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9,44

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-57

चतुर्दंष्ट्रोऽष्टजिह्वश्च मेघनादः पृथुश्रवाः ।
विद्युदक्षो धनुर्वक्त्रो जठरो मारुताशनः ॥५७॥
57. caturdaṁṣṭro'ṣṭajihvaśca meghanādaḥ pṛthuśravāḥ ,
vidyudakṣo dhanurvaktro jaṭharo mārutāśanaḥ.
57. caturdaṃṣṭraḥ aṣṭajihvaḥ ca meghanādaḥ pṛthuśravāḥ
vidyudakṣaḥ dhanurvaktraḥ jaṭharaḥ mārutāśanaḥ
57. caturdaṃṣṭraḥ aṣṭajihvaḥ ca meghanādaḥ pṛthuśravāḥ
vidyudakṣaḥ dhanurvaktraḥ jaṭharaḥ mārutāśanaḥ
57. He is four-tusked and eight-tongued; he has a thunderous voice and is widely renowned. He has lightning-like eyes, a bow-shaped mouth, a large belly, and is a wind-eater (mārutāśana).

Words meanings summery:

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  • चतुर्दंष्ट्रः (caturdaṁṣṭraḥ) - four-tusked
  • अष्टजिह्वः (aṣṭajihvaḥ) - eight-tongued
  • (ca) - and, also
  • मेघनादः (meghanādaḥ) - thunder-voiced, cloud-roaring
  • पृथुश्रवाः (pṛthuśravāḥ) - far-famed, widely renowned, wide-eared
  • विद्युदक्षः (vidyudakṣaḥ) - lightning-eyed, having eyes like lightning
  • धनुर्वक्त्रः (dhanurvaktraḥ) - bow-mouthed, having a mouth like a bow
  • जठरः (jaṭharaḥ) - large-bellied, paunchy, stomach
  • मारुताशनः (mārutāśanaḥ) - wind-eater, one who eats wind (often referring to a snake or ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दंष्ट्रः (caturdaṁṣṭraḥ) - four-tusked
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caturdaṃṣṭra
caturdaṁṣṭra - having four tusks or teeth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+daṃṣṭrā)
  • catur – four
    numeral
  • daṃṣṭrā – tusk, fang, large tooth
    noun (feminine)
अष्टजिह्वः (aṣṭajihvaḥ) - eight-tongued
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭajihva
aṣṭajihva - having eight tongues
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭa+jihvā)
  • aṣṭa – eight
    numeral
  • jihvā – tongue
    noun (feminine)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मेघनादः (meghanādaḥ) - thunder-voiced, cloud-roaring
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of meghanāda
meghanāda - having the roar of a cloud, thunder-voiced
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (megha+nāda)
  • megha – cloud
    noun (masculine)
  • nāda – sound, roar, cry
    noun (masculine)
    Root: nad (class 1)
पृथुश्रवाः (pṛthuśravāḥ) - far-famed, widely renowned, wide-eared
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthuśravas
pṛthuśravas - having wide ears, far-famed, widely renowned
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthu+śravas)
  • pṛthu – broad, wide, great, extensive
    adjective (masculine)
  • śravas – fame, glory, ear, hearing
    noun (neuter)
विद्युदक्षः (vidyudakṣaḥ) - lightning-eyed, having eyes like lightning
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyudakṣa
vidyudakṣa - having eyes like lightning
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidyut+akṣa)
  • vidyut – lightning
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: dyut (class 1)
  • akṣa – eye, sense organ
    noun (neuter)
धनुर्वक्त्रः (dhanurvaktraḥ) - bow-mouthed, having a mouth like a bow
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurvaktra
dhanurvaktra - having a mouth like a bow
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanus+vaktra)
  • dhanus – bow
    noun (neuter)
  • vaktra – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
जठरः (jaṭharaḥ) - large-bellied, paunchy, stomach
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭhara
jaṭhara - belly, stomach; large-bellied, paunchy
मारुताशनः (mārutāśanaḥ) - wind-eater, one who eats wind (often referring to a snake or ascetic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mārutāśana
mārutāśana - one who eats wind, subsisting on air (epithet for a snake, or an ascetic)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māruta+aśana)
  • māruta – wind, air; god of wind
    noun (masculine)
  • aśana – eating, food, that which is eaten
    noun (neuter)
    Root: aś (class 9)