महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-127, verse-6
उलूकवदनैर्भीमैः श्येनभासमुखैस्तथा ।
नानावर्णमृगप्रख्यैः सर्वजातिसमन्वयैः ।
किंनरैर्देवगन्धर्वैर्यक्षभूतगणैस्तथा ॥६॥
नानावर्णमृगप्रख्यैः सर्वजातिसमन्वयैः ।
किंनरैर्देवगन्धर्वैर्यक्षभूतगणैस्तथा ॥६॥
6. ulūkavadanairbhīmaiḥ śyenabhāsamukhaistathā ,
nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhyaiḥ sarvajātisamanvayaiḥ ,
kiṁnarairdevagandharvairyakṣabhūtagaṇaistathā.
nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhyaiḥ sarvajātisamanvayaiḥ ,
kiṁnarairdevagandharvairyakṣabhūtagaṇaistathā.
6.
ulūkavadanaiḥ bhīmaiḥ śyenabhāsamukhaiḥ
tathā nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhyaiḥ
sarvajātisamanvayaiḥ kiṃnaraiḥ
devagandharvaiḥ yakṣabhūtagaṇaiḥ tathā
tathā nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhyaiḥ
sarvajātisamanvayaiḥ kiṃnaraiḥ
devagandharvaiḥ yakṣabhūtagaṇaiḥ tathā
6.
ulūkavadanaiḥ bhīmaiḥ śyenabhāsamukhaiḥ
tathā nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhyaiḥ
sarvajātisamanvayaiḥ kiṃnaraiḥ
devagandharvaiḥ yakṣabhūtagaṇaiḥ tathā
tathā nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhyaiḥ
sarvajātisamanvayaiḥ kiṃnaraiḥ
devagandharvaiḥ yakṣabhūtagaṇaiḥ tathā
6.
With formidable owl-faced beings, and those with faces like hawks and vultures, resembling deer of various colors, comprising all kinds of species; also with kiṃnaras, divine gandharvas, and hosts of yakṣas and spirit-beings (bhūta), and so on.
Words meanings summery:
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- उलूकवदनैः (ulūkavadanaiḥ) - with faces like owls, owl-faced
- भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ) - by the formidable, by the terrible
- श्येनभासमुखैः (śyenabhāsamukhaiḥ) - with faces of hawks and vultures
- तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly
- नानावर्णमृगप्रख्यैः (nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhyaiḥ) - like deer of various colors
- सर्वजातिसमन्वयैः (sarvajātisamanvayaiḥ) - comprising all kinds of species, endowed with all species
- किंनरैः (kiṁnaraiḥ) - by kiṃnaras (mythical beings)
- देवगन्धर्वैः (devagandharvaiḥ) - by divine gandharvas
- यक्षभूतगणैः (yakṣabhūtagaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of yakṣas and spirit-beings (bhūta)
- तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly
Words meanings and morphology
उलूकवदनैः (ulūkavadanaiḥ) - with faces like owls, owl-faced
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ulūkavadana
ulūkavadana - having an owl's face
Compound: 'ulūka' (owl) + 'vadana' (face).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ulūka+vadana)
- ulūka – owl
noun (masculine) - vadana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
From vad (to speak)
Root: vad (class 1)
भीमैः (bhīmaiḥ) - by the formidable, by the terrible
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhīma
bhīma - formidable, terrible, dreadful
From bhī (to fear)
Root: bhī (class 3)
श्येनभासमुखैः (śyenabhāsamukhaiḥ) - with faces of hawks and vultures
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śyenabhāsamukha
śyenabhāsamukha - having faces like hawks and vultures
Compound: 'śyena' (hawk) + 'bhāsa' (vulture) + 'mukha' (face).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śyena+bhāsa+mukha)
- śyena – hawk, falcon
noun (masculine) - bhāsa – vulture, eagle
noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly
(indeclinable)
नानावर्णमृगप्रख्यैः (nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhyaiḥ) - like deer of various colors
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhya
nānāvarṇamṛgaprakhya - resembling deer of various colors
Compound: 'nānāvarṇa' (various colors) + 'mṛga' (deer) + 'prakhya' (resembling).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa-bahuvrīhi (nānāvarṇa+mṛga+prakhya)
- nānā – various, diverse
indeclinable - varṇa – color, caste, class
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛ (class 5) - mṛga – deer, animal
noun (masculine) - prakhya – resembling, like, similar to
adjective (masculine)
Derived from pra-khyā (to see, appear)
Prefix: pra
Root: khyā (class 2)
सर्वजातिसमन्वयैः (sarvajātisamanvayaiḥ) - comprising all kinds of species, endowed with all species
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvajātisamanvaya
sarvajātisamanvaya - comprising all species, connected with all kinds
Compound of 'sarvajāti' (all species) and 'samanvaya' (connection, coherence, union). Used adjectivally here.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarvajāti+samanvaya)
- sarva – all, every
pronoun (masculine) - jāti – birth, species, kind, class
noun (feminine)
Root: jan (class 4) - samanvaya – connection, coherence, union, possessing (as adj.)
noun (masculine)
From sam + anu + i (to go)
Prefixes: sam+anu
Root: i (class 2)
किंनरैः (kiṁnaraiḥ) - by kiṃnaras (mythical beings)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kiṃnara
kiṁnara - a mythical being, half-human, half-horse or half-bird, celestial musician
From 'kim' (what?) + 'nara' (man) indicating 'what kind of man?' or 'a questionable man'.
देवगन्धर्वैः (devagandharvaiḥ) - by divine gandharvas
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of devagandharva
devagandharva - divine celestial musicians/beings (gandharvas)
Compound: 'deva' (divine) + 'gandharva' (celestial musician).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+gandharva)
- deva – god, divine, celestial
noun (masculine)
Root: div (class 4) - gandharva – celestial musician, a class of demigods
noun (masculine)
यक्षभूतगणैः (yakṣabhūtagaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of yakṣas and spirit-beings (bhūta)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yakṣabhūtagaṇa
yakṣabhūtagaṇa - a host/multitude of Yakṣas and Bhūtas
Compound: 'yakṣa' (a class of demigods) + 'bhūta' (spirit-being) + 'gaṇa' (host, multitude).
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (yakṣa+bhūta+gaṇa)
- yakṣa – a class of benevolent nature spirits, guardians of treasures
noun (masculine) - bhūta – spirit, ghost, elemental being, past
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1) - gaṇa – host, multitude, troop, collection
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - and, thus, similarly
(indeclinable)