महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-173, verse-8

भगवंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व को वै स पुरुषोत्तमः ।
शूलपाणिर्महान्कृष्ण तेजसा सूर्यसंनिभः ॥८॥

8. bhagavaṁstanmamācakṣva ko vai sa puruṣottamaḥ ,
śūlapāṇirmahānkṛṣṇa tejasā sūryasaṁnibhaḥ.

8. bhagavan tat mama ācakṣva kaḥ vai saḥ puruṣottamaḥ
śūlapāṇiḥ mahān kṛṣṇa tejasā sūryasaṃnibhaḥ

8. bhagavan tat mama ācakṣva kaḥ vai saḥ puruṣottamaḥ
mahān śūlapāṇiḥ kṛṣṇa sūryasaṃnibhaḥ tejasā

8. O Lord, please tell me, who indeed is that supreme person (puruṣa)—the great one who holds a trident, who is dark-hued, and whose brilliance is like the sun's?

Words meanings summery:

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O venerable one

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, describe

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly (particle of emphasis)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - best among men, supreme person (puruṣa)

• शूलपाणिः (śūlapāṇiḥ) - trident-handed, one who holds a spear/trident (an epithet of Shiva)

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - dark-hued (describing Shiva, or another aspect of the figure) (dark, black, Krishna (the deity))

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by energy

• सूर्यसंनिभः (sūryasaṁnibhaḥ) - sun-like, resembling the sun

Words meanings and morphology

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, O venerable one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, venerable, Lord

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, describe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ

Imperative

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly (particle of emphasis)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - best among men, supreme person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, supreme person (puruṣa), highest spirit

Compound of 'puruṣa' (person) and 'uttama' (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, spirit, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

शूलपाणिः (śūlapāṇiḥ) - trident-handed, one who holds a spear/trident (an epithet of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūlapāṇi

śūlapāṇi - one holding a spear or trident; an epithet of Shiva

Compound 'śūla' (spear/trident) + 'pāṇi' (hand)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śūla+pāṇi)

• śūla – spear, trident, pike
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand, palm
  noun (masculine)

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - dark-hued (describing Shiva, or another aspect of the figure) (dark, black, Krishna (the deity))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - dark, black, dark-blue; also the name of a deity (Krishna)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery spirit

सूर्यसंनिभः (sūryasaṁnibhaḥ) - sun-like, resembling the sun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūryasaṃnibha

sūryasaṁnibha - sun-like, resembling the sun

Compound 'sūrya' (sun) + 'saṃnibha' (like, resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+saṃnibha)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam