महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-59, verse-52
भुजगानां सुपर्णानां रुद्राणां मरुतां तथा ।
गवां च ब्राह्मणानां च श्रीमतां पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥५२॥
गवां च ब्राह्मणानां च श्रीमतां पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥५२॥
52. bhujagānāṁ suparṇānāṁ rudrāṇāṁ marutāṁ tathā ,
gavāṁ ca brāhmaṇānāṁ ca śrīmatāṁ puṇyakarmaṇām.
gavāṁ ca brāhmaṇānāṁ ca śrīmatāṁ puṇyakarmaṇām.
52.
bhujagānām suparṇānām rudrāṇām marutām tathā
gavām ca brāhmaṇānām ca śrīmatām puṇyakarmaṇām
gavām ca brāhmaṇānām ca śrīmatām puṇyakarmaṇām
52.
The origins of the Serpents, the Suparnas, the Rudras, and the Maruts, as well as those of cows and Brahmins—the prosperous ones of meritorious deeds—were also recounted.
Words meanings summery:
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- भुजगानाम् (bhujagānām) - of the serpents (Nagas) (of serpents, of Nagas)
- सुपर्णानाम् (suparṇānām) - of the Suparnas (the race of Garuda, divine birds) (of Suparnas (mythical birds))
- रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - of the Rudras (a class of Vedic deities, often associated with Shiva) (of Rudras (a group of deities))
- मरुताम् (marutām) - of the Maruts (storm gods, companions of Indra) (of Maruts (wind deities))
- तथा (tathā) - also (thus, so, also)
- गवाम् (gavām) - of cows
- च (ca) - and
- ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins (of Brahmins)
- च (ca) - and
- श्रीमताम् (śrīmatām) - of those who are prosperous/glorious (of the prosperous, glorious, fortunate)
- पुण्यकर्मणाम् (puṇyakarmaṇām) - of those whose deeds are virtuous/meritorious (of those of meritorious deeds)
Words meanings and morphology
भुजगानाम् (bhujagānām) - of the serpents (Nagas) (of serpents, of Nagas)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhujaga
bhujaga - serpent, snake, Naga
from 'bhuja' (arm/bend) + 'ga' (going); 'moving on its belly'
Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (bhuja+ga)
- bhuja – arm, coil (of a snake)
noun (masculine) - ga – going, moving
adjective (masculine)
from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
सुपर्णानाम् (suparṇānām) - of the Suparnas (the race of Garuda, divine birds) (of Suparnas (mythical birds))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of suparṇa
suparṇa - having beautiful wings; a class of mythical birds (e.g., Garuda)
from 'su' (good, beautiful) + 'parṇa' (wing, feather)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+parṇa)
- su – good, well, beautiful
indeclinable - parṇa – leaf, feather, wing
noun (neuter)
रुद्राणाम् (rudrāṇām) - of the Rudras (a class of Vedic deities, often associated with Shiva) (of Rudras (a group of deities))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rudra
rudra - a Vedic deity, a god of storms, wind, and the hunt; later identified with Shiva; a class of eleven deities
Root: rud (class 2)
मरुताम् (marutām) - of the Maruts (storm gods, companions of Indra) (of Maruts (wind deities))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of marut
marut - wind, air; a class of deities associated with storm and wind, companions of Indra
तथा (tathā) - also (thus, so, also)
(indeclinable)
गवाम् (gavām) - of cows
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins (of Brahmins)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
श्रीमताम् (śrīmatām) - of those who are prosperous/glorious (of the prosperous, glorious, fortunate)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śrīmat
śrīmat - prosperous, glorious, splendid, fortunate, wealthy
possessive suffix -mat from śrī (prosperity)
पुण्यकर्मणाम् (puṇyakarmaṇām) - of those whose deeds are virtuous/meritorious (of those of meritorious deeds)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of puṇyakarman
puṇyakarman - one whose deeds are virtuous, of meritorious acts
Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṇya+karman)
- puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred
adjective (neuter) - karman – action, deed, work
noun (neuter)