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9,43

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-26

उलूकवदनाः केचिद्गृध्रगोमायुदर्शनाः ।
क्रौञ्चपारावतनिभैर्वदनै राङ्कवैरपि ॥२६॥
26. ulūkavadanāḥ kecidgṛdhragomāyudarśanāḥ ,
krauñcapārāvatanibhairvadanai rāṅkavairapi.
26. ulūkavadanāḥ kecit gṛdhragomāyudarśanāḥ
krauñcapārāvatanibhaiḥ vadanaiḥ rāṅkavaiḥ api
26. kecit ulūkavadanāḥ gṛdhragomāyudarśanāḥ api
vadanaiḥ krauñcapārāvatanibhaiḥ rāṅkavaiḥ
26. Some had owl-like faces; others appeared like vultures and jackals. Still others had faces resembling cranes, pigeons, and also antelopes.

Words meanings summery:

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  • उलूकवदनाः (ulūkavadanāḥ) - owl-faced
  • केचित् (kecit) - some
  • गृध्रगोमायुदर्शनाः (gṛdhragomāyudarśanāḥ) - appearing like vultures and jackals
  • क्रौञ्चपारावतनिभैः (krauñcapārāvatanibhaiḥ) - resembling cranes and pigeons
  • वदनैः (vadanaiḥ) - with faces
  • राङ्कवैः (rāṅkavaiḥ) - with faces like that of an rāṅkava (antelope or bird) (with rāṅkava-like features)
  • अपि (api) - also, even

Words meanings and morphology

उलूकवदनाः (ulūkavadanāḥ) - owl-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ulūkavadana
ulūkavadana - owl-faced
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ulūka+vadana)
  • ulūka – owl
    noun (masculine)
  • vadana – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vad (class 1)
केचित् (kecit) - some
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid
kimcid - someone, something, any, some
गृध्रगोमायुदर्शनाः (gṛdhragomāyudarśanāḥ) - appearing like vultures and jackals
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛdhragomāyudarśana
gṛdhragomāyudarśana - having the appearance of vultures and jackals
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gṛdhra+gomāyu+darśana)
  • gṛdhra – vulture
    noun (masculine)
  • gomāyu – jackal
    noun (masculine)
  • darśana – appearance, sight
    noun (neuter)
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
क्रौञ्चपारावतनिभैः (krauñcapārāvatanibhaiḥ) - resembling cranes and pigeons
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of krauñcapārāvatanibha
krauñcapārāvatanibha - resembling cranes and pigeons
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krauñca+pārāvata+nibha)
  • krauñca – crane
    noun (masculine)
  • pārāvata – pigeon
    noun (masculine)
  • nibha – similar, resembling
    adjective (masculine)
वदनैः (vadanaiḥ) - with faces
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vadana
vadana - face, mouth
Root: vad (class 1)
राङ्कवैः (rāṅkavaiḥ) - with faces like that of an rāṅkava (antelope or bird) (with rāṅkava-like features)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of rāṅkava
rāṅkava - a kind of deer or antelope; a bird (a kind of crane)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)