महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-59, verse-29
गविष्ठश्च दनायुश्च दीर्घजिह्वश्च दानवः ।
असंख्येयाः स्मृतास्तेषां पुत्राः पौत्राश्च भारत ॥२९॥
असंख्येयाः स्मृतास्तेषां पुत्राः पौत्राश्च भारत ॥२९॥
29. gaviṣṭhaśca danāyuśca dīrghajihvaśca dānavaḥ ,
asaṁkhyeyāḥ smṛtāsteṣāṁ putrāḥ pautrāśca bhārata.
asaṁkhyeyāḥ smṛtāsteṣāṁ putrāḥ pautrāśca bhārata.
29.
gaviṣṭhaḥ ca danāyuḥ ca dīrghajihvaḥ ca dānavaḥ
asaṅkhyeyāḥ smṛtāḥ teṣām putrāḥ pautrāḥ ca bhārata
asaṅkhyeyāḥ smṛtāḥ teṣām putrāḥ pautrāḥ ca bhārata
29.
Gavistha, Danayu, and Dirghajihva the Danava (demon) – their sons and grandsons, O Bhārata, are said to be countless.
Words meanings summery:
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- गविष्ठः (gaviṣṭhaḥ) - Gavistha (a demon's name) (Gavistha (name))
- च (ca) - and
- दनायुः (danāyuḥ) - Danayu (a demon's name) (Danayu (name))
- च (ca) - and
- दीर्घजिह्वः (dīrghajihvaḥ) - Dirghajihva (a demon's name) (long-tongued)
- च (ca) - and
- दानवः (dānavaḥ) - a Dānava (a class of demons) (a Dānava (demon))
- असङ्ख्येयाः (asaṅkhyeyāḥ) - countless (innumerable, countless)
- स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are said to be (are remembered, are considered)
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (referring to the mentioned demons) (their, of them)
- पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
- पौत्राः (pautrāḥ) - grandsons
- च (ca) - and
- भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing a Kuru prince, e.g., Dhritarashtra) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))
Words meanings and morphology
गविष्ठः (gaviṣṭhaḥ) - Gavistha (a demon's name) (Gavistha (name))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gaviṣṭha
gaviṣṭha - Gaviṣṭha (name of a demon); desirous of cows
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दनायुः (danāyuḥ) - Danayu (a demon's name) (Danayu (name))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of danāyu
danāyu - Danāyu (name of a demon)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दीर्घजिह्वः (dīrghajihvaḥ) - Dirghajihva (a demon's name) (long-tongued)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghajihva
dīrghajihva - long-tongued; Dīrghajihva (name of a demon)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+jihva)
- dīrgha – long, tall, extensive
adjective - jihva – tongued (from jihvā 'tongue')
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दानवः (dānavaḥ) - a Dānava (a class of demons) (a Dānava (demon))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dānava
dānava - descendant of Danu; a class of demons, giant, titan
असङ्ख्येयाः (asaṅkhyeyāḥ) - countless (innumerable, countless)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of asaṅkhyeya
asaṅkhyeya - not to be counted, innumerable, countless, incalculable
negative prefix a- + saṅkhyeya (gerundive from sam-√khyā)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṅkhyeya)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - saṅkhyeya – to be counted, numerable
adjective (masculine)
gerundive
from sam-√khyā
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are said to be (are remembered, are considered)
(nominal form)
Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected; considered, known as
past passive participle
from √smṛ
Root: smṛ (class 1)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (referring to the mentioned demons) (their, of them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
पौत्राः (pautrāḥ) - grandsons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pautra
pautra - grandson, son's son, descendant
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing a Kuru prince, e.g., Dhritarashtra) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - a descendant of Bharata; an Indian; a prince of the Kuru dynasty