महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-99

इति देवासुराणां ते गन्धर्वाप्सरसां तथा ।
अंशावतरणं राजन्राक्षसानां च कीर्तितम् ॥९९॥

99. iti devāsurāṇāṁ te gandharvāpsarasāṁ tathā ,
aṁśāvataraṇaṁ rājanrākṣasānāṁ ca kīrtitam.

99. iti devāsurāṇām te gandharvāpsarasām tathā
aṃśāvataraṇam rājan rākṣasānām ca kīrtitam

99. Thus, O King, the descent of portions of those gods and asuras, and also of gandharvas, apsaras, and rākṣasas, has been narrated.

99. כך, הו המלך, סופר על התגלמות החלקים של האלים והאַסוּרַה, של הגַנְדְהַרְוַה והאפסרות, וגם של הרָאקְשַׁסִים,

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (concluding a list or explanation) (thus, so, in this manner)

• देवासुराणाम् (devāsurāṇām) - of the gods and asuras (of gods and asuras)

• ते (te) - of those (aforesaid beings) (of those)

• गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम् (gandharvāpsarasām) - of the Gandharvas and Apsaras (of Gandharvas and Apsaras)

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and also, in the same way)

• अंशावतरणम् (aṁśāvataraṇam) - the descent (or manifestation) of portions (of divine beings) (descent of portions, incarnation of parts)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative address) (O King)

• राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas (demons) (of the Rākṣasas)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - has been narrated/mentioned (has been proclaimed, narrated, celebrated)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (concluding a list or explanation) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

देवासुराणाम् (devāsurāṇām) - of the gods and asuras (of gods and asuras)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devāsura

devāsura - gods and asuras (demons)

Dvaṃdva compound

Compound type : dvandva (deva+asura)

• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - of those (aforesaid beings) (of those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the collective category of beings (devas, asuras)

गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम् (gandharvāpsarasām) - of the Gandharvas and Apsaras (of Gandharvas and Apsaras)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gandharvāpsaras

gandharvāpsaras - Gandharvas and Apsaras

Dvaṃdva compound

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+apsaras)

• gandharva – celestial musician, Gandharva
  noun (masculine)
• apsaras – celestial nymph, Apsara
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and also, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

अंशावतरणम् (aṁśāvataraṇam) - the descent (or manifestation) of portions (of divine beings) (descent of portions, incarnation of parts)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṃśāvataraṇa

aṁśāvataraṇa - descent of a part, partial incarnation, manifestation of a portion

action noun

Compound of aṃśa and avataraṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṃśa+ava+taraṇa)

• aṃśa – part, portion, share, division
  noun (masculine)
• ava – down, off, away
  upasarga
• taraṇa – crossing over, passing over, descending
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from √tṛ (to cross, pass over)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (vocative address) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the Rākṣasas (demons) (of the Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa (a type of demon or monstrous being)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - has been narrated/mentioned (has been proclaimed, narrated, celebrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - proclaimed, celebrated, mentioned, narrated

past passive participle

from √kīrt (to mention, narrate)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Agrees with aṃśāvataraṇam

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