महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-59, verse-7
जनमेजय उवाच ।
देवदानवसंघानां गन्धर्वाप्सरसां तथा ।
मानवानां च सर्वेषां तथा वै यक्षरक्षसाम् ॥७॥
देवदानवसंघानां गन्धर्वाप्सरसां तथा ।
मानवानां च सर्वेषां तथा वै यक्षरक्षसाम् ॥७॥
7. janamejaya uvāca ,
devadānavasaṁghānāṁ gandharvāpsarasāṁ tathā ,
mānavānāṁ ca sarveṣāṁ tathā vai yakṣarakṣasām.
devadānavasaṁghānāṁ gandharvāpsarasāṁ tathā ,
mānavānāṁ ca sarveṣāṁ tathā vai yakṣarakṣasām.
7.
janamejayaḥ uvāca devadānavasaṃghānām gandharvāpsarasām
tathā mānavānām ca sarveṣām tathā vai yakṣarakṣasām
tathā mānavānām ca sarveṣām tathā vai yakṣarakṣasām
7.
Janamejaya said: "Regarding the multitudes of gods and Danavas, and also of Gandharvas and Apsaras, and of all humans, and indeed of Yakshas and Rakshasas—"
Words meanings summery:
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- जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (a king's name)
- उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
- देवदानवसंघानाम् (devadānavasaṁghānām) - of the hosts/multitudes of gods and Danavas
- गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम् (gandharvāpsarasām) - of Gandharvas and Apsaras
- तथा (tathā) - also, and (thus, so, similarly, also)
- मानवानाम् (mānavānām) - of humans, of mankind
- च (ca) - and
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (these categories of beings) (of all)
- तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, similarly, also)
- वै (vai) - indeed (particle of emphasis) (indeed, truly, certainly)
- यक्षरक्षसाम् (yakṣarakṣasām) - of Yakshas and Rakshasas
Words meanings and morphology
जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (a king's name)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya
janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit)
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: From root vac, 3rd singular perfect.
देवदानवसंघानाम् (devadānavasaṁghānām) - of the hosts/multitudes of gods and Danavas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of devadānavasaṃgha
devadānavasaṁgha - multitude/host of gods and Danavas
Compound type : dvandva tatpuruṣa (deva+dānava+saṃgha)
- deva – god, deity
noun (masculine) - dānava – a class of demons
noun (masculine) - saṃgha – multitude, host, assembly
noun (masculine)
action noun
from root han with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
Note: The term saṃgha here implies 'hosts' or 'groups'.
गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम् (gandharvāpsarasām) - of Gandharvas and Apsaras
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of gandharvāpsaras
gandharvāpsaras - Gandharvas and Apsaras
Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+apsaras)
- gandharva – celestial musician
noun (masculine) - apsaras – celestial nymph
noun (feminine)
Note: Plural dvandva compound, genitive.
तथा (tathā) - also, and (thus, so, similarly, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects list items.
मानवानाम् (mānavānām) - of humans, of mankind
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mānava
mānava - human, descendant of Manu
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (these categories of beings) (of all)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Adjective modifying 'mānavānām' and implying other beings.
तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, similarly, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects list items.
वै (vai) - indeed (particle of emphasis) (indeed, truly, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Note: An emphasizing particle.
यक्षरक्षसाम् (yakṣarakṣasām) - of Yakshas and Rakshasas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yakṣarakṣas
yakṣarakṣas - Yakshas and Rakshasas
Compound type : dvandva (yakṣa+rakṣas)
- yakṣa – a class of semi-divine beings, guardians of treasures
noun (masculine) - rakṣas – a demon, an evil being
noun (masculine)
Note: Plural dvandva compound, genitive.