महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-44, verse-86
तथा कीटपतंगानां सदृशास्या गणेश्वराः ।
नानाव्यालमुखाश्चान्ये बहुबाहुशिरोधराः ॥८६॥
नानाव्यालमुखाश्चान्ये बहुबाहुशिरोधराः ॥८६॥
86. tathā kīṭapataṁgānāṁ sadṛśāsyā gaṇeśvarāḥ ,
nānāvyālamukhāścānye bahubāhuśirodharāḥ.
nānāvyālamukhāścānye bahubāhuśirodharāḥ.
86.
tathā kīṭapatangānām sadṛśāsyā gaṇeśvarāḥ
nānāvyālamukhāḥ ca anye bahubāhuśirodharāḥ
nānāvyālamukhāḥ ca anye bahubāhuśirodharāḥ
86.
tathā kīṭapatangānām sadṛśāsyā gaṇeśvarāḥ
nānāvyālamukhāḥ ca anye bahubāhuśirodharāḥ
nānāvyālamukhāḥ ca anye bahubāhuśirodharāḥ
86.
Similarly, there were lords of the Gaṇas whose faces resembled those of insects and birds. And others had faces of various serpents, and possessed many arms and heads.
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise
- कीटपतन्गानाम् (kīṭapatangānām) - of insects and flying insects/birds
- सदृशास्या (sadṛśāsyā) - having similar faces/mouths
- गणेश्वराः (gaṇeśvarāḥ) - lords of the Gaṇas, chiefs of the hosts
- नानाव्यालमुखाः (nānāvyālamukhāḥ) - having various serpent-faces, having faces of various wild animals
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones
- बहुबाहुशिरोधराः (bahubāhuśirodharāḥ) - having many arms and heads
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise
(indeclinable)
कीटपतन्गानाम् (kīṭapatangānām) - of insects and flying insects/birds
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kīṭapatanga
kīṭapatanga - insect and flying insect/bird
Compound type : dvandva (kīṭa+patanga)
- kīṭa – insect, worm
noun (masculine) - patanga – flying insect, moth, bird
noun (masculine)
Root: pat (class 1)
सदृशास्या (sadṛśāsyā) - having similar faces/mouths
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sadṛśāsya
sadṛśāsya - having similar faces/mouths
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sadṛśa+āsya)
- sadṛśa – similar, resembling
adjective
Prefix: sa
Root: dṛś (class 1) - āsya – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
गणेश्वराः (gaṇeśvarāḥ) - lords of the Gaṇas, chiefs of the hosts
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇeśvara
gaṇeśvara - lord of a host/multitude, chief of Gaṇas (attendants of Shiva)
Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṇa+īśvara)
- gaṇa – multitude, host, troop, Shiva's attendant
noun (masculine) - īśvara – lord, master, controller
noun (masculine)
Root: īś (class 2)
नानाव्यालमुखाः (nānāvyālamukhāḥ) - having various serpent-faces, having faces of various wild animals
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nānāvyālamukha
nānāvyālamukha - having various serpent-faces, having faces of various wild animals
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+vyāla+mukha)
- nānā – various, manifold, diverse
indeclinable - vyāla – serpent, snake, wild animal
noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, countenance
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different, distinct
बहुबाहुशिरोधराः (bahubāhuśirodharāḥ) - having many arms and heads
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahubāhuśirodhara
bahubāhuśirodhara - having many arms and heads
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+bāhu+śirodhara)
- bahu – many, much, abundant
adjective - bāhu – arm
noun (masculine) - śirodhara – head (literally 'carrying the head'), neck
noun (masculine)