महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-43, verse-26
उलूकवदनाः केचिद्गृध्रगोमायुदर्शनाः ।
क्रौञ्चपारावतनिभैर्वदनै राङ्कवैरपि ॥२६॥
क्रौञ्चपारावतनिभैर्वदनै राङ्कवैरपि ॥२६॥
26. ulūkavadanāḥ kecidgṛdhragomāyudarśanāḥ ,
krauñcapārāvatanibhairvadanai rāṅkavairapi.
krauñcapārāvatanibhairvadanai rāṅkavairapi.
26.
ulūkavadanāḥ kecit gṛdhragomāyudarśanāḥ
krauñcapārāvatanibhaiḥ vadanaiḥ rāṅkavaiḥ api
krauñcapārāvatanibhaiḥ vadanaiḥ rāṅkavaiḥ api
26.
kecit ulūkavadanāḥ gṛdhragomāyudarśanāḥ api
vadanaiḥ krauñcapārāvatanibhaiḥ rāṅkavaiḥ
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)