महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-58

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दुर्वारणं दुर्दृशं तिग्ममन्युं महात्मानं सर्वहरं प्रचेतसम् ।
दिव्यं चापमिषुधी चाददानं हिरण्यवर्माणमनन्तवीर्यम् ॥५८॥

58. durvāraṇaṁ durdṛśaṁ tigmamanyuṁ; mahātmānaṁ sarvaharaṁ pracetasam ,
divyaṁ cāpamiṣudhī cādadānaṁ; hiraṇyavarmāṇamanantavīryam.

58. durvāraṇam durdṛśam tigmamanyum
mahātmānam sarvaharam pracetasam
divyam cāpam iṣudhī ca ādadānam
hiraṇyavarmāṇam anantavīryam

58. He is difficult to resist, hard to perceive, of fierce wrath, a great being (mahātman), the destroyer of all, and intensely perceptive. He holds a divine bow and two quivers, is clad in golden armor, and possesses infinite valor.

Words meanings summery:

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दुर्वारणम् (durvāraṇam) - the one who is hard to restrain or defeat (difficult to resist/ward off)

दुर्दृशम् (durdṛśam) - the one who is hard to perceive (difficult to see, invisible)

तिग्ममन्युम् (tigmamanyum) - the one with fierce anger or fury (of fierce wrath, sharp-minded)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great being (mahātman) (great-souled, noble, a great being)

सर्वहरम् (sarvaharam) - the one who takes away or destroys everything (all-destroying, all-taking)

प्रचेतसम् (pracetasam) - the intensely perceptive or wise one (intelligent, wise, attentive, very conscious)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - a divine (bow) (divine, heavenly)

चापम् (cāpam) - a bow (weapon) (bow)

इषुधी (iṣudhī) - two quivers for arrows (two quivers)

च (ca) - and

आददानम् (ādadānam) - holding (the bow and quivers) (taking, holding, receiving)

हिरण्यवर्माणम् (hiraṇyavarmāṇam) - wearing armor made of gold (golden-armored)

अनन्तवीर्यम् (anantavīryam) - possessing boundless strength and courage (of infinite valor/energy/power)

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्वारणम् (durvāraṇam) - the one who is hard to restrain or defeat (difficult to resist/ward off)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durvāraṇa

durvāraṇa - difficult to ward off, hard to resist, irresistible

From dur- (bad, difficult) + vāraṇa (warding off, preventing)

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (dur+vāraṇa)

dur – bad, difficult, ill-
indeclinable
Prefix
vāraṇa – warding off, preventing, restraining
noun (neuter)
Agent noun/Action noun
Derived from root vṛ 'to cover, restrain'
Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Acts as a noun, describing Śiva.

दुर्दृशम् (durdṛśam) - the one who is hard to perceive (difficult to see, invisible)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durdṛś

durdṛś - difficult to see, invisible, unperceivable

From dur- (bad, difficult) + dṛś (seeing)

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (dur+dṛś)

dur – bad, difficult, ill-
indeclinable
Prefix
dṛś – seeing, vision
noun (feminine)
Action noun
From root dṛś 'to see'
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun, describing Śiva.

तिग्ममन्युम् (tigmamanyum) - the one with fierce anger or fury (of fierce wrath, sharp-minded)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tigmamanyu

tigmamanyu - of fierce wrath, sharp-minded, keen-tempered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tigma+manyu)

tigma – sharp, keen, fierce, hot
adjective (masculine)
manyu – wrath, fury, temper; mind, spirit
noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as a noun, describing Śiva.

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great being (mahātman) (great-souled, noble, a great being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted; a great being, a sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine)
From mahat
ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul
noun (masculine)

सर्वहरम् (sarvaharam) - the one who takes away or destroys everything (all-destroying, all-taking)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvahara

sarvahara - taking all, destroying all, annihilating everything

From sarva (all) + hara (taking, seizing, destroying)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (sarva+hara)

sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine)
hara – taking, carrying, seizing, destroying; Śiva
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root hṛ 'to seize, carry, destroy'
Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun, describing Śiva.

प्रचेतसम् (pracetasam) - the intensely perceptive or wise one (intelligent, wise, attentive, very conscious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pracetas

pracetas - intelligent, wise, attentive, very conscious; a name of Varuna

From pra- (forth, exceedingly) + cetas (consciousness, intellect)

Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa (pra+cetas)

pra – forth, forward, very, exceedingly
indeclinable
Prefix
cetas – intellect, consciousness, mind, spirit
noun (neuter)
From root cit 'to perceive, understand'
Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun, describing Śiva.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - a divine (bow) (divine, heavenly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial; wonderful, excellent

From div 'heaven'

Note: Adjective for 'cāpam'.

चापम् (cāpam) - a bow (weapon) (bow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāpa

cāpa - a bow

इषुधी (iṣudhī) - two quivers for arrows (two quivers)