महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-59, verse-43
तथा शालिशिरा राजन्प्रद्युम्नश्च चतुर्दशः ।
कलिः पञ्चदशश्चैव नारदश्चैव षोडशः ।
इत्येते देवगन्धर्वा मौनेयाः परिकीर्तिताः ॥४३॥
कलिः पञ्चदशश्चैव नारदश्चैव षोडशः ।
इत्येते देवगन्धर्वा मौनेयाः परिकीर्तिताः ॥४३॥
43. tathā śāliśirā rājanpradyumnaśca caturdaśaḥ ,
kaliḥ pañcadaśaścaiva nāradaścaiva ṣoḍaśaḥ ,
ityete devagandharvā mauneyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ.
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
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:
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- 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))
- च (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)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, just, only)
- नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a celestial Gandharva) (Narada (a proper name))
- च (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.
च (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.
च (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.
च (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.