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8,14

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-14, verse-57

पश्यापरान्नरश्रेष्ठ संदष्टौष्ठपुटान्पुनः ।
भ्रुकुटीकुटिलैर्वक्त्रैः प्रेक्षमाणान्समन्ततः ॥५७॥
57. paśyāparānnaraśreṣṭha saṁdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭānpunaḥ ,
bhrukuṭīkuṭilairvaktraiḥ prekṣamāṇānsamantataḥ.
57. paśya aparān naraśreṣṭha saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭān punaḥ
bhrukuṭīkuṭilaiḥ vaktrāiḥ prekṣamāṇān samantataḥ
57. naraśreṣṭha punaḥ aparān saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭān paśya
bhrukuṭīkuṭilaiḥ vaktrāiḥ samantataḥ prekṣamāṇān
57. O best among men, observe still others, who, having bitten their lips, look all around with faces contorted by furrowed brows.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पश्य (paśya) - observe (see, behold, look)
  • अपरान् (aparān) - still others (others, subsequent ones)
  • नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men (O best of men)
  • संदष्टौष्ठपुटान् (saṁdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭān) - having bitten their lips (having bitten their lip-folds)
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - still, moreover (again, further, moreover)
  • भ्रुकुटीकुटिलैः (bhrukuṭīkuṭilaiḥ) - with faces contorted by furrowed brows (by faces curved by frowns, with furrowed brows)
  • वक्त्राइः (vaktrāiḥ) - with faces (by faces, with faces)
  • प्रेक्षमाणान् (prekṣamāṇān) - looking (looking, observing, watching)
  • समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around (all around, on all sides, completely)

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - observe (see, behold, look)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of paśya
Present Active Imperative
From root 'dṛś' (to see), with 'paśya' being the strong stem for present system.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अपरान् (aparān) - still others (others, subsequent ones)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, posterior, subsequent
Note: Object of 'paśya'.
नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best among men (O best of men)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha
naraśreṣṭha - best of men, foremost among men
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)
  • nara – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme
    adjective (masculine)
संदष्टौष्ठपुटान् (saṁdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭān) - having bitten their lips (having bitten their lip-folds)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭa
saṁdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭa - having bitten one's lip, one whose lip-folds are bitten
Compound formed with a past passive participle.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃdaṣṭa+oṣṭhapuṭa)
  • saṃdaṣṭa – bitten, stung
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'daṃś' (to bite) with prefix 'sam'
    Prefix: sam
    Root: daṃś (class 1)
  • oṣṭhapuṭa – lip-fold, corners of the mouth, lips
    noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'aparān'.
पुनः (punaḥ) - still, moreover (again, further, moreover)
(indeclinable)
भ्रुकुटीकुटिलैः (bhrukuṭīkuṭilaiḥ) - with faces contorted by furrowed brows (by faces curved by frowns, with furrowed brows)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrukuṭīkuṭila
bhrukuṭīkuṭila - curved/contorted by frowning, having a frowning curve
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrukuṭi+kuṭila)
  • bhrukuṭi – frown, knitting of the eyebrows
    noun (feminine)
  • kuṭila – curved, crooked, deceitful
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'vaktrāiḥ'.
वक्त्राइः (vaktrāiḥ) - with faces (by faces, with faces)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vaktra
vaktra - mouth, face, muzzle, speech
Note: Plural 'vaktrāiḥ' (for neuter noun) is standard for instrumental.
प्रेक्षमाणान् (prekṣamāṇān) - looking (looking, observing, watching)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prekṣamāṇa
prekṣamāṇa - looking at, observing, seeing
Present Middle Participle
From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'pra' + suffix 'śānac' (māna)
Prefix: pra
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'aparān'.
समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around (all around, on all sides, completely)
(indeclinable)
From 'samanta' (all around) + suffix 'tas'
Note: Modifies 'prekṣamāṇān'.