महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-78

ऋक्षशार्दूलवक्त्राश्च द्वीपिसिंहाननास्तथा ।
भीमा गजाननाश्चैव तथा नक्रमुखाः परे ॥७८॥

78. ṛkṣaśārdūlavaktrāśca dvīpisiṁhānanāstathā ,
bhīmā gajānanāścaiva tathā nakramukhāḥ pare.

78. ṛkṣaśārdūlavaktrāḥ ca dvīpisiṃhānanāḥ tathā
bhīmāḥ gajānanāḥ ca eva tathā nakramukhāḥ pare

78. pare ca bhīmāḥ ṛkṣaśārdūlavaktrāḥ ca dvīpisiṃhānanāḥ
tathā gajānanāḥ ca eva tathā nakramukhāḥ

78. And others, formidable in appearance, had faces like bears and tigers, or like leopards and lions; and also like elephants, and still others had crocodile faces.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋक्षशार्दूलवक्त्राः (ṛkṣaśārdūlavaktrāḥ) - bear and tiger-faced ones

• च (ca) - and

• द्वीपिसिंहाननाः (dvīpisiṁhānanāḥ) - leopard and lion-faced ones

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, likewise, and

• भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - terrible, formidable ones

• गजाननाः (gajānanāḥ) - elephant-faced ones

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, likewise, and

• नक्रमुखाः (nakramukhāḥ) - crocodile-faced ones

• परे (pare) - others, subsequent ones

Words meanings and morphology

ऋक्षशार्दूलवक्त्राः (ṛkṣaśārdūlavaktrāḥ) - bear and tiger-faced ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛkṣaśārdūlavaktra

ṛkṣaśārdūlavaktra - having faces like bears and tigers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛkṣa+śārdūla+vaktra)

• ṛkṣa – bear
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)
• vaktra – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्वीपिसिंहाननाः (dvīpisiṁhānanāḥ) - leopard and lion-faced ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvīpisiṃhānana

dvīpisiṁhānana - having faces like leopards and lions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvīpi+siṃha+ānana)

• dvīpi – leopard, panther
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, likewise, and

(indeclinable)

भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - terrible, formidable ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable, dreadful

Derived from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 1)

गजाननाः (gajānanāḥ) - elephant-faced ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gajānana

gajānana - having an elephant's face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gaja+ānana)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, likewise, and

(indeclinable)

नक्रमुखाः (nakramukhāḥ) - crocodile-faced ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nakramukha

nakramukha - having a crocodile's face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nakra+mukha)

• nakra – crocodile, alligator
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

परे (pare) - others, subsequent ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, distant, subsequent