महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-44, verse-85
पृष्ठेमुखा हनुमुखास्तथा जङ्घामुखा अपि ।
पार्श्वाननाश्च बहवो नानादेशमुखास्तथा ॥८५॥
पार्श्वाननाश्च बहवो नानादेशमुखास्तथा ॥८५॥
85. pṛṣṭhemukhā hanumukhāstathā jaṅghāmukhā api ,
pārśvānanāśca bahavo nānādeśamukhāstathā.
pārśvānanāśca bahavo nānādeśamukhāstathā.
85.
pṛṣṭhemukhāḥ hanumukhāḥ tathā jaṅghāmukhāḥ api
pārśvānanāḥ ca bahavaḥ nānādeśamukhāḥ tathā
pārśvānanāḥ ca bahavaḥ nānādeśamukhāḥ tathā
85.
pṛṣṭhemukhāḥ hanumukhāḥ tathā jaṅghāmukhāḥ api
ca bahavaḥ pārśvānanāḥ nānādeśamukhāḥ tathā
ca bahavaḥ pārśvānanāḥ nānādeśamukhāḥ tathā
85.
Some had faces on their backs, faces on their chins, and also faces on their thighs. And many had faces on their sides, as well as faces from various directions.
Words meanings summery:
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- पृष्ठेमुखाः (pṛṣṭhemukhāḥ) - having faces on their backs, back-faced
- हनुमुखाः (hanumukhāḥ) - having faces on their chins/jaws, chin-faced
- तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, also
- जङ्घामुखाः (jaṅghāmukhāḥ) - having faces on their thighs/shanks, thigh-faced
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- पार्श्वाननाः (pārśvānanāḥ) - having side-faces, faces on their sides
- च (ca) - and
- बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many
- नानादेशमुखाः (nānādeśamukhāḥ) - having faces from various directions/types
- तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, also
Words meanings and morphology
पृष्ठेमुखाः (pṛṣṭhemukhāḥ) - having faces on their backs, back-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛṣṭhemukha
pṛṣṭhemukha - having faces on their backs
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛṣṭha+mukha)
- pṛṣṭha – back, surface
noun (neuter) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
हनुमुखाः (hanumukhāḥ) - having faces on their chins/jaws, chin-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hanumukha
hanumukha - having faces on their chins/jaws
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hanu+mukha)
- hanu – chin, jaw
noun (feminine) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, also
(indeclinable)
जङ्घामुखाः (jaṅghāmukhāḥ) - having faces on their thighs/shanks, thigh-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jaṅghāmukha
jaṅghāmukha - having faces on their thighs/shanks
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jaṅghā+mukha)
- jaṅghā – thigh, shank
noun (feminine) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
पार्श्वाननाः (pārśvānanāḥ) - having side-faces, faces on their sides
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pārśvānana
pārśvānana - having faces on their sides, side-faced
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pārśva+ānana)
- pārśva – side, flank
noun (neuter) - ānana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - much, many, numerous
नानादेशमुखाः (nānādeśamukhāḥ) - having faces from various directions/types
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nānādeśamukha
nānādeśamukha - having faces from various places/directions, various types of faces
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānādeśa+mukha)
- nānādeśa – various places/regions
noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, also
(indeclinable)