महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-60, verse-7

राक्षसास्तु पुलस्त्यस्य वानराः किंनरास्तथा ।
पुलहस्य मृगाः सिंहा व्याघ्राः किंपुरुषास्तथा ॥७॥

7. rākṣasāstu pulastyasya vānarāḥ kiṁnarāstathā ,
pulahasya mṛgāḥ siṁhā vyāghrāḥ kiṁpuruṣāstathā.

7. rākṣasāḥ tu pulastyasya vānarāḥ kiṃnarāḥ tathā
pulahasya mṛgāḥ siṃhāḥ vyāghrāḥ kimpuruṣāḥ tathā

7. As for Pulastya, Rākṣasas and Kinnaras are his descendants. As for Pulaha, his descendants are deer, lions, tigers, and Kiṃpuruṣas.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (descendants of Pulastya) (Rākṣasas (demons, evil beings))

• तु (tu) - as for (but, indeed, however)

• पुलस्त्यस्य (pulastyasya) - (descendants) of Pulastya (of Pulastya)

• वानराः (vānarāḥ) - Vānaras (a class of monkey-like beings) (monkeys, ape-men)

• किंनराः (kiṁnarāḥ) - Kinnaras (Kinnaras (mythical beings, half-human, half-horse or half-bird))

• तथा (tathā) - and also (likewise, so, thus, and)

• पुलहस्य (pulahasya) - (descendants) of Pulaha (of Pulaha)

• मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (descendants of Pulaha) (deer, wild animals)

• सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions (descendants of Pulaha) (lions)

• व्याघ्राः (vyāghrāḥ) - tigers (descendants of Pulaha) (tigers)

• किम्पुरुषाः (kimpuruṣāḥ) - Kiṃpuruṣas (Kiṃpuruṣas (mythical beings, dwarf-like or monstrous))

• तथा (tathā) - and also (likewise, so, thus, and)

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rākṣasas (descendants of Pulastya) (Rākṣasas (demons, evil beings))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa (demon, evil spirit); belonging to Rākṣasas

From root rakṣ (to protect, guard, but also implies 'harmful' or 'demonic' in this context).

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to a class of beings.

तु (tu) - as for (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Used to introduce a new subject (Pulastya's descendants).

पुलस्त्यस्य (pulastyasya) - (descendants) of Pulastya (of Pulastya)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pulastya

pulastya - Pulastya (name of a Vedic sage, one of the Prajāpatis)

Note: Genitive singular, indicating lineage.

वानराः (vānarāḥ) - Vānaras (a class of monkey-like beings) (monkeys, ape-men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape-man, forest-dweller

From vana (forest) + -ra (suffix indicating 'belonging to' or 'coming from').

Note: Refers to a class of beings, often associated with mountains and forests.

किंनराः (kiṁnarāḥ) - Kinnaras (Kinnaras (mythical beings, half-human, half-horse or half-bird))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kinnara

kinnara - Kinnara (a mythical being, usually depicted as half-human, half-horse or half-bird, celestial musician)

Compound of kim (what?) + nara (man) - literally 'what kind of man?'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+nara)

• kim – what? who?
  pronoun
  Interrogative pronoun/particle, used in compounds to denote 'strange, uncommon, inferior'.
• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)

Note: Mythical beings.

तथा (tathā) - and also (likewise, so, thus, and)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial indeclinable.

Note: Connects Vānaras and Kinnaras.

पुलहस्य (pulahasya) - (descendants) of Pulaha (of Pulaha)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pulaha

pulaha - Pulaha (name of a Vedic sage, one of the Prajāpatis)

Note: Genitive singular, indicating lineage.

मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer (descendants of Pulaha) (deer, wild animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, antelope, wild animal, beast

From root mṛg (to seek, hunt).

Root: mṛg (class 2)

Note: Refers to animals.

सिंहाः (siṁhāḥ) - lions (descendants of Pulaha) (lions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: Refers to animals.

व्याघ्राः (vyāghrāḥ) - tigers (descendants of Pulaha) (tigers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger

From vi- + root āghra (smell, attack), literally 'that which smells/attacks strongly'.

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Refers to animals.

किम्पुरुषाः (kimpuruṣāḥ) - Kiṃpuruṣas (Kiṃpuruṣas (mythical beings, dwarf-like or monstrous))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimpuruṣa

kimpuruṣa - Kiṃpuruṣa (mythical being, literally 'what kind of man?', implying an abnormal or inferior man, often dwarf-like or monstrous)

Compound of kim (what?) + puruṣa (man).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kim+puruṣa)

• kim – what? who?
  pronoun
  Interrogative pronoun/particle, used in compounds to denote 'strange, uncommon, inferior'.
• puruṣa – man, male, human being, person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Mythical beings.

तथा (tathā) - and also (likewise, so, thus, and)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial indeclinable.

Note: Connects Vyāghras and Kiṃpuruṣas.