महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-7, verse-19

महामकरवक्त्राश्च तिमिवक्त्रास्तथैव च ।
हरिवक्त्राः क्रौञ्चमुखाः कपोतेभमुखास्तथा ॥१९॥

19. mahāmakaravaktrāśca timivaktrāstathaiva ca ,
harivaktrāḥ krauñcamukhāḥ kapotebhamukhāstathā.

19. mahāmakaravaktrāḥ ca timivaktrāḥ tathā eva ca
harivaktrāḥ krauñcamukhāḥ kapotebhamukhāḥ tathā

19. mahāmakaravaktrāḥ ca timivaktrāḥ tathā eva ca
harivaktrāḥ krauñcamukhāḥ kapotebhamukhāḥ tathā

19. They had faces like great crocodiles and whales, as well as faces like lions, curlews, pigeons, and elephants.

Words meanings summery:

• महामकरवक्त्राः (mahāmakaravaktrāḥ) - having faces of great crocodiles

• च (ca) - and, also

• तिमिवक्त्राः (timivaktrāḥ) - having faces of whales

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• च (ca) - and, also

• हरिवक्त्राः (harivaktrāḥ) - having faces of lions or monkeys

• क्रौञ्चमुखाः (krauñcamukhāḥ) - having faces like curlews (or herons/cranes)

• कपोतेभमुखाः (kapotebhamukhāḥ) - having faces of pigeons and elephants

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and

Words meanings and morphology

महामकरवक्त्राः (mahāmakaravaktrāḥ) - having faces of great crocodiles

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāmakaravaktra

mahāmakaravaktra - one having the face of a great crocodile

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+makara+vaktra)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• makara – crocodile, sea-monster
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तिमिवक्त्राः (timivaktrāḥ) - having faces of whales

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of timivaktra

timivaktra - one having the face of a whale

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (timi+vaktra)

• timi – whale, large fish
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हरिवक्त्राः (harivaktrāḥ) - having faces of lions or monkeys

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of harivaktra

harivaktra - one having the face of a lion or monkey

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hari+vaktra)

• hari – lion, monkey, horse
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

क्रौञ्चमुखाः (krauñcamukhāḥ) - having faces like curlews (or herons/cranes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krauñcamukha

krauñcamukha - one having the face of a curlew/heron/crane

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krauñca+mukha)

• krauñca – curlew, heron, crane
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

कपोतेभमुखाः (kapotebhamukhāḥ) - having faces of pigeons and elephants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapotebhamukha

kapotebhamukha - one having the face of a pigeon and an elephant

Compound type : dvandva-bahuvrīhi (kapota+ibha+mukha)

• kapota – pigeon, dove
  noun (masculine)
• ibha – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way, and

(indeclinable)