महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-236

श्रुत्वा त्विदमुपाख्यानं श्राव्यमन्यन्न रोचते ।
पुंस्कोकिलरुतं श्रुत्वा रूक्षा ध्वाङ्क्षस्य वागिव ॥२३६॥

236. śrutvā tvidamupākhyānaṁ śrāvyamanyanna rocate ,
puṁskokilarutaṁ śrutvā rūkṣā dhvāṅkṣasya vāgiva.

236. śrutvā tu idam upākhyānam śrāvyam anyat na rocate
| puṃskokilarutam śrutvā rūkṣā dhvāṅkṣasya vāk iva

236. After hearing this narrative, no other story is appealing, just as after hearing the call of a male cuckoo, the rough caw of a crow is not appealing.

236. מי ששמע את הסיפור הזה, שום סיפור אחר הראוי להישמע אינו מוצא חן בעיניו, כמו קולו הצרוד של העורב אחרי ששמעו את שירת הקוקיה.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard, after hearing)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• इदम् (idam) - this

• उपाख्यानम् (upākhyānam) - narrative (subordinate narrative, episode, story)

• श्राव्यम् (śrāvyam) - appealing (to hear) (audible, to be heard, worth hearing, pleasing to the ear)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other (story) (other, another)

• न (na) - not

• रोचते (rocate) - is appealing (is pleasing, shines, tastes good)

• पुंस्कोकिलरुतम् (puṁskokilarutam) - the call of a male cuckoo (the sound/call of a male cuckoo)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard, after hearing)

• रूक्षा (rūkṣā) - rough (harsh, rough, dry)

• ध्वाङ्क्षस्य (dhvāṅkṣasya) - of a crow (of the crow)

• वाक् (vāk) - caw (voice) (voice, speech, word)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

उपाख्यानम् (upākhyānam) - narrative (subordinate narrative, episode, story)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upākhyāna

upākhyāna - subordinate narrative, episode, tale, story

action noun

Derived from root khyā with prefixes upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

श्राव्यम् (śrāvyam) - appealing (to hear) (audible, to be heard, worth hearing, pleasing to the ear)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrāvya

śrāvya - to be heard, audible, worth hearing, pleasing to the ear

gerundive (kṛtya)

Derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other (story) (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - is appealing (is pleasing, shines, tastes good)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rocate

Root: ruc (class 1)

पुंस्कोकिलरुतम् (puṁskokilarutam) - the call of a male cuckoo (the sound/call of a male cuckoo)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṃskokilaruta

puṁskokilaruta - the sound of a male cuckoo

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṃs+kokila+ruta)

• puṃs – male, man
  noun (masculine)
• kokila – cuckoo
  noun (masculine)
• ruta – sound, cry, roar
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root ru (to cry, make a sound)
  Root: ru (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

रूक्षा (rūkṣā) - rough (harsh, rough, dry)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūkṣa

rūkṣa - harsh, rough, dry, coarse

ध्वाङ्क्षस्य (dhvāṅkṣasya) - of a crow (of the crow)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhvāṅkṣa

dhvāṅkṣa - crow, raven

वाक् (vāk) - caw (voice) (voice, speech, word)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, sound

Root: vac (class 2)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

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