महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-42

एकपक्षाक्षिचरणा वर्तिका घोरदर्शना ।
रुधिरं वमन्ती ददृशे प्रत्यादित्यमपस्वरा ॥४२॥

42. ekapakṣākṣicaraṇā vartikā ghoradarśanā ,
rudhiraṁ vamantī dadṛśe pratyādityamapasvarā.

42. ekapakṣākṣicaraṇā vartikā ghoradarśanā |
rudhiram vamantī dadṛśe prati ādityam apasvarā

42. A quail (vartikā) with only one wing, one eye, and one leg, dreadful to behold, was seen vomiting blood towards the sun (pratyādityam), making an inauspicious sound (apasvarā).

42. שליו איום למראה, בעל כנף אחת, עין אחת ורגל אחת, נראה מול השמש מקיא דם בקול צורם.

Words meanings summery:

• एकपक्षाक्षिचरणा (ekapakṣākṣicaraṇā) - having one wing, one eye, and one leg

• वर्तिका (vartikā) - quail, a bird

• घोरदर्शना (ghoradarśanā) - dreadful to behold, of terrible appearance

• रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

• वमन्ती (vamantī) - vomiting, discharging

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in the direction of

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun

• अपस्वरा (apasvarā) - making an inauspicious sound, ill-omened

Words meanings and morphology

एकपक्षाक्षिचरणा (ekapakṣākṣicaraṇā) - having one wing, one eye, and one leg

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekapakṣākṣicaraṇa

ekapakṣākṣicaraṇa - having one wing, one eye, and one leg

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+pakṣa+akṣi+caraṇa)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• pakṣa – wing, side, party
  noun (masculine)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• caraṇa – foot, leg, quarter (of a verse)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: car (class 1)

वर्तिका (vartikā) - quail, a bird

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vartikā

vartikā - quail, a small bird, wick

घोरदर्शना (ghoradarśanā) - dreadful to behold, of terrible appearance

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghoradarśana

ghoradarśana - dreadful in appearance, terrible to behold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghora+darśana)

• ghora – dreadful, terrible, frightful
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – sight, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood, red

वमन्ती (vamantī) - vomiting, discharging

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vamant

vamant - vomiting, ejecting

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'vam' (to vomit)

Root: vam (class 1)

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen, appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense, passive/middle form (ātmanepada)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in the direction of

(indeclinable)

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a solar deity (son of Aditi)

अपस्वरा (apasvarā) - making an inauspicious sound, ill-omened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apasvara

apasvara - discordant, inauspicious sound, ill-omened, unharmonious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apa+svara)

• apa – away, off, bad, contrary
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• svara – sound, tone, voice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svar (class 1)

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