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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-214, verse-17

षट्शिरा द्विगुणश्रोत्रो द्वादशाक्षिभुजक्रमः ।
एकग्रीवस्त्वेककायः कुमारः समपद्यत ॥१७॥
17. ṣaṭśirā dviguṇaśrotro dvādaśākṣibhujakramaḥ ,
ekagrīvastvekakāyaḥ kumāraḥ samapadyata.
17. ṣaṭśirāḥ dviguṇaśrotraḥ dvādaśākṣibhujakramaḥ
ekagrīvaḥ tu ekakāyaḥ kumāraḥ samapadyata
17. Kumāra (Skanda) was born with six heads, double ears, and a series of twelve eyes and arms; however, he had a single neck and a single body.

Words meanings summery:

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  • षट्शिराः (ṣaṭśirāḥ) - six-headed, having six heads
  • द्विगुणश्रोत्रः (dviguṇaśrotraḥ) - having double ears
  • द्वादशाक्षिभुजक्रमः (dvādaśākṣibhujakramaḥ) - having twelve eyes and arms
  • एकग्रीवः (ekagrīvaḥ) - single-necked, having one neck
  • तु (tu) - but, however, yet
  • एककायः (ekakāyaḥ) - single-bodied, having one body
  • कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - Kumāra (Skanda) (the youth, boy)
  • समपद्यत (samapadyata) - was born, came into being, occurred

Words meanings and morphology

षट्शिराः (ṣaṭśirāḥ) - six-headed, having six heads
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṭśiras
ṣaṭśiras - six-headed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṣ+śiras)
  • ṣaṣ – six
    numeral
  • śiras – head
    noun (neuter)
द्विगुणश्रोत्रः (dviguṇaśrotraḥ) - having double ears
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dviguṇaśrotra
dviguṇaśrotra - having double ears
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dviguṇa+śrotra)
  • dviguṇa – two-fold, double
    adjective
  • śrotra – ear, sense of hearing
    noun (neuter)
द्वादशाक्षिभुजक्रमः (dvādaśākṣibhujakramaḥ) - having twelve eyes and arms
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvādaśākṣibhujakrama
dvādaśākṣibhujakrama - having twelve eyes and arms in succession
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvādaśan+akṣi+bhuja+krama)
  • dvādaśan – twelve
    numeral
  • akṣi – eye
    noun (neuter)
  • bhuja – arm
    noun (masculine)
  • krama – order, sequence, series
    noun (masculine)
एकग्रीवः (ekagrīvaḥ) - single-necked, having one neck
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekagrīva
ekagrīva - single-necked
Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+grīva)
  • eka – one, single
    numeral
  • grīva – neck
    noun (feminine)
तु (tu) - but, however, yet
(indeclinable)
एककायः (ekakāyaḥ) - single-bodied, having one body
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekakāya
ekakāya - single-bodied
Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+kāya)
  • eka – one, single
    numeral
  • kāya – body, collection
    noun (masculine)
कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - Kumāra (Skanda) (the youth, boy)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kumāra
kumāra - boy, youth, son, prince; name of Skanda
समपद्यत (samapadyata) - was born, came into being, occurred
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pad
Laṅ, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, with prefixes sam and a
Prefixes: sam+a
Root: pad (class 4)