महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-11

काकोल इव कृष्णाङ्गो रूक्षः पापसमाहितः ।
यवमध्यः कृशग्रीवो ह्रस्वपादो महाहनुः ॥११॥

11. kākola iva kṛṣṇāṅgo rūkṣaḥ pāpasamāhitaḥ ,
yavamadhyaḥ kṛśagrīvo hrasvapādo mahāhanuḥ.

11. kākola iva kṛṣṇāṅgaḥ rūkṣaḥ pāpasamāhitaḥ
yavamadhyaḥ kṛśagrīvaḥ hrasvapādaḥ mahāhanuḥ

11. kākola iva kṛṣṇāṅgaḥ rūkṣaḥ pāpasamāhitaḥ
yavamadhyaḥ kṛśagrīvaḥ hrasvapādaḥ mahāhanuḥ

11. He was black-bodied like a raven, rough, intently absorbed in sin, with a narrow waist, a thin neck, short legs, and a large jaw.

Words meanings summery:

• काकोल (kākola) - raven, crow

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कृष्णाङ्गः (kṛṣṇāṅgaḥ) - black-bodied

• रूक्षः (rūkṣaḥ) - rough, harsh, dry, rude

• पापसमाहितः (pāpasamāhitaḥ) - intensely engaged in sin, full of wickedness

• यवमध्यः (yavamadhyaḥ) - narrow-waisted (like a barley grain)

• कृशग्रीवः (kṛśagrīvaḥ) - thin-necked

• ह्रस्वपादः (hrasvapādaḥ) - short-legged

• महाहनुः (mahāhanuḥ) - large-jawed

Words meanings and morphology

काकोल (kākola) - raven, crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kākola

kākola - a raven, a large crow

Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

कृष्णाङ्गः (kṛṣṇāṅgaḥ) - black-bodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇāṅga

kṛṣṇāṅga - black-bodied, dark-limbed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇa+aṅga)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark, dark-blue, Krishna (name)
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – body, limb, part
  noun (neuter)

रूक्षः (rūkṣaḥ) - rough, harsh, dry, rude

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūkṣa

rūkṣa - rough, harsh, dry, unctuous, rude, unkind

Root: rūkṣ (class 1)

पापसमाहितः (pāpasamāhitaḥ) - intensely engaged in sin, full of wickedness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpasamāhita

pāpasamāhita - absorbed in sin, intently focused on evil, full of wickedness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+samāhita)

• pāpa – evil, sin, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• samāhita – collected, composed, intent, fixed, absorbed
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  derived from sam- + ā- + √dhā (to place, fix)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

यवमध्यः (yavamadhyaḥ) - narrow-waisted (like a barley grain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yavamadhya

yavamadhya - narrow-waisted, thin in the middle (like a barley grain)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yava+madhya)

• yava – barley, grain
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center, waist
  noun (neuter)

Note: An attribute of the hunter

कृशग्रीवः (kṛśagrīvaḥ) - thin-necked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśagrīva

kṛśagrīva - thin-necked, slender-necked

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛśa+grīva)

• kṛśa – thin, lean, emaciated, slender
  adjective
  Root: kṛś (class 6)
• grīva – neck, nape of the neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: An attribute of the hunter

ह्रस्वपादः (hrasvapādaḥ) - short-legged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hrasvapāda

hrasvapāda - short-legged, having short feet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hrasva+pāda)

• hrasva – short, small, dwarf
  adjective
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)

Note: An attribute of the hunter

महाहनुः (mahāhanuḥ) - large-jawed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāhanu

mahāhanu - large-jawed, having a big chin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+hanu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• hanu – jaw, chin
  noun (masculine)

Note: An attribute of the hunter