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10,7

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-7, verse-18

दार्वाघाटमुखाश्चैव चाषवक्त्राश्च भारत ।
कूर्मनक्रमुखाश्चैव शिशुमारमुखास्तथा ॥१८॥
18. dārvāghāṭamukhāścaiva cāṣavaktrāśca bhārata ,
kūrmanakramukhāścaiva śiśumāramukhāstathā.
18. dārvāghāṭamukhāḥ ca eva cāṣavaktrāḥ ca bhārata
kūrmanakramukhāḥ ca eva śiśumāramukhāḥ tathā
18. bhārata,
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
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, certainly
  • चाषवक्त्राः (cāṣavaktrāḥ) - blue jay-faced
  • (ca) - and, also
  • भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)
  • कूर्मनक्रमुखाः (kūrmanakramukhāḥ) - tortoise-crocodile-faced
  • (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)
(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)
(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)
(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)