महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-57, verse-55

शरार्चिषं गाण्डिवचारुमण्डलं युगान्तसूर्यप्रतिमानतेजसम् ।
न कौरवाः शेकुरुदीक्षितुं जयं यथा रविं व्याधितचक्षुषो जनाः ॥५५॥

55. śarārciṣaṁ gāṇḍivacārumaṇḍalaṁ; yugāntasūryapratimānatejasam ,
na kauravāḥ śekurudīkṣituṁ jayaṁ; yathā raviṁ vyādhitacakṣuṣo janāḥ.

55. śarārciṣam gāṇḍivacārumaṇḍalam
yugāntasūryapratimānatejasam na
kauravāḥ śekurudīkṣitum jayam
yathā raviṃ vyāditacakṣuṣo janāḥ

55. kauravāḥ śarārciṣam gāṇḍivacārumaṇḍalam
yugāntasūryapratimānatejasam
jayam udīkṣitum na śekur
yathā vyāditacakṣuṣaḥ janāḥ ravim

55. The Kauravas were unable to look upon Jayanta (Arjuna), whose arrows blazed like rays of light, whose Gāṇḍīva bow formed a beautiful circle, and whose radiance rivaled the sun at the time of cosmic dissolution, just as people with diseased eyes cannot bear to gaze upon the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• शरार्चिषम् (śarārciṣam) - having the rays of arrows, whose arrows are like flames

• गाण्डिवचारुमण्डलम् (gāṇḍivacārumaṇḍalam) - whose Gāṇḍīva bow formed a beautiful circle

• युगान्तसूर्यप्रतिमानतेजसम् (yugāntasūryapratimānatejasam) - whose brilliance is equal to the sun at the end of an age

• न (na) - not

• कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas

• शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able

• उदीक्षितुम् (udīkṣitum) - to look upon, to gaze at

• जयम् (jayam) - Arjuna (victorious one, Jayanta (Arjuna))

• यथा (yathā) - just as

• रविम् (ravim) - the sun

• व्यादितचक्षुषः (vyāditacakṣuṣaḥ) - those whose eyes are wide open, people with diseased or afflicted eyes

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

Words meanings and morphology

शरार्चिषम् (śarārciṣam) - having the rays of arrows, whose arrows are like flames

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śarārciṣ

śarārciṣ - having arrows as rays, whose arrows flame like light

Compound of śara and arciṣ

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śara+arciṣ)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• arciṣ – ray of light, flame
  noun (feminine)

गाण्डिवचारुमण्डलम् (gāṇḍivacārumaṇḍalam) - whose Gāṇḍīva bow formed a beautiful circle

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gāṇḍivacārumaṇḍala

gāṇḍivacārumaṇḍala - having a Gāṇḍīva bow that forms a beautiful circle

Compound of gāṇḍiva and cārumaṇḍala

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gāṇḍiva+cārumaṇḍala)

• gāṇḍiva – Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
  proper noun (neuter)
• cārumaṇḍala – having a beautiful circle or arc
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of cāru and maṇḍala

युगान्तसूर्यप्रतिमानतेजसम् (yugāntasūryapratimānatejasam) - whose brilliance is equal to the sun at the end of an age

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yugāntasūryapratimānatejas

yugāntasūryapratimānatejas - having radiance resembling the sun at the end of the world

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yugāntasūrya+pratimānatejas)

• yugāntasūrya – sun at the end of an age
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of yugānta and sūrya
• pratimānatejas – having equal radiance
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of pratimāna and tejas

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

उदीक्षितुम् (udīkṣitum) - to look upon, to gaze at

(verb)

infinitive of udīkṣ

infinitive

Root īkṣ with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

जयम् (jayam) - Arjuna (victorious one, Jayanta (Arjuna))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - conquering, victory, victorious one

Root: ji (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as

रविम् (ravim) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - sun

व्यादितचक्षुषः (vyāditacakṣuṣaḥ) - those whose eyes are wide open, people with diseased or afflicted eyes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyāditacakṣus

vyāditacakṣus - having wide-open or afflicted eyes

Compound of vyādita and cakṣus

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyādita+cakṣus)

• vyādita – opened wide, dilated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  vi + ā + dā
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• cakṣus – eye
  noun (neuter)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people

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