महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-41, verse-12

एवं निश्चित्य भगवान्विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ।
सस्मार सरितां श्रेष्ठां क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ॥१२॥

12. evaṁ niścitya bhagavānviśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ,
sasmāra saritāṁ śreṣṭhāṁ krodhasaṁraktalocanaḥ.

12. evam niścitya bhagavān viśvāmitraḥ mahāmuniḥ
sasmāra saritām śreṣṭhām krodha-saṃrakta-locanaḥ

12. evam niścitya bhagavān mahāmuniḥ viśvāmitraḥ
krodha-saṃrakta-locanaḥ saritām śreṣṭhām sasmāra

12. Having resolved thus, the venerable and great sage Viśvāmitra, with his eyes reddened with anger, called upon the best of rivers.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having resolved, having ascertained

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable sage (the venerable, the blessed one, lord)

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• सस्मार (sasmāra) - called upon, invoked (remembered, called to mind, invoked)

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

• श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - best of rivers (referring to Sarasvatī) (best, most excellent)

• क्रोध-संरक्त-लोचनः (krodha-saṁrakta-locanaḥ) - having eyes reddened with anger

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having resolved, having ascertained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from the root ci with ni, with the suffix tvā (lyap)

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable sage (the venerable, the blessed one, lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, blessed, venerable, glorious

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (proper name of a sage)

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+muni)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• muni – sage, seer, ascetic
  noun (masculine)

सस्मार (sasmāra) - called upon, invoked (remembered, called to mind, invoked)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - best of rivers (referring to Sarasvatī) (best, most excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, preeminent

क्रोध-संरक्त-लोचनः (krodha-saṁrakta-locanaḥ) - having eyes reddened with anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodha-saṃrakta-locana

krodha-saṁrakta-locana - having eyes reddened with anger

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krodha+saṃraktalocana)

• krodha – anger, wrath, rage
  noun (masculine)
• saṃraktalocana – reddened eyes, bloodshot eyes
  adjective (masculine)

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