महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-3, verse-26

अन्तरिक्षचरा घोरा महाकाया महाबलाः ।
रक्ताक्षाः पिङ्गलाक्षाश्च शुक्तिकर्णाः प्रहारिणः ॥२६॥

26. antarikṣacarā ghorā mahākāyā mahābalāḥ ,
raktākṣāḥ piṅgalākṣāśca śuktikarṇāḥ prahāriṇaḥ.

26. antarikṣacarāḥ ghorāḥ mahākāyāḥ mahābalāḥ
raktākṣāḥ piṅgalākṣāḥ ca śuktikarnāḥ prahāriṇaḥ

26. They were sky-roaming, formidable, with massive bodies and immense strength; they had red eyes, and tawny eyes, shell-like ears, and were prone to striking.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तरिक्षचराः (antarikṣacarāḥ) - sky-roaming, moving in the atmosphere

• घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, formidable, dreadful

• महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - large-bodied, enormous

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - immensely strong, powerful

• रक्ताक्षाः (raktākṣāḥ) - red-eyed

• पिङ्गलाक्षाः (piṅgalākṣāḥ) - tawny-eyed, yellow-eyed

• च (ca) - and

• शुक्तिकर्नाः (śuktikarnāḥ) - having shell-like ears

• प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - prone to striking or attacking (striking, attacking, assaulters)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तरिक्षचराः (antarikṣacarāḥ) - sky-roaming, moving in the atmosphere

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antarikṣacara

antarikṣacara - moving in the air or sky, sky-roaming

Compound type : tatpurusha (antarikṣa+cara)

• antarikṣa – atmosphere, sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.

घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible, formidable, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, formidable, dreadful, fierce

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - large-bodied, enormous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a large body, massive-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+kāya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kāya – body, collection, group
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - immensely strong, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - having great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.

रक्ताक्षाः (raktākṣāḥ) - red-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raktākṣa

raktākṣa - red-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rakta+akṣa)

• rakta – red, dyed, passionate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from √rañj (to dye)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• akṣa – eye, axle, dice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.

पिङ्गलाक्षाः (piṅgalākṣāḥ) - tawny-eyed, yellow-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of piṅgalākṣa

piṅgalākṣa - tawny-eyed, yellow-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (piṅgala+akṣa)

• piṅgala – tawny, yellowish-brown
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣa – eye, axle, dice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शुक्तिकर्नाः (śuktikarnāḥ) - having shell-like ears

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śuktikarna

śuktikarna - having shell-like ears, ears like an oyster

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śukti+karna)

• śukti – shell, oyster shell, mother-of-pearl
  noun (feminine)
• karna – ear, handle, helm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.

प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - prone to striking or attacking (striking, attacking, assaulters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahārin

prahārin - striking, smiting, assailant, attacker

Agent noun from pra-√hṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the rākṣasas.