महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-45, verse-25

चतुष्पथनिकेता च गोकर्णी महिषानना ।
खरकर्णी महाकर्णी भेरीस्वनमहास्वना ॥२५॥

25. catuṣpathaniketā ca gokarṇī mahiṣānanā ,
kharakarṇī mahākarṇī bherīsvanamahāsvanā.

25. catuṣpathaniketā ca gokarṇī mahiṣānanā
kharakarṇī mahākarṇī bherīsvanamahāsvanā

25. catuṣpathaniketā ca gokarṇī mahiṣānanā
kharakarṇī mahākarṇī bherīsvanamahāsvanā

25. And residing at crossroads, cow-eared, buffalo-faced, donkey-eared, large-eared, and having a great sound like a war-drum.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुष्पथनिकेता (catuṣpathaniketā) - residing at crossroads, dwelling at the junction of four roads

• च (ca) - and, also

• गोकर्णी (gokarṇī) - cow-eared, having ears like a cow

• महिषानना (mahiṣānanā) - buffalo-faced, having the face of a buffalo

• खरकर्णी (kharakarṇī) - donkey-eared, having ears like a donkey

• महाकर्णी (mahākarṇī) - large-eared, great-eared

• भेरीस्वनमहास्वना (bherīsvanamahāsvanā) - having a great sound like the roar of a war-drum

Words meanings and morphology

चतुष्पथनिकेता (catuṣpathaniketā) - residing at crossroads, dwelling at the junction of four roads

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of catuṣpathaniketa

catuṣpathaniketa - residing at crossroads

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+patha+niketa)

• catur – four
  numeral
• patha – path, road
  noun (masculine)
• niketa – dwelling, house, abode
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गोकर्णी (gokarṇī) - cow-eared, having ears like a cow

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gokarṇī

gokarṇī - cow-eared

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (go+karṇa)

• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

महिषानना (mahiṣānanā) - buffalo-faced, having the face of a buffalo

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahiṣānana

mahiṣānana - buffalo-faced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahiṣa+ānana)

• mahiṣa – buffalo
  noun (masculine)
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

खरकर्णी (kharakarṇī) - donkey-eared, having ears like a donkey

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kharakarṇī

kharakarṇī - donkey-eared

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (khara+karṇa)

• khara – donkey, ass
  noun (masculine)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

महाकर्णी (mahākarṇī) - large-eared, great-eared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahākarṇī

mahākarṇī - large-eared

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+karṇa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

भेरीस्वनमहास्वना (bherīsvanamahāsvanā) - having a great sound like the roar of a war-drum

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bherīsvanamahāsvana

bherīsvanamahāsvana - having a great sound like the roar of a drum

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bherī+svana+mahā+svana)

• bherī – kettledrum, war-drum
  noun (feminine)
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• svana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)