महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-10, chapter-7, verse-18
दार्वाघाटमुखाश्चैव चाषवक्त्राश्च भारत ।
कूर्मनक्रमुखाश्चैव शिशुमारमुखास्तथा ॥१८॥
कूर्मनक्रमुखाश्चैव शिशुमारमुखास्तथा ॥१८॥
18. dārvāghāṭamukhāścaiva cāṣavaktrāśca bhārata ,
kūrmanakramukhāścaiva śiśumāramukhāstathā.
kūrmanakramukhāścaiva śiśumāramukhāstathā.
18.
dārvāghāṭamukhāḥ ca eva cāṣavaktrāḥ ca bhārata
kūrmanakramukhāḥ ca eva śiśumāramukhāḥ tathā
kūrmanakramukhāḥ ca eva śiśumāramukhāḥ tathā
18.
bhārata,
dārvāghāṭamukhāḥ ca eva cāṣavaktrāḥ ca kūrmanakramukhāḥ ca eva tathā śiśumāramukhāḥ
dārvāghāṭamukhāḥ ca eva cāṣavaktrāḥ ca kūrmanakramukhāḥ ca eva tathā śiśumāramukhāḥ
18.
O Bhārata, they also had faces like woodpeckers and blue jays. And similarly, they possessed visages like tortoises, crocodiles, and dolphins.
Words meanings summery:
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- दार्वाघाटमुखाः (dārvāghāṭamukhāḥ) - woodpecker-faced
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly
- चाषवक्त्राः (cāṣavaktrāḥ) - blue jay-faced
- च (ca) - and, also
- भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)
- कूर्मनक्रमुखाः (kūrmanakramukhāḥ) - tortoise-crocodile-faced
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly
- शिशुमारमुखाः (śiśumāramukhāḥ) - dolphin/porpoise-faced
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus
Words meanings and morphology
दार्वाघाटमुखाः (dārvāghāṭamukhāḥ) - woodpecker-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dārvāghāṭamukha
dārvāghāṭamukha - having the face of a woodpecker
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dārvāghāṭa+mukha)
- dārvāghāṭa – woodpecker
noun (masculine) - mukha – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
चाषवक्त्राः (cāṣavaktrāḥ) - blue jay-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of cāṣavaktra
cāṣavaktra - having the face of a blue jay or roller bird
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāṣa+vaktra)
- cāṣa – blue jay, roller bird
noun (masculine) - vaktra – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata; related to Bharata; an inhabitant of Bhārata (India)
कूर्मनक्रमुखाः (kūrmanakramukhāḥ) - tortoise-crocodile-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kūrmanakramukha
kūrmanakramukha - having the faces of tortoises and crocodiles
Bahuvrīhi compound, where 'kūrma-nakra' is an internal Dvandva compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kūrma+nakra+mukha)
- kūrma – tortoise, turtle
noun (masculine) - nakra – crocodile, alligator
noun (masculine) - mukha – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
शिशुमारमुखाः (śiśumāramukhāḥ) - dolphin/porpoise-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śiśumāramukha
śiśumāramukha - having the face of a dolphin or porpoise
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śiśumāra+mukha)
- śiśumāra – porpoise, dolphin (specifically, Gangetic dolphin)
noun (masculine) - mukha – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, thus
(indeclinable)