महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-52, verse-16
ऋषभो वेगवान्नाम पिण्डारकमहाहनू ।
रक्ताङ्गः सर्वसारङ्गः समृद्धः पाटराक्षसौ ॥१६॥
रक्ताङ्गः सर्वसारङ्गः समृद्धः पाटराक्षसौ ॥१६॥
16. ṛṣabho vegavānnāma piṇḍārakamahāhanū ,
raktāṅgaḥ sarvasāraṅgaḥ samṛddhaḥ pāṭarākṣasau.
raktāṅgaḥ sarvasāraṅgaḥ samṛddhaḥ pāṭarākṣasau.
16.
ṛṣabhaḥ vegavān nāma piṇḍārakamahāhanū
raktāṅgaḥ sarvasāraṅgaḥ samṛddhaḥ pāṭarākṣasau
raktāṅgaḥ sarvasāraṅgaḥ samṛddhaḥ pāṭarākṣasau
16.
Ṛṣabha, Vegavān by name, Piṇḍāraka, Mahāhanu, Raktāṅga, Sarvasāraṅga, Samṛddha, Pāṭara, and Akṣasa.
Words meanings summery:
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- ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Name of a serpent (Ṛṣabha (a proper name, 'bull, best'))
- वेगवान् (vegavān) - Name of a serpent, swift (swift, rapid, Vegavān (a proper name))
- नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, namely)
- पिण्डारकमहाहनू (piṇḍārakamahāhanū) - Two serpents named Piṇḍāraka and Mahāhanu (Piṇḍāraka and Mahāhanu (proper names))
- रक्ताङ्गः (raktāṅgaḥ) - Name of a serpent (Raktāṅga (a proper name, 'red-bodied, red-limbed'))
- सर्वसारङ्गः (sarvasāraṅgaḥ) - Name of a serpent (Sarvasāraṅga (a proper name, 'all-spotted' or 'entirely like a deer'))
- समृद्धः (samṛddhaḥ) - Name of a serpent (Samṛddha (a proper name, 'prosperous, rich, accomplished'))
- पाटराक्षसौ (pāṭarākṣasau) - Two serpents named Paṭara and Akṣasa (Paṭarākṣasa (a proper name, dual))
Words meanings and morphology
ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Name of a serpent (Ṛṣabha (a proper name, 'bull, best'))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha
ṛṣabha - bull, lord, best, excellent, a proper name
Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
वेगवान् (vegavān) - Name of a serpent, swift (swift, rapid, Vegavān (a proper name))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vegavat
vegavat - swift, rapid, quick, having speed (a proper name)
possessive suffix -vat
Note: The base is vegavat, nominative singular masculine is vegavān.
नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, namely)
(indeclinable)
adverbial use of noun 'nāman'
Note: Used here to specify that "Vegavān" is a name.
पिण्डारकमहाहनू (piṇḍārakamahāhanū) - Two serpents named Piṇḍāraka and Mahāhanu (Piṇḍāraka and Mahāhanu (proper names))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of piṇḍārakamahāhanu
piṇḍārakamahāhanu - Piṇḍāraka and Mahāhanu (names)
Compound type : dvandva (piṇḍāraka+mahāhanu)
- piṇḍāraka – (a proper name, possibly related to 'lump' or 'ball')
noun (masculine) - mahāhanu – one with great jaws (a proper name)
noun (masculine)
Note: The word is grammatically a dual form indicating two subjects. It refers to two names: Piṇḍāraka and Mahāhanu.
रक्ताङ्गः (raktāṅgaḥ) - Name of a serpent (Raktāṅga (a proper name, 'red-bodied, red-limbed'))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of raktāṅga
raktāṅga - red-bodied, red-limbed (a proper name)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rakta+aṅga)
- rakta – red, colored, dyed, passionate
adjective
past passive participle
from root rañj- (to redden, color)
Root: rañj (class 1) - aṅga – limb, body, part
noun (neuter)
सर्वसारङ्गः (sarvasāraṅgaḥ) - Name of a serpent (Sarvasāraṅga (a proper name, 'all-spotted' or 'entirely like a deer'))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvasāraṅga
sarvasāraṅga - entirely variegated/spotted, completely like a deer/peacock (a proper name)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sāraṅga)
- sarva – all, every, whole, entire
adjective - sāraṅga – spotted, variegated, a deer, a peacock, an elephant
adjective (masculine)
Root: sṛ (class 1)
समृद्धः (samṛddhaḥ) - Name of a serpent (Samṛddha (a proper name, 'prosperous, rich, accomplished'))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samṛddha
samṛddha - prosperous, rich, accomplished, perfected, complete (a proper name)
past passive participle
from root ṛdh- (to prosper, grow) with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛdh (class 4)
पाटराक्षसौ (pāṭarākṣasau) - Two serpents named Paṭara and Akṣasa (Paṭarākṣasa (a proper name, dual))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pāṭarākṣasa
pāṭarākṣasa - Paṭara and Akṣasa (names)
Compound type : dvandva (pāṭara+akṣasa)
- pāṭara – a kind of plant, reddish, pale red (a proper name)
noun (masculine)
Root: paṭ (class 1) - akṣasa – (a proper name, possibly related to 'eye' or 'dice')
noun (masculine)
Note: The word is grammatically a dual form indicating two subjects. It refers to two names: Pāṭara and Akṣasa.