महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-43, verse-25
व्याघ्रसिंहर्क्षवदना बिडालमकराननाः ।
वृषदंशमुखाश्चान्ये गजोष्ट्रवदनास्तथा ॥२५॥
वृषदंशमुखाश्चान्ये गजोष्ट्रवदनास्तथा ॥२५॥
25. vyāghrasiṁharkṣavadanā biḍālamakarānanāḥ ,
vṛṣadaṁśamukhāścānye gajoṣṭravadanāstathā.
vṛṣadaṁśamukhāścānye gajoṣṭravadanāstathā.
25.
vyāghrasiṃharkṣavadanāḥ biḍālamakārānanāḥ
vṛṣadaṃśamukhāḥ ca anye gajoṣṭravadanāḥ tathā
vṛṣadaṃśamukhāḥ ca anye gajoṣṭravadanāḥ tathā
25.
vyāghrasiṃharkṣavadanāḥ biḍālamakārānanāḥ ca
anye vṛṣadaṃśamukhāḥ ca tathā gajoṣṭravadanāḥ
anye vṛṣadaṃśamukhāḥ ca tathā gajoṣṭravadanāḥ
25.
They had faces of tigers, lions, and bears; with faces of cats and crocodiles; and some others had faces of dogs (vṛṣadaṃśa); and still others, likewise, had faces of elephants and camels.
Words meanings summery:
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- व्याघ्रसिंहर्क्षवदनाः (vyāghrasiṁharkṣavadanāḥ) - having faces of tigers, lions, and bears
- बिडालमकाराननाः (biḍālamakārānanāḥ) - having faces of cats and crocodiles
- वृषदंशमुखाः (vṛṣadaṁśamukhāḥ) - having faces of dogs (vṛṣadaṃśa)
- च (ca) - and
- अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones
- गजोष्ट्रवदनाः (gajoṣṭravadanāḥ) - having faces of elephants and camels
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
Words meanings and morphology
व्याघ्रसिंहर्क्षवदनाः (vyāghrasiṁharkṣavadanāḥ) - having faces of tigers, lions, and bears
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vyāghrasiṃharkṣavadana
vyāghrasiṁharkṣavadana - having faces of tigers, lions, and bears
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyāghra+siṃha+ṛkṣa+vadana)
- vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine) - siṃha – lion
noun (masculine) - ṛkṣa – bear
noun (masculine) - vadana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
from root vad- to speak
Root: vad (class 1)
बिडालमकाराननाः (biḍālamakārānanāḥ) - having faces of cats and crocodiles
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of biḍālamakārānana
biḍālamakārānana - having faces of cats and crocodiles
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (biḍāla+makara+ānana)
- biḍāla – cat
noun (masculine) - makara – crocodile, sea-monster
noun (masculine) - ānana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
from ā-an (to breathe)
Prefix: ā
Root: an (class 2)
वृषदंशमुखाः (vṛṣadaṁśamukhāḥ) - having faces of dogs (vṛṣadaṃśa)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛṣadaṃśamukha
vṛṣadaṁśamukha - having faces of dogs
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛṣadaṃśa+mukha)
- vṛṣadaṃśa – dog
noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different
गजोष्ट्रवदनाः (gajoṣṭravadanāḥ) - having faces of elephants and camels
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gajoṣṭravadana
gajoṣṭravadana - having faces of elephants and camels
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gaja+uṣṭra+vadana)
- gaja – elephant
noun (masculine) - uṣṭra – camel
noun (masculine) - vadana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
from root vad- to speak
Root: vad (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
(indeclinable)