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9,44

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-56

अजोदरो गजशिराः स्कन्धाक्षः शतलोचनः ।
ज्वालाजिह्वः करालश्च सितकेशो जटी हरिः ॥५६॥
56. ajodaro gajaśirāḥ skandhākṣaḥ śatalocanaḥ ,
jvālājihvaḥ karālaśca sitakeśo jaṭī hariḥ.
56. ajodaraḥ gajaśirāḥ skandhākṣaḥ śatalocanaḥ
jvālājihvaḥ karālaḥ ca sitakeśaḥ jaṭī hariḥ
56. ajodaraḥ gajaśirāḥ skandhākṣaḥ śatalocanaḥ
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
  • (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
(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