महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-49, verse-5

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भुजगानामशेषाणां माता कद्रूरिति श्रुतिः ।
तया शप्ता रुषितया सुता यस्मान्निबोध तत् ॥५॥

5. bhujagānāmaśeṣāṇāṁ mātā kadrūriti śrutiḥ ,
tayā śaptā ruṣitayā sutā yasmānnibodha tat.

5. bhujagānām aśeṣāṇām mātā kadrūḥ iti śrutiḥ |
tayā śaptā ruṣitayā sutāḥ yasmāt nibodha tat

5. “The tradition (or sacred text) states that Kadrū was the mother of all serpents. Because her sons were cursed by her, who was angered, learn that reason.”

Words meanings summery:

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भुजगानाम् (bhujagānām) - of the serpents (of serpents)

अशेषाणाम् (aśeṣāṇām) - of all (the serpents) (of all, without remainder)

माता (mātā) - mother

कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadrū (Kadrū (name))

इति (iti) - states that (introducing a fact presented as tradition) (thus, so, often indicates direct speech or a quotation)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - the tradition (or sacred text) (hearing, tradition, sacred text)

तया (tayā) - by her (Kadrū) (by her)

शप्ता (śaptā) - cursed

रुषितया (ruṣitayā) - by her who was angered (by the angered one, by her who was angry)

सुताः (sutāḥ) - her sons (sons)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because (of this reason) (from which, because of which, since)

निबोध (nibodha) - learn (that reason) (know, understand, learn)

तत् (tat) - that (reason/circumstance) (that)

Words meanings and morphology

भुजगानाम् (bhujagānām) - of the serpents (of serpents)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhujaga

bhujaga - serpent, snake

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuja+ga)

bhuja – arm, hand, coil
noun (masculine)
ga – going, moving
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
from root gam- 'to go'
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies aśeṣāṇām.

अशेषाणाम् (aśeṣāṇām) - of all (the serpents) (of all, without remainder)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - all, entire, without remainder

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
śeṣa – remainder, rest, remnant
noun (masculine)
Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with bhujagānām.

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Subject complement for Kadrūḥ.

कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadrū (Kadrū (name))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadrū

kadrū - name of the mother of serpents (in mythology)

Note: Subject.

इति (iti) - states that (introducing a fact presented as tradition) (thus, so, often indicates direct speech or a quotation)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with śrutiḥ to mean 'it is said that...' or 'the tradition is that...'.

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - the tradition (or sacred text) (hearing, tradition, sacred text)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, sacred tradition, Vedic text, ear

action noun

from root śru- 'to hear'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

तया (tayā) - by her (Kadrū) (by her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of śaptā. Refers to Kadrū.

शप्ता (śaptā) - cursed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śap

śap - to curse, to swear

past passive participle

from root śap- 'to curse'

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Appears as feminine singular nominative 'śaptā' in the devanagari, but grammatically functions as masculine plural nominative agreeing with 'sutāḥ' based on the narrative and conventional usage (i.e., 'śaptāḥ').

रुषितया (ruṣitayā) - by her who was angered (by the angered one, by her who was angry)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ruṣita

ruṣ - to be angry, to be vexed

past passive participle

from root ruṣ- 'to be angry'

Root: ruṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with tayā (Kadru).

सुताः (sutāḥ) - her sons (sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suta

suta - son, child