महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-44, verse-57
चतुर्दंष्ट्रोऽष्टजिह्वश्च मेघनादः पृथुश्रवाः ।
विद्युदक्षो धनुर्वक्त्रो जठरो मारुताशनः ॥५७॥
विद्युदक्षो धनुर्वक्त्रो जठरो मारुताशनः ॥५७॥
57. caturdaṁṣṭro'ṣṭajihvaśca meghanādaḥ pṛthuśravāḥ ,
vidyudakṣo dhanurvaktro jaṭharo mārutāśanaḥ.
vidyudakṣo dhanurvaktro jaṭharo mārutāśanaḥ.
57.
caturdaṃṣṭraḥ aṣṭajihvaḥ ca meghanādaḥ pṛthuśravāḥ
vidyudakṣaḥ dhanurvaktraḥ jaṭharaḥ mārutāśanaḥ
vidyudakṣaḥ dhanurvaktraḥ jaṭharaḥ mārutāśanaḥ
57.
caturdaṃṣṭraḥ aṣṭajihvaḥ ca meghanādaḥ pṛthuśravāḥ
vidyudakṣaḥ dhanurvaktraḥ jaṭharaḥ mārutāśanaḥ
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
- च (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)
च (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)