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9,44

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-48

जयं महाजयं चैव नागौ ज्वलनसूनवे ।
प्रददौ पुरुषव्याघ्र वासुकिः पन्नगेश्वरः ॥४८॥
48. jayaṁ mahājayaṁ caiva nāgau jvalanasūnave ,
pradadau puruṣavyāghra vāsukiḥ pannageśvaraḥ.
48. jayam mahājayam ca eva nāgau jvalanasūnave
pradadau puruṣavyāghra vāsukiḥ pannageśvaraḥ
48. puruṣavyāghra vāsukiḥ pannageśvaraḥ jvalanasūnave
jayam mahājayam ca eva nāgau pradadau
48. O tiger among men (puruṣavyāghra), Vāsuki, the lord of serpents, gave Jaya and Mahājaya, who were two Nāgas, to the son of Agni.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जयम् (jayam) - Jaya (name of an attendant given to Skanda) (victory, triumph)
  • महाजयम् (mahājayam) - Mahājaya (name of an attendant given to Skanda) (great victory)
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • नागौ (nāgau) - referring to Jaya and Mahājaya as two Nāgas (two Nāgas (serpent deities))
  • ज्वलनसूनवे (jvalanasūnave) - to Kārtikeya (Skanda) (to the son of Jvalana (fire))
  • प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave, bestowed
  • पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - vocative addressing an excellent man (e.g., the listener or narrator) (O tiger among men)
  • वाषुकिः (vāṣukiḥ) - Vāsuki (king of Nāgas)
  • पन्नगेश्वरः (pannageśvaraḥ) - epithet for Vāsuki (lord of serpents)

Words meanings and morphology

जयम् (jayam) - Jaya (name of an attendant given to Skanda) (victory, triumph)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya
jaya - victory, triumph; name of a divine being or attendant.
Root: ji (class 1)
महाजयम् (mahājayam) - Mahājaya (name of an attendant given to Skanda) (great victory)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahājaya
mahājaya - great victory; name of a divine being or attendant.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+jaya)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty.
    adjective
  • jaya – victory, triumph.
    noun (masculine)
    Root: ji (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
नागौ (nāgau) - referring to Jaya and Mahājaya as two Nāgas (two Nāgas (serpent deities))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of nāga
nāga - serpent, snake; a mythical semi-divine serpent being.
Note: Grammatically nominative dual, but functions as an appositive descriptor for the accusative objects Jaya and Mahājaya, common in Puranic texts.
ज्वलनसूनवे (jvalanasūnave) - to Kārtikeya (Skanda) (to the son of Jvalana (fire))
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of jvalanasūnu
jvalanasūnu - son of Jvalana (fire), an epithet for Kārtikeya (Skanda).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jvalana+sūnu)
  • jvalana – fire, flame; the god of fire (Agni).
    noun (masculine)
    Root: jval (class 1)
  • sūnu – son, offspring.
    noun (masculine)
प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave, bestowed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-dā
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - vocative addressing an excellent man (e.g., the listener or narrator) (O tiger among men)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra
puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, an excellent man (a complimentary epithet).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)
  • puruṣa – man, person, male; the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa).
    noun (masculine)
  • vyāghra – tiger.
    noun (masculine)
वाषुकिः (vāṣukiḥ) - Vāsuki (king of Nāgas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsuki
vāsuki - Vāsuki (a celebrated chief of the Nāgas, used by the gods to churn the ocean).
पन्नगेश्वरः (pannageśvaraḥ) - epithet for Vāsuki (lord of serpents)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pannageśvara
pannageśvara - lord of serpents, king of Nāgas.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+īśvara)
  • pannaga – serpent, snake (literally 'going on the belly').
    noun (masculine)
    Prefixes: pat+na
    Root: gam (class 1)
  • īśvara – lord, master, ruler; a wealthy man; a god.
    noun (masculine)
    Root: īś (class 2)