महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-331, verse-26
षष्टिदन्तावष्टदंष्ट्रौ मेघौघसदृशस्वनौ ।
स्वास्यौ पृथुललाटौ च सुहनू सुभ्रुनासिकौ ॥२६॥
स्वास्यौ पृथुललाटौ च सुहनू सुभ्रुनासिकौ ॥२६॥
26. ṣaṣṭidantāvaṣṭadaṁṣṭrau meghaughasadṛśasvanau ,
svāsyau pṛthulalāṭau ca suhanū subhrunāsikau.
svāsyau pṛthulalāṭau ca suhanū subhrunāsikau.
26.
ṣaṣṭidantau aṣṭadaṃṣṭrau meghaughasadṛśasvanau
svāsyau pṛthulalāṭau ca suhanū subhrunāsikau
svāsyau pṛthulalāṭau ca suhanū subhrunāsikau
26.
ṣaṣṭidantau aṣṭadaṃṣṭrau meghaughasadṛśasvanau
svāsyau pṛthulalāṭau ca suhanū subhrunāsikau
svāsyau pṛthulalāṭau ca suhanū subhrunāsikau
26.
They had sixty teeth, eight tusks, a roar like a multitude of clouds, beautiful faces, broad foreheads, and attractive jaws, eyebrows, and noses.
Words meanings summery:
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- षष्टिदन्तौ (ṣaṣṭidantau) - having sixty teeth
- अष्टदंष्ट्रौ (aṣṭadaṁṣṭrau) - having eight tusks/fangs
- मेघौघसदृशस्वनौ (meghaughasadṛśasvanau) - having a sound/roar like a multitude of clouds
- स्वास्यौ (svāsyau) - having a beautiful face/mouth; beautiful-faced
- पृथुललाटौ (pṛthulalāṭau) - having broad foreheads; broad-foreheaded
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- सुहनू (suhanū) - having beautiful jaws
- सुभ्रुनासिकौ (subhrunāsikau) - having beautiful eyebrows and noses
Words meanings and morphology
षष्टिदन्तौ (ṣaṣṭidantau) - having sixty teeth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of ṣaṣṭidanta
ṣaṣṭidanta - having sixty teeth
Compound, describing a characteristic.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṣṭi+danta)
- ṣaṣṭi – sixty
numeral (feminine) - danta – tooth
noun (masculine)
अष्टदंष्ट्रौ (aṣṭadaṁṣṭrau) - having eight tusks/fangs
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of aṣṭadaṃṣṭra
aṣṭadaṁṣṭra - having eight tusks/fangs
Compound, describing a characteristic.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭa+daṃṣṭra)
- aṣṭa – eight
numeral - daṃṣṭra – tusk, fang
noun (masculine)
मेघौघसदृशस्वनौ (meghaughasadṛśasvanau) - having a sound/roar like a multitude of clouds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of meghaughasadṛśasvana
meghaughasadṛśasvana - having a sound/roar like a multitude of clouds
Compound, describing a characteristic.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (megha+ogha+sadṛśa+svana)
- megha – cloud
noun (masculine) - ogha – multitude, flood, stream
noun (masculine) - sadṛśa – similar, like, resembling
adjective (masculine) - svana – sound, noise, roar
noun (masculine)
Root: svan (class 1)
स्वास्यौ (svāsyau) - having a beautiful face/mouth; beautiful-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of svāsya
svāsya - having a beautiful face/mouth; beautiful-faced
Compound: 'su' (good/beautiful) + 'āsya' (face/mouth).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+āsya)
- su – good, beautiful, well
indeclinable
prefix - āsya – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
पृथुललाटौ (pṛthulalāṭau) - having broad foreheads; broad-foreheaded
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pṛthulalāṭa
pṛthulalāṭa - having broad foreheads; broad-foreheaded
Compound: 'pṛthu' (broad) + 'lalāṭa' (forehead).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthu+lalāṭa)
- pṛthu – broad, wide
adjective (masculine) - lalāṭa – forehead
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
सुहनू (suhanū) - having beautiful jaws
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of suhanu
suhanu - having beautiful jaws
Compound: 'su' (good/beautiful) + 'hanu' (jaw).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hanu)
- su – good, beautiful, well
indeclinable
prefix - hanu – jaw, chin
noun (feminine)
सुभ्रुनासिकौ (subhrunāsikau) - having beautiful eyebrows and noses
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of subhrunāsika
subhrunāsika - having beautiful eyebrows and noses
Compound: 'su' (good/beautiful) + 'bhru' (eyebrow) + 'nāsikā' (nose).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bhru+nāsikā)
- su – good, beautiful, well
indeclinable
prefix - bhru – eyebrow
noun (feminine) - nāsikā – nose
noun (feminine)