महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-59, verse-5
दानवान्राक्षसांश्चैव गन्धर्वान्पन्नगांस्तथा ।
पुरुषादानि चान्यानि जघ्नुः सत्त्वान्यनेकशः ॥५॥
पुरुषादानि चान्यानि जघ्नुः सत्त्वान्यनेकशः ॥५॥
5. dānavānrākṣasāṁścaiva gandharvānpannagāṁstathā ,
puruṣādāni cānyāni jaghnuḥ sattvānyanekaśaḥ.
puruṣādāni cānyāni jaghnuḥ sattvānyanekaśaḥ.
5.
dānavān rākṣasān ca eva gandharvān pannagān tathā
puruṣādāni ca anyāni jaghnuḥ sattvāni anekaśaḥ
puruṣādāni ca anyāni jaghnuḥ sattvāni anekaśaḥ
5.
They killed the Danavas, Rakshasas, Gandharvas, and Pannagas, and also numerous other man-eating beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- दानवान् (dānavān) - Danavas (a class of demons)
- राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - Rakshasas (a class of demons/ogres)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the list) (indeed, only, just)
- गन्धर्वान् (gandharvān) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians)
- पन्नगान् (pannagān) - Pannagas (serpents, Nagas)
- तथा (tathā) - also, as well as (thus, so, similarly, also)
- पुरुषादानि (puruṣādāni) - man-eating beings/creatures (man-eaters)
- च (ca) - and
- अन्यानि (anyāni) - other
- जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, struck
- सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures
- अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in great numbers, many (manifold, in many ways, numerous)
Words meanings and morphology
दानवान् (dānavān) - Danavas (a class of demons)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - a descendant of Danu, a class of demons
राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - Rakshasas (a class of demons/ogres)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a demon, an ogre
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the list) (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
गन्धर्वान् (gandharvān) - Gandharvas (celestial musicians)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of gandharva
gandharva - a celestial musician, a class of semi-divine beings
पन्नगान् (pannagān) - Pannagas (serpents, Nagas)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pannaga
pannaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the belly')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (panna+ga)
- panna – fallen, gone
adjective
past passive participle
from root pad
Root: pad (class 4) - ga – going, moving
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
from root gam
Root: gam (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - also, as well as (thus, so, similarly, also)
(indeclinable)
पुरुषादानि (puruṣādāni) - man-eating beings/creatures (man-eaters)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of puruṣāda
puruṣāda - man-eater
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ad)
- puruṣa – man, human being, person
noun (masculine) - ad – eating, consuming
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
from root ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Accusative plural neuter, modifying "sattvāni".
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अन्यानि (anyāni) - other
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of anya
anya - other, another
Note: Adjective modifying "sattvāni".
जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - they killed, struck
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of han
Root: han (class 2)
Note: From root han, 3rd plural perfect.
सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings, creatures
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sattva
sattva - being, creature, essence, reality, goodness
अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in great numbers, many (manifold, in many ways, numerous)
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (aneka+śas)
- aneka – many, numerous
adjective
negation of eka (one)
Prefix: a - śas – suffix meaning 'in turn, by way of, in numbers of'
indeclinable
suffix added to numerals or other words