महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-7, verse-17

काकवक्त्राः प्लवमुखाः शुकवक्त्रास्तथैव च ।
महाजगरवक्त्राश्च हंसवक्त्राः सितप्रभाः ॥१७॥

17. kākavaktrāḥ plavamukhāḥ śukavaktrāstathaiva ca ,
mahājagaravaktrāśca haṁsavaktrāḥ sitaprabhāḥ.

17. kākavaktrāḥ plavamukhāḥ śukavaktrāḥ tathā eva ca
mahājagaravaktrāḥ ca haṃsavaktrāḥ sitaprabhāḥ

17. kākavaktrāḥ plavamukhāḥ śukavaktrāḥ tathā eva ca
mahājagaravaktrāḥ ca haṃsavaktrāḥ sitaprabhāḥ

17. And similarly, they had faces like crows, aquatic birds, and parrots. They also had faces like enormous pythons, and swans, appearing with a white radiance.

Words meanings summery:

• काकवक्त्राः (kākavaktrāḥ) - crow-faced

• प्लवमुखाः (plavamukhāḥ) - aquatic bird-faced; frog-faced

• शुकवक्त्राः (śukavaktrāḥ) - parrot-faced

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाजगरवक्त्राः (mahājagaravaktrāḥ) - great-python-faced

• च (ca) - and, also

• हंसवक्त्राः (haṁsavaktrāḥ) - swan-faced

• सितप्रभाः (sitaprabhāḥ) - shining white, with white radiance

Words meanings and morphology

काकवक्त्राः (kākavaktrāḥ) - crow-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kākavaktra

kākavaktra - having the face of a crow

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāka+vaktra)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

प्लवमुखाः (plavamukhāḥ) - aquatic bird-faced; frog-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of plavamukha

plavamukha - having the face of an aquatic bird or frog

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (plava+mukha)

• plava – aquatic bird, duck, goose; frog
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)

शुकवक्त्राः (śukavaktrāḥ) - parrot-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śukavaktra

śukavaktra - having the face of a parrot

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuka+vaktra)

• śuka – parrot
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाजगरवक्त्राः (mahājagaravaktrāḥ) - great-python-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahājagaravaktra

mahājagaravaktra - having the face of a great python

Bahuvrīhi compound, where 'mahājagara' is an internal Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ajagara+vaktra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ajagara – python (lit. 'goat-swallower')
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हंसवक्त्राः (haṁsavaktrāḥ) - swan-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsavaktra

haṁsavaktra - having the face of a swan

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (haṃsa+vaktra)

• haṃsa – swan, goose
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

सितप्रभाः (sitaprabhāḥ) - shining white, with white radiance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sitaprabha

sitaprabha - having white radiance, shining white

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sita+prabhā)

• sita – white, fair, bright
  adjective (masculine)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance, luster
  noun (feminine)