महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-7, verse-23

शङ्खाभाः शङ्खवक्त्राश्च शङ्खकर्णास्तथैव च ।
शङ्खमालापरिकराः शङ्खध्वनिसमस्वनाः ॥२३॥

23. śaṅkhābhāḥ śaṅkhavaktrāśca śaṅkhakarṇāstathaiva ca ,
śaṅkhamālāparikarāḥ śaṅkhadhvanisamasvanāḥ.

23. śaṅkhābhāḥ śaṅkhavaktrāḥ ca śaṅkhakarṇāḥ tathā
eva ca śaṅkhamālāparikarāḥ śaṅkhadhvanisamasvanāḥ

23. śaṅkhābhāḥ śaṅkhavaktrāḥ ca śaṅkhakarṇāḥ tathā
eva ca śaṅkhamālāparikarāḥ śaṅkhadhvanisamasvanāḥ

23. They had the luster of conches, with conch-like faces and conch-like ears; they were adorned with garlands of conches and their voices resembled the sound of conches.

Words meanings summery:

• शङ्खाभाः (śaṅkhābhāḥ) - having the luster of conches, conch-like in appearance

• शङ्खवक्त्राः (śaṅkhavaktrāḥ) - having conch-like faces or mouths

• च (ca) - and

• शङ्खकर्णाः (śaṅkhakarṇāḥ) - having conch-like ears

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• च (ca) - and

• शङ्खमालापरिकराः (śaṅkhamālāparikarāḥ) - adorned with garlands of conches

• शङ्खध्वनिसमस्वनाः (śaṅkhadhvanisamasvanāḥ) - having voices or sounds like the sound of conches

Words meanings and morphology

शङ्खाभाः (śaṅkhābhāḥ) - having the luster of conches, conch-like in appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkhābha

śaṅkhābha - having the luster of a conch, conch-like in appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+ābhā)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell, conch
  noun (masculine)
• ābhā – luster, brilliance, appearance, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

शङ्खवक्त्राः (śaṅkhavaktrāḥ) - having conch-like faces or mouths

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkhavaktra

śaṅkhavaktra - conch-faced, having a conch-like mouth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+vaktra)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell, conch
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शङ्खकर्णाः (śaṅkhakarṇāḥ) - having conch-like ears

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkhakarṇa

śaṅkhakarṇa - conch-eared, having ears like conches

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkha+karṇa)

• śaṅkha – conch-shell, conch
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शङ्खमालापरिकराः (śaṅkhamālāparikarāḥ) - adorned with garlands of conches

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkhamālāparikara

śaṅkhamālāparikara - adorned with conch garlands

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkhamālā+parikara)

• śaṅkhamālā – garland of conches
  noun (feminine)
• parikara – entourage, retinue; ornament, equipment, means, arrangement
  noun (masculine)

शङ्खध्वनिसमस्वनाः (śaṅkhadhvanisamasvanāḥ) - having voices or sounds like the sound of conches

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkhadhvanisamasvana

śaṅkhadhvanisamasvana - having sounds equal to the sound of a conch

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaṅkhadhvani+samasvana)

• śaṅkhadhvani – sound of a conch
  noun (masculine)
• samasvana – having a similar sound, harmonious voice
  adjective (masculine)