महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-44, verse-56
अजोदरो गजशिराः स्कन्धाक्षः शतलोचनः ।
ज्वालाजिह्वः करालश्च सितकेशो जटी हरिः ॥५६॥
ज्वालाजिह्वः करालश्च सितकेशो जटी हरिः ॥५६॥
56. ajodaro gajaśirāḥ skandhākṣaḥ śatalocanaḥ ,
jvālājihvaḥ karālaśca sitakeśo jaṭī hariḥ.
jvālājihvaḥ karālaśca sitakeśo jaṭī hariḥ.
56.
ajodaraḥ gajaśirāḥ skandhākṣaḥ śatalocanaḥ
jvālājihvaḥ karālaḥ ca sitakeśaḥ jaṭī hariḥ
jvālājihvaḥ karālaḥ ca sitakeśaḥ jaṭī hariḥ
56.
ajodaraḥ gajaśirāḥ skandhākṣaḥ śatalocanaḥ
jvālājihvaḥ karālaḥ ca sitakeśaḥ jaṭī hariḥ
jvālājihvaḥ karālaḥ ca sitakeśaḥ jaṭī hariḥ
56.
He has a goat's belly, an elephant's head, eyes on his shoulders, and a hundred eyes. He is flame-tongued and fearsome; white-haired, matted-haired, and the divine Hari.
Words meanings summery:
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- अजोदरः (ajodaraḥ) - goat-bellied, ram-bellied
- गजशिराः (gajaśirāḥ) - elephant-headed
- स्कन्धाक्षः (skandhākṣaḥ) - shoulder-eyed, having eyes on the shoulders
- शतलोचनः (śatalocanaḥ) - hundred-eyed
- ज्वालाजिह्वः (jvālājihvaḥ) - flame-tongued, having a tongue of flame
- करालः (karālaḥ) - terrible, fearsome, gaping
- च (ca) - and, also
- सितकेशः (sitakeśaḥ) - white-haired
- जटी (jaṭī) - matted-haired, ascetic
- हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (a name for Vishnu, sometimes Shiva, or general epithet for a deity)
Words meanings and morphology
अजोदरः (ajodaraḥ) - goat-bellied, ram-bellied
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ajodara
ajodara - having the belly of a goat or ram
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aja+udara)
- aja – goat, ram
noun (masculine) - udara – belly, stomach, abdomen
noun (neuter)
गजशिराः (gajaśirāḥ) - elephant-headed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gajaśiras
gajaśiras - having an elephant's head
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gaja+śiras)
- gaja – elephant
noun (masculine) - śiras – head
noun (neuter)
स्कन्धाक्षः (skandhākṣaḥ) - shoulder-eyed, having eyes on the shoulders
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of skandhākṣa
skandhākṣa - having eyes on the shoulders
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (skandha+akṣa)
- skandha – shoulder
noun (masculine) - akṣa – eye, sense organ
noun (neuter)
शतलोचनः (śatalocanaḥ) - hundred-eyed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śatalocana
śatalocana - having a hundred eyes
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+locana)
- śata – hundred
numeral (neuter) - locana – eye
noun (neuter)
Root: loc (class 1)
ज्वालाजिह्वः (jvālājihvaḥ) - flame-tongued, having a tongue of flame
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jvālājihva
jvālājihva - having a tongue of flame
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvālā+jihvā)
- jvālā – flame, blaze
noun (feminine)
Root: jval (class 1) - jihvā – tongue
noun (feminine)
करालः (karālaḥ) - terrible, fearsome, gaping
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karāla
karāla - gaping, terrifying, formidable, dreadful
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सितकेशः (sitakeśaḥ) - white-haired
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sitakeśa
sitakeśa - having white hair
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sita+keśa)
- sita – white, fair
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'śve' (to be white), shortened form 'si-'.
Root: śve (class 1) - keśa – hair (of the head)
noun (masculine)
जटी (jaṭī) - matted-haired, ascetic
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭin
jaṭin - having matted hair; an ascetic
Derived from 'jaṭā' (matted hair) with the possessive suffix -in.
हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (a name for Vishnu, sometimes Shiva, or general epithet for a deity)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hari
hari - Hari; tawny, golden, green; lion; Vishnu; Shiva; Indra; sun; moon; horse