महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-159, verse-44

अरुणस्य तु तस्यानु जातरूपसमप्रभम् ।
रश्मिजालं महच्चन्द्रो मन्दं मन्दमवासृजत् ॥४४॥

44. aruṇasya tu tasyānu jātarūpasamaprabham ,
raśmijālaṁ mahaccandro mandaṁ mandamavāsṛjat.

44. aruṇasya tu tasya anu jātarūpasamaprabham
raśmijālam mahat candraḥ mandam mandam avasṛjat

44. tu tasya aruṇasya anu mahān candraḥ
jātarūpasamaprabham raśmijālam mandam mandam avasṛjat

44. But after that (Aruna), the great moon slowly and gradually released a network of rays that possessed a splendor equal to gold.

Words meanings summery:

• अरुणस्य (aruṇasya) - of Aruna, of the dawn, of the red one

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तस्य (tasya) - of Aruna (of that (Aruna))

• अनु (anu) - after, following

• जातरूपसमप्रभम् (jātarūpasamaprabham) - having splendor equal to gold, golden-hued

• रश्मिजालम् (raśmijālam) - network of rays, collection of rays

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - the moon

• मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly, gently (adverbial)

• मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly, gently (adverbial)

• अवसृजत् (avasṛjat) - he released, emitted, discharged

Words meanings and morphology

अरुणस्य (aruṇasya) - of Aruna, of the dawn, of the red one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aruṇa

aruṇa - red, reddish; dawn; the charioteer of the sun (Aruna)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of Aruna (of that (Aruna))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनु (anu) - after, following

(indeclinable)

जातरूपसमप्रभम् (jātarūpasamaprabham) - having splendor equal to gold, golden-hued

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jātarūpasamaprabha

jātarūpasamaprabha - having splendor equal to gold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jātarūpa+sama+prabhā)

• jātarūpa – gold
  noun (neuter)
• sama – equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• prabhā – splendor, radiance, light
  noun (feminine)

रश्मिजालम् (raśmijālam) - network of rays, collection of rays

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of raśmijāla

raśmijāla - a network or collection of rays

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raśmi+jāla)

• raśmi – ray, beam of light
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, collection, multitude
  noun (neuter)

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, extensive

चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly, gently (adverbial)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as accusative singular neuter

मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly, gently (adverbial)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as accusative singular neuter; repetition emphasizes gradualness

अवसृजत् (avasṛjat) - he released, emitted, discharged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sṛj

Prefix: ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)

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