa (a constellation); hearing

पावकप्रभः (pāvakaprabhaḥ) - fire-bright, shining like fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvakaprabha

pāvakaprabha - having the radiance of fire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāvaka+prabhā)

• pāvaka – fire, purifier
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)

ब्रह्मराशिं (brahmarāśiṁ) - the constellation Brahma-rāśi

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmarāśi

brahmarāśi - the constellation Brahma-rāśi (Praśakha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+rāśi)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, the Absolute (brahman)
  noun (neuter/masculine)
• rāśi – heap, collection, sign of zodiac, constellation
  noun (masculine)

समावृत्य (samāvṛtya) - having covered, having enveloped, having surrounded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

लोहिताङ्गः (lohitāṅgaḥ) - The planet Mars (the Red-bodied one (Mars))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lohitāṅga

lohitāṅga - Red-bodied (an epithet for Mars)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lohita+aṅga)

• lohita – red, copper-colored
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – body, limb, part
  noun (neuter)

व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - situated, established, placed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - placed, situated, established, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)