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9,45

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-45, verse-19

पक्षालिका मन्थनिका जरायुर्जर्जरानना ।
ख्याता दहदहा चैव तथा धमधमा नृप ॥१९॥
19. pakṣālikā manthanikā jarāyurjarjarānanā ,
khyātā dahadahā caiva tathā dhamadhamā nṛpa.
19. pakṣālikā manthanikā jarāyuḥ jarjarānanā
khyātā dahadahā ca eva tathā dhamadhamā nṛpa
19. nṛpa pakṣālikā manthanikā jarāyuḥ jarjarānanā
ca eva tathā khyātā dahadahā dhamadhamā
19. Pakṣālikā, Manthanikā, Jarāyu, and Jarjarānanā; and also the renowned Dahadahā and Dhamadhamā, O King.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पक्षालिका (pakṣālikā) - Pakṣālikā, name of a demoness. (winged, related to a wing/side; a type of game or demoness)
  • मन्थनिका (manthanikā) - Manthanikā, name of a demoness, 'the churner.' (churning-stick, a churning instrument; one who churns)
  • जरायुः (jarāyuḥ) - Jarāyu, name of a demoness (perhaps suggesting origin from the womb or a monstrous birth). (womb, placenta, fetus)
  • जर्जरानना (jarjarānanā) - Jarjarānanā, name of a demoness. (decrepit-faced, worn-faced, broken-faced)
  • ख्याता (khyātā) - renowned (modifying Dahadahā and Dhamadhamā) (famous, renowned, celebrated)
  • दहदहा (dahadahā) - Dahadahā, name of a demoness. ((onomatopoeic for burning sound); a fierce or burning entity)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • एव (eva) - just, indeed (for emphasis) (just, only, indeed, certainly, even)
  • तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (connecting the names) (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and)
  • धमधमा (dhamadhamā) - Dhamadhamā, name of a demoness. ((onomatopoeic for blowing or pounding sound); a noisy or violent entity)
  • नृप (nṛpa) - O King! (addressing the listener) (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

पक्षालिका (pakṣālikā) - Pakṣālikā, name of a demoness. (winged, related to a wing/side; a type of game or demoness)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pakṣālikā
pakṣālikā - (an obscure name), perhaps related to pakṣa (wing, side) or pakṣala (winged)
Derived from pakṣa with suffixes.
मन्थनिका (manthanikā) - Manthanikā, name of a demoness, 'the churner.' (churning-stick, a churning instrument; one who churns)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of manthanikā
manthanikā - a churning-stick, a churning vessel; one who churns
From root manth (to churn)
Root: manth (class 1)
जरायुः (jarāyuḥ) - Jarāyu, name of a demoness (perhaps suggesting origin from the womb or a monstrous birth). (womb, placenta, fetus)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jarāyu
jarāyu - womb, uterus, placenta, afterbirth; a fetus
Note: Usually neuter or masculine, but used here as a feminine proper noun in a list of demonesses.
जर्जरानना (jarjarānanā) - Jarjarānanā, name of a demoness. (decrepit-faced, worn-faced, broken-faced)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jarjarānanā
jarjarānanā - having a worn-out or decrepit face
From jarjara (decrepit, old, worn out) + ānana (face)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jarjara+ānana)
  • jarjara – decrepit, old, worn out, broken
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  • ānana – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
Note: The ā ending implies feminine.
ख्याता (khyātā) - renowned (modifying Dahadahā and Dhamadhamā) (famous, renowned, celebrated)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of khyāta
khyāta - known, famous, renowned, celebrated
Past Passive Participle
From root khyā (to be known, to tell)
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Qualifies the following names.
दहदहा (dahadahā) - Dahadahā, name of a demoness. ((onomatopoeic for burning sound); a fierce or burning entity)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dahadahā
dahadahā - (an obscure name, possibly onomatopoeic related to burning or heat)
Reduplicated form of root dah (to burn) or onomatopoeic.
Root: dah (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - just, indeed (for emphasis) (just, only, indeed, certainly, even)
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (connecting the names) (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and)
(indeclinable)
धमधमा (dhamadhamā) - Dhamadhamā, name of a demoness. ((onomatopoeic for blowing or pounding sound); a noisy or violent entity)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhamadhamā
dhamadhamā - (an obscure name, possibly onomatopoeic related to blowing, puffing, or pounding)
Reduplicated form of root dhmā (to blow) or onomatopoeic.
Root: dhmā (class 1)
नृप (nṛpa) - O King! (addressing the listener) (king, ruler)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, monarch, ruler
From nṛ (man) + pa (protector)
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)
  • nṛ – man, person
    noun (masculine)
  • pa – protector, guardian
    noun (masculine)
    From root pā (to protect)
    Root: pā (class 2)