महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-74

कूर्मकुक्कुटवक्त्राश्च शशोलूकमुखास्तथा ।
खरोष्ट्रवदनाश्चैव वराहवदनास्तथा ॥७४॥

74. kūrmakukkuṭavaktrāśca śaśolūkamukhāstathā ,
kharoṣṭravadanāścaiva varāhavadanāstathā.

74. kūrmakukkuṭavagtrāḥ ca śaśolūkamukhāḥ tathā
kharoṣṭravadanāḥ ca eva varāhavadanāḥ tathā

74. kūrmakukkuṭavagtrāḥ ca śaśolūkamukhāḥ tathā
kharoṣṭravadanāḥ ca eva varāhavadanāḥ tathā

74. Some had faces like tortoises and roosters, and others had faces like hares and owls. Still others had faces like donkeys and camels, and also like boars.

Words meanings summery:

• कूर्मकुक्कुटवग्त्राः (kūrmakukkuṭavagtrāḥ) - having faces of tortoises and roosters

• च (ca) - and

• शशोलूकमुखाः (śaśolūkamukhāḥ) - having faces of hares and owls

• तथा (tathā) - thus, also, similarly

• खरोष्ट्रवदनाः (kharoṣṭravadanāḥ) - having faces of donkeys and camels

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

• वराहवदनाः (varāhavadanāḥ) - having faces of boars

• तथा (tathā) - thus, also, similarly

Words meanings and morphology

कूर्मकुक्कुटवग्त्राः (kūrmakukkuṭavagtrāḥ) - having faces of tortoises and roosters

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kūrmakukkuṭavaktra

kūrmakukkuṭavaktra - having faces of tortoises and roosters

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kūrma+kukkuṭa+vaktra)

• kūrma – tortoise
  noun (masculine)
• kukkuṭa – rooster, cock
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शशोलूकमुखाः (śaśolūkamukhāḥ) - having faces of hares and owls

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaśolūkamukha

śaśolūkamukha - having faces of hares and owls

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaśa+ulūka+mukha)

• śaśa – hare, rabbit
  noun (masculine)
• ulūka – owl
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - thus, also, similarly

(indeclinable)

खरोष्ट्रवदनाः (kharoṣṭravadanāḥ) - having faces of donkeys and camels

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kharoṣṭravadana

kharoṣṭravadana - having faces of donkeys and camels

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khara+uṣṭra+vadana)

• khara – donkey
  noun (masculine)
• uṣṭra – camel
  noun (masculine)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

वराहवदनाः (varāhavadanāḥ) - having faces of boars

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varāhavadana

varāhavadana - having faces of boars

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (varāha+vadana)

• varāha – boar, wild pig
  noun (masculine)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - thus, also, similarly

(indeclinable)