महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-44, verse-89
उष्णीषिणो मुकुटिनः कम्बुग्रीवाः सुवर्चसः ।
किरीटिनः पञ्चशिखास्तथा कठिनमूर्धजाः ॥८९॥
किरीटिनः पञ्चशिखास्तथा कठिनमूर्धजाः ॥८९॥
89. uṣṇīṣiṇo mukuṭinaḥ kambugrīvāḥ suvarcasaḥ ,
kirīṭinaḥ pañcaśikhāstathā kaṭhinamūrdhajāḥ.
kirīṭinaḥ pañcaśikhāstathā kaṭhinamūrdhajāḥ.
89.
uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ mukuṭinaḥ kambugrīvāḥ suvarcasaḥ
kirīṭinaḥ pañcaśikhāḥ tathā kaṭhinamūrdhajāḥ
kirīṭinaḥ pañcaśikhāḥ tathā kaṭhinamūrdhajāḥ
89.
uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ mukuṭinaḥ kambugrīvāḥ suvarcasaḥ
kirīṭinaḥ pañcaśikhāḥ tathā kaṭhinamūrdhajāḥ
kirīṭinaḥ pañcaśikhāḥ tathā kaṭhinamūrdhajāḥ
89.
Some wore turbans, others crowns; some had conch-like necks and were radiant. Others wore diadems, had five top-knots, and similarly, stiff hair.
Words meanings summery:
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- उष्णीषिणः (uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ) - turbaned, wearing turbans
- मुकुटिनः (mukuṭinaḥ) - crowned, wearing crowns
- कम्बुग्रीवाः (kambugrīvāḥ) - having conch-like necks
- सुवर्चसः (suvarcasaḥ) - radiant, brilliant, lustrous
- किरीटिनः (kirīṭinaḥ) - wearing diadems, adorned with tiaras
- पञ्चशिखाः (pañcaśikhāḥ) - having five top-knots/crests
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
- कठिनमूर्धजाः (kaṭhinamūrdhajāḥ) - having stiff/hard hair (on the head)
Words meanings and morphology
उष्णीषिणः (uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ) - turbaned, wearing turbans
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of uṣṇīṣin
uṣṇīṣin - wearing a turban, turbaned
Possessive suffix '-in' added to 'uṣṇīṣa'
मुकुटिनः (mukuṭinaḥ) - crowned, wearing crowns
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mukuṭin
mukuṭin - wearing a crown, crowned
Possessive suffix '-in' added to 'mukuṭa'
कम्बुग्रीवाः (kambugrīvāḥ) - having conch-like necks
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kambugrīva
kambugrīva - having a conch-like neck (considered a beautiful feature)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kambu+grīvā)
- kambu – conch-shell, a specific mark of beauty on the neck
noun (masculine) - grīvā – neck, nape of the neck
noun (feminine)
सुवर्चसः (suvarcasaḥ) - radiant, brilliant, lustrous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of suvarcas
suvarcas - brilliant, radiant, splendid
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+varcas)
- su – good, well, easily
indeclinable - varcas – brilliance, splendor, energy
noun (neuter)
किरीटिनः (kirīṭinaḥ) - wearing diadems, adorned with tiaras
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kirīṭin
kirīṭin - wearing a diadem/tiara, crowned
Possessive suffix '-in' added to 'kirīṭa'
पञ्चशिखाः (pañcaśikhāḥ) - having five top-knots/crests
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pañcaśikha
pañcaśikha - having five top-knots/crests
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pañca+śikhā)
- pañca – five
numeral - śikhā – top-knot, crest, tuft of hair, flame
noun (feminine)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
(indeclinable)
कठिनमूर्धजाः (kaṭhinamūrdhajāḥ) - having stiff/hard hair (on the head)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṭhinamūrdhaja
kaṭhinamūrdhaja - having stiff/hard hair
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kaṭhina+mūrdhaja)
- kaṭhina – hard, stiff, firm, cruel
adjective - mūrdhaja – hair (literally 'growing on the head')
noun (masculine)
Derived from 'mūrdhan' (head) + 'ja' (born/produced)
Root: jan (class 4)