महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-3, verse-140
सुरूपाश्च विरूपाश्च तथा कल्माषकुण्डलाः ।
आदित्यवन्नाकपृष्ठे रेजुरैरावतोद्भवाः ॥१४०॥
आदित्यवन्नाकपृष्ठे रेजुरैरावतोद्भवाः ॥१४०॥
140. surūpāśca virūpāśca tathā kalmāṣakuṇḍalāḥ ,
ādityavannākapṛṣṭhe rejurairāvatodbhavāḥ.
ādityavannākapṛṣṭhe rejurairāvatodbhavāḥ.
140.
surūpāḥ ca virūpāḥ ca tathā kalmāṣakuṇḍalāḥ
ādityavat nākapṛṣṭhe rejuḥ airāvatodbhavāḥ
ādityavat nākapṛṣṭhe rejuḥ airāvatodbhavāḥ
140.
The offspring of Airāvata, both beautiful and deformed, and similarly those with variegated markings like earrings, shone like the sun in the celestial realm.
Words meanings summery:
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- सुरूपाः (surūpāḥ) - those who are beautiful (referring to snakes) (beautiful, well-formed)
- च (ca) - and
- विरूपाः (virūpāḥ) - those who are ugly or deformed (referring to snakes) (ugly, deformed, ill-formed)
- च (ca) - and
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, similarly, also)
- कल्माषकुण्डलाः (kalmāṣakuṇḍalāḥ) - those having variegated markings (like earrings, referring to snakes) (having variegated markings/earrings)
- आदित्यवत् (ādityavat) - like the sun (like the sun, similar to the sun)
- नाकपृष्ठे (nākapṛṣṭhe) - in the celestial realm / on the surface of heaven (on the surface of heaven, in the sky)
- रेजुः (rejuḥ) - they shone (they shone, they gleamed)
- ऐरावतोद्भवाः (airāvatodbhavāḥ) - the offspring of Airāvata (referring to a lineage of Nagas) (born from Airāvata, originating from Airāvata)
Words meanings and morphology
सुरूपाः (surūpāḥ) - those who are beautiful (referring to snakes) (beautiful, well-formed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of surūpa
surūpa - beautiful, handsome, well-formed
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+rūpa)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विरूपाः (virūpāḥ) - those who are ugly or deformed (referring to snakes) (ugly, deformed, ill-formed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of virūpa
virūpa - deformed, ugly, dissimilar
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+rūpa)
- vi – asunder, apart, without, badly
indeclinable - rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, also (thus, so, similarly, also)
(indeclinable)
कल्माषकुण्डलाः (kalmāṣakuṇḍalāḥ) - those having variegated markings (like earrings, referring to snakes) (having variegated markings/earrings)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kalmāṣakuṇḍala
kalmāṣakuṇḍala - having variegated (kalmāṣa) rings/earrings (kuṇḍala)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalmāṣa+kuṇḍala)
- kalmāṣa – spotted, speckled, variegated, mottled
adjective (masculine) - kuṇḍala – ring, earring, coil, mark on a snake's hood
noun (neuter)
आदित्यवत् (ādityavat) - like the sun (like the sun, similar to the sun)
(indeclinable)
suffix -vat implying comparison
नाकपृष्ठे (nākapṛṣṭhe) - in the celestial realm / on the surface of heaven (on the surface of heaven, in the sky)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of nākapṛṣṭha
nākapṛṣṭha - surface of heaven, sky, celestial region
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāka+pṛṣṭha)
- nāka – heaven, sky, atmosphere
noun (neuter) - pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top, upper part
noun (neuter)
रेजुः (rejuḥ) - they shone (they shone, they gleamed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of rāj
root verb
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: From root 'rāj' (to shine), perfect tense, 3rd person plural.
ऐरावतोद्भवाः (airāvatodbhavāḥ) - the offspring of Airāvata (referring to a lineage of Nagas) (born from Airāvata, originating from Airāvata)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of airāvatodbhava
airāvatodbhava - born from Airāvata, originating from Airāvata
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (airāvata+udbhava)
- airāvata – name of Indra's elephant, name of a prominent naga
noun (masculine) - udbhava – origin, birth, source, born from
noun (masculine)
agent noun
ud + bhū + aP
Prefix: ud
Root: bhū (class 1)