Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
1,59

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-59, verse-43

तथा शालिशिरा राजन्प्रद्युम्नश्च चतुर्दशः ।
कलिः पञ्चदशश्चैव नारदश्चैव षोडशः ।
इत्येते देवगन्धर्वा मौनेयाः परिकीर्तिताः ॥४३॥
43. tathā śāliśirā rājanpradyumnaśca caturdaśaḥ ,
kaliḥ pañcadaśaścaiva nāradaścaiva ṣoḍaśaḥ ,
ityete devagandharvā mauneyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ.
43. tathā śāliśirā rājan pradyumnaḥ ca
caturdaśaḥ kaliḥ pañcadaśaḥ ca eva
nāradaḥ ca eva ṣoḍaśaḥ iti ete
devagandharvāḥ mauneyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ
43. O King, similarly, Shalisiras, and Pradyumna as the fourteenth, Kali as the fifteenth, and Narada as the sixteenth—these celestial Gandharvas are proclaimed as the Mauneyas.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तथा (tathā) - similarly (introducing another list) (thus, so, similarly)
  • शालिशिरा (śāliśirā) - Shalisiras (a celestial Gandharva) (Shalisiras (a proper name))
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing the listener) (O King)
  • प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna (a celestial Gandharva) (Pradyumna (a proper name))
  • (ca) - and
  • चतुर्दशः (caturdaśaḥ) - the fourteenth (in the list) (fourteenth)
  • कलिः (kaliḥ) - Kali (a celestial Gandharva) (Kali (name of a Gandharva, or the Kali Yuga, strife))
  • पञ्चदशः (pañcadaśaḥ) - the fifteenth (in the list) (fifteenth)
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, just, only)
  • नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a celestial Gandharva) (Narada (a proper name))
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, just, only)
  • षोडशः (ṣoḍaśaḥ) - the sixteenth (in the list) (sixteenth)
  • इति (iti) - thus (concluding a list) (thus, so, in this manner)
  • एते (ete) - these (referring to the Gandharvas just listed) (these (masculine nom. plural))
  • देवगन्धर्वाः (devagandharvāḥ) - celestial Gandharvas (celestial Gandharvas, divine musicians)
  • मौनेयाः (mauneyāḥ) - the Mauneyas (a specific lineage of Gandharvas) (sons of Munī, descendants of Munī)
  • परिकीर्तिताः (parikīrtitāḥ) - declared, proclaimed (as such) (renowned, proclaimed, declared)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly (introducing another list) (thus, so, similarly)
(indeclinable)
शालिशिरा (śāliśirā) - Shalisiras (a celestial Gandharva) (Shalisiras (a proper name))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śāliśiras
śāliśiras - Shalisiras (a proper name, lit. 'having excellent head')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śāli+śiras)
  • śāli – rice, excellent
    noun (masculine)
  • śiras – head, top
    noun (neuter)
Note: Proper noun, Nominative singular.
राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing the listener) (O King)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj
प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna (a celestial Gandharva) (Pradyumna (a proper name))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pradyumna
pradyumna - Pradyumna (son of Krishna), pre-eminent, mighty
derived from verbal root dyu (to shine, overcome)
Prefix: pra
Root: dyu (class 1)
Note: Proper noun.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
चतुर्दशः (caturdaśaḥ) - the fourteenth (in the list) (fourteenth)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caturdaśa
caturdaśa - fourteenth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+daśa)
  • catur – four
    numeral
  • daśa – ten
    numeral
Note: Adjective modifying Pradyumna, taking masculine nominative singular.
कलिः (kaliḥ) - Kali (a celestial Gandharva) (Kali (name of a Gandharva, or the Kali Yuga, strife))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kali
kali - name of a Gandharva, strife
Root: kal
Note: Proper noun.
पञ्चदशः (pañcadaśaḥ) - the fifteenth (in the list) (fifteenth)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcadaśa
pañcadaśa - fifteenth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañcan+daśa)
  • pañcan – five
    numeral
  • daśa – ten
    numeral
Note: Adjective modifying Kali, taking masculine nominative singular.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, just, only)
(indeclinable)
नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a celestial Gandharva) (Narada (a proper name))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada
nārada - Narada (a divine sage, son of Brahma)
Root: nṛ
Note: Proper noun.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, just, only)
(indeclinable)
षोडशः (ṣoḍaśaḥ) - the sixteenth (in the list) (sixteenth)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣoḍaśa
ṣoḍaśa - sixteenth
Note: Adjective modifying Narada, taking masculine nominative singular.
इति (iti) - thus (concluding a list) (thus, so, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
एते (ete) - these (referring to the Gandharvas just listed) (these (masculine nom. plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
देवगन्धर्वाः (devagandharvāḥ) - celestial Gandharvas (celestial Gandharvas, divine musicians)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of devagandharva
devagandharva - celestial Gandharva, divine musician
Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+gandharva)
  • deva – god, divine
    noun (masculine)
    Root: div
  • gandharva – Gandharva (a class of celestial beings)
    noun (masculine)
मौनेयाः (mauneyāḥ) - the Mauneyas (a specific lineage of Gandharvas) (sons of Munī, descendants of Munī)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mauneya
mauneya - descendant of Munī
patronymic from Munī
Note: Often used as a collective noun for a class of Gandharvas.
परिकीर्तिताः (parikīrtitāḥ) - declared, proclaimed (as such) (renowned, proclaimed, declared)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of parikīrtita
parikīrtita - proclaimed, celebrated, renowned
past passive participle
from root kīrt (to mention, praise)
Prefix: pari
Root: kīrt (class 10)
Note: Adjective modifying devagandharvāḥ and mauneyāḥ.