महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-56

शिखी दण्डी जटी ज्वाली मूर्तिजो मूर्धगो बली ।
वैणवी पणवी ताली कालः कालकटंकटः ॥५६॥

56. śikhī daṇḍī jaṭī jvālī mūrtijo mūrdhago balī ,
vaiṇavī paṇavī tālī kālaḥ kālakaṭaṁkaṭaḥ.

56. śikhī daṇḍī jaṭī jvālī mūrtijaḥ mūrdhagaḥ
balī vaiṇavī paṇavī tālī kālaḥ kālakaṭaṅkaṭaḥ

56. śikhī daṇḍī jaṭī jvālī mūrtijaḥ mūrdhagaḥ
balī vaiṇavī paṇavī tālī kālaḥ kālakaṭaṅkaṭaḥ

56. He is crested (or fiery), carries a staff, has matted hair, and is flaming. He who manifests through forms, who dwells in the highest place, and who is powerful. He is associated with the lute, the drum, and cymbals. He is time (kāla), and formidable even to time itself.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखी (śikhī) - crested or fiery one (having a tuft/crest, peacock, fiery)

• दण्डी (daṇḍī) - staff-bearer, ascetic

• जटी (jaṭī) - having matted hair, ascetic

• ज्वाली (jvālī) - flaming, shining

• मूर्तिजः (mūrtijaḥ) - who manifests through forms (born from a body/form, giving form)

• मूर्धगः (mūrdhagaḥ) - who dwells in the highest place (going to the head, highest, supreme)

• बली (balī) - strong, powerful

• वैणवी (vaiṇavī) - associated with the lute (playing the vīṇā, bamboo flute player)

• पणवी (paṇavī) - associated with the drum (playing the paṇava (drum))

• ताली (tālī) - associated with cymbals (playing cymbals, clapping hands)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time (kāla) (time, death)

• कालकटङ्कटः (kālakaṭaṅkaṭaḥ) - formidable even to time itself (dreadful even to time, very formidable)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखी (śikhī) - crested or fiery one (having a tuft/crest, peacock, fiery)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhin

śikhin - crested, having a tuft of hair, peacock, fiery

suffix -in added to śikhā (crest, tuft)

दण्डी (daṇḍī) - staff-bearer, ascetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍin

daṇḍin - staff-bearer, ascetic, policeman

suffix -in added to daṇḍa (staff)

जटी (jaṭī) - having matted hair, ascetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭin

jaṭin - having matted hair, ascetic

suffix -in added to jaṭā (matted hair)

ज्वाली (jvālī) - flaming, shining

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvālin

jvālin - flaming, blazing, shining

suffix -in added to jvālā (flame)

Root: jval (class 1)

मूर्तिजः (mūrtijaḥ) - who manifests through forms (born from a body/form, giving form)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrtija

mūrtija - born from a body/form, producing form

From mūrti + √jan (to be born)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (mūrti+ja)

• mūrti – form, body, embodiment, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mūrch (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

मूर्धगः (mūrdhagaḥ) - who dwells in the highest place (going to the head, highest, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrdhaga

mūrdhaga - going to the head, highest, supreme, foremost

From mūrdhan (head, top) + √gam (to go)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (mūrdhan+ga)

• mūrdhan – head, top, highest part
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, relating to
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

बली (balī) - strong, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

suffix -in added to bala (strength)

वैणवी (vaiṇavī) - associated with the lute (playing the vīṇā, bamboo flute player)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiṇavin

vaiṇavin - player of the vīṇā (lute), player of the bamboo flute

From vīṇā (lute) or veṇu (bamboo, flute) + suffix -in

पणवी (paṇavī) - associated with the drum (playing the paṇava (drum))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇavin

paṇavin - player of the paṇava (a small drum)

From paṇava (drum) + suffix -in

ताली (tālī) - associated with cymbals (playing cymbals, clapping hands)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tālin

tālin - playing cymbals, clapping hands, having a palm tree

From tāla (palm tree, cymbal, clap) + suffix -in

कालः (kālaḥ) - time (kāla) (time, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, death, black (as adjective)

कालकटङ्कटः (kālakaṭaṅkaṭaḥ) - formidable even to time itself (dreadful even to time, very formidable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālakaṭaṅkaṭa

kālakaṭaṅkaṭa - formidable in time, terrible to kāla (death/time), very dreadful

Compound of kāla and kaṭaṅkaṭa (terrible, dreadful)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāla+kaṭaṅkaṭa)

• kāla – time, death
  noun (masculine)
• kaṭaṅkaṭa – terrible, formidable, dreadful
  adjective (masculine)