महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-5, verse-14

षड्वक्त्रं कृष्णशबलं द्विषट्कपदचारिणम् ।
क्रमेण परिसर्पन्तं वल्लीवृक्षसमावृतम् ॥१४॥

14. ṣaḍvaktraṁ kṛṣṇaśabalaṁ dviṣaṭkapadacāriṇam ,
krameṇa parisarpantaṁ vallīvṛkṣasamāvṛtam.

14. ṣaḍvaktram kṛṣṇaśabalam dviṣaṭkapadacāriṇam
krameṇa parisarpantam vallīvṛkṣasamāvṛtam

14. ṣaḍvaktram kṛṣṇaśabalam dviṣaṭkapadacāriṇam
krameṇa parisarpantam vallīvṛkṣasamāvṛtam

14. I perceive the [wheel of time] as having six faces, dark and variegated, moving on twelve feet, gradually creeping around, and enveloped by creepers and trees.

Words meanings summery:

• षड्वक्त्रम् (ṣaḍvaktram) - six-faced, having six aspects/mouths

• कृष्णशबलम् (kṛṣṇaśabalam) - dark and variegated, black and mottled

• द्विषट्कपदचारिणम् (dviṣaṭkapadacāriṇam) - moving on twelve feet

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in sequence, in order

• परिसर्पन्तम् (parisarpantam) - creeping, crawling around, moving gradually

• वल्लीवृक्षसमावृतम् (vallīvṛkṣasamāvṛtam) - covered by creepers and trees

Words meanings and morphology

षड्वक्त्रम् (ṣaḍvaktram) - six-faced, having six aspects/mouths

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṣaḍvaktra

ṣaḍvaktra - six-faced, six-mouthed, having six aspects

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ṣaṣ+vaktra)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• vaktra – face, mouth, aspect
  noun (neuter)

कृष्णशबलम् (kṛṣṇaśabalam) - dark and variegated, black and mottled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṇaśabala

kṛṣṇaśabala - dark and variegated, black and mottled

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+śabala)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black
  adjective
• śabala – variegated, mottled, speckled
  adjective

द्विषट्कपदचारिणम् (dviṣaṭkapadacāriṇam) - moving on twelve feet

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dviṣaṭkapadacārin

dviṣaṭkapadacārin - moving on twelve feet

Agent Noun

Derived from root car with suffix -in, preceded by a compound dviṣaṭkapada.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dviṣaṭkapada+cārin)

• dviṣaṭkapada – twelve feet (dviṣaṭka: two times six = twelve; pada: foot)
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, going
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root car with suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in sequence, in order

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, progression

परिसर्पन्तम् (parisarpantam) - creeping, crawling around, moving gradually

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parisarpant

parisarpant - creeping around, crawling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sṛp with prefix pari-, formed with -at suffix.

Prefix: pari

Root: sṛp (class 1)

वल्लीवृक्षसमावृतम् (vallīvṛkṣasamāvṛtam) - covered by creepers and trees

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vallīvṛkṣasamāvṛta

vallīvṛkṣasamāvṛta - covered by creepers and trees

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ with prefixes sam- and ā-, used adjectivally.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vallīvṛkṣa+samāvṛta)

• vallīvṛkṣa – creepers and trees
  noun (masculine)
• samāvṛta – covered, enveloped
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ with prefixes sam- and ā-.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: vṛ (class 1)