योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-31, verse-29

स एक एव संहारकर्मक्षमभुजानलः ।
सुरसार्थगुरुः श्रीमान्विषमो मधुसूदनः ॥ २९ ॥

sa eka eva saṃhārakarmakṣamabhujānalaḥ ,
surasārthaguruḥ śrīmānviṣamo madhusūdanaḥ 29

29. saḥ eka eva saṃhārakarmakṣamabhujānalaḥ
surasārthaguruḥ śrīmān viṣamaḥ madhusūdanaḥ

29. saḥ madhusūdanaḥ eka eva saṃhārakarmakṣamabhujānalaḥ
surasārthaguruḥ śrīmān viṣamaḥ

29. He alone is unique; his arms are like a fire capable of the work of destruction. He is the preceptor of the host of gods, glorious, formidable, and is Madhusūdana.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• एक (eka) - one, unique

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly

• संहारकर्मक्षमभुजानलः (saṁhārakarmakṣamabhujānalaḥ) - one whose arms are like fire capable of the work of destruction

• सुरसार्थगुरुः (surasārthaguruḥ) - preceptor/leader of the host of gods

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty/wealth

• विषमः (viṣamaḥ) - uneven, formidable, unparalleled, difficult to approach

• मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Vishnu, Krishna (Madhusūdana (slayer of the demon Madhu))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एक (eka) - one, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

संहारकर्मक्षमभुजानलः (saṁhārakarmakṣamabhujānalaḥ) - one whose arms are like fire capable of the work of destruction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhārakarmakṣamabhujānala

saṁhārakarmakṣamabhujānala - fire-like arms capable of destruction

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃhārakarma+kṣama+bhuja+anala)

• saṃhārakarma – act of destruction
  noun (neuter)
  compound
  Prefix: sam
• kṣama – capable, able
  adjective
• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)
• anala – fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound describing Madhusūdana.

सुरसार्थगुरुः (surasārthaguruḥ) - preceptor/leader of the host of gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surasārthaguru

surasārthaguru - spiritual guide/leader of the multitude of gods

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+sārtha+guru)

• sura – god
  noun (masculine)
• sārtha – multitude, host, group
  noun (masculine)
• guru – teacher, preceptor, respected person
  noun (masculine)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, prosperous, endowed with beauty/wealth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate

Possessive adjective with suffix -mat

विषमः (viṣamaḥ) - uneven, formidable, unparalleled, difficult to approach

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, formidable, unparalleled, terrible

From vi-sama (not even)

मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Vishnu, Krishna (Madhusūdana (slayer of the demon Madhu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of Madhu (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

compound

Compound type : aluk tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – honey, sweet, name of a demon
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – slayer, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  verbal derivative
  from root sūd (to kill, destroy)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

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