महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-103, verse-11
मङ्गल्यशब्दाः शकुना वदन्ति हंसाः क्रौञ्चाः शतपत्राश्च चाषाः ।
हृष्टा योधाः सत्त्ववन्तो भवन्ति जयस्यैतद्भाविनो रूपमाहुः ॥११॥
हृष्टा योधाः सत्त्ववन्तो भवन्ति जयस्यैतद्भाविनो रूपमाहुः ॥११॥
11. maṅgalyaśabdāḥ śakunā vadanti; haṁsāḥ krauñcāḥ śatapatrāśca cāṣāḥ ,
hṛṣṭā yodhāḥ sattvavanto bhavanti; jayasyaitadbhāvino rūpamāhuḥ.
hṛṣṭā yodhāḥ sattvavanto bhavanti; jayasyaitadbhāvino rūpamāhuḥ.
11.
maṅgalyaśabdāḥ śakunā vadanti haṃsāḥ
krauñcāḥ śatapatrāḥ ca cāṣāḥ
hṛṣṭāḥ yodhāḥ sattvavantaḥ bhavanti
jayasya etat bhāvinaḥ rūpam āhuḥ
krauñcāḥ śatapatrāḥ ca cāṣāḥ
hṛṣṭāḥ yodhāḥ sattvavantaḥ bhavanti
jayasya etat bhāvinaḥ rūpam āhuḥ
11.
haṃsāḥ krauñcāḥ śatapatrāḥ ca cāṣāḥ (iti) śakunāḥ maṅgalyaśabdāḥ vadanti.
yodhāḥ hṛṣṭāḥ sattvavantaḥ bhavanti.
etat bhāvinaḥ jayasya rūpam āhuḥ.
yodhāḥ hṛṣṭāḥ sattvavantaḥ bhavanti.
etat bhāvinaḥ jayasya rūpam āhuḥ.
11.
Auspicious sounds are made by birds such as swans, curlews, woodpeckers, and blue jays. The warriors become joyful and full of valor. These are declared to be the signs of approaching victory.
Words meanings summery:
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- मङ्गल्यशब्दाः (maṅgalyaśabdāḥ) - auspicious sounds, propitious cries
- शकुना (śakunā) - birds (as bearers of omens) (birds, omens)
- वदन्ति (vadanti) - they speak, they make sound, they say
- हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese
- क्रौञ्चाः (krauñcāḥ) - curlews, cranes
- शतपत्राः (śatapatrāḥ) - woodpeckers (woodpeckers, cuckoos (lit. 'hundred-winged' or 'hundred-leaved'))
- च (ca) - and, also
- चाषाः (cāṣāḥ) - blue jays, rollers (birds)
- हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted, pleased
- योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters, soldiers
- सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - courageous, valorous, strong, endowed with courage/essence
- भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are, they exist
- जयस्य (jayasya) - of victory, of conquest
- एतत् (etat) - this, that
- भाविनः (bhāvinaḥ) - impending, approaching, future
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, sign, characteristic
- आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they state
Words meanings and morphology
मङ्गल्यशब्दाः (maṅgalyaśabdāḥ) - auspicious sounds, propitious cries
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of maṅgalyaśabda
maṅgalyaśabda - auspicious sound, propitious utterance
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṅgalya+śabda)
- maṅgalya – auspicious, propitious, salutary
adjective (neuter) - śabda – sound, noise, word, cry
noun (masculine)
शकुना (śakunā) - birds (as bearers of omens) (birds, omens)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śakuna
śakuna - bird, omen, auspicious bird
वदन्ति (vadanti) - they speak, they make sound, they say
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vad
Present tense, 3rd person, plural
Root verb √vad, Parasmaipada, Present Indicative
Root: vad (class 1)
हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans, geese
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa
haṁsa - swan, goose, a kind of crane, mythical bird
क्रौञ्चाः (krauñcāḥ) - curlews, cranes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of krauñca
krauñca - curlew, heron, crane (a bird)
शतपत्राः (śatapatrāḥ) - woodpeckers (woodpeckers, cuckoos (lit. 'hundred-winged' or 'hundred-leaved'))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śatapatra
śatapatra - woodpecker, cuckoo, a kind of water bird, lotus (lit. hundred-leaved/winged)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+patra)
- śata – hundred
noun (neuter) - patra – leaf, feather, wing, petal
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
चाषाः (cāṣāḥ) - blue jays, rollers (birds)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of cāṣa
cāṣa - blue jay, Indian roller (a bird)
हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful, delighted, pleased
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hṛṣṭa
hṛṣṭa - delighted, glad, joyful, excited, pleased
Past Passive Participle
P.P.P. of root √hṛṣ (to be excited, rejoice)
Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors, fighters, soldiers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yodha
yodha - warrior, fighter, combatant
सत्त्ववन्तः (sattvavantaḥ) - courageous, valorous, strong, endowed with courage/essence
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sattvavat
sattvavat - possessing strength or courage, valorous, strong, substantial
Derived from 'sattva' (essence, courage) with the possessive suffix -vat
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are, they exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Present tense, 3rd person, plural
Root verb √bhū, Parasmaipada, Present Indicative
Root: bhū (class 1)
जयस्य (jayasya) - of victory, of conquest
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jaya
jaya - victory, triumph, conquest
एतत् (etat) - this, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)
भाविनः (bhāvinaḥ) - impending, approaching, future
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvin
bhāvin - about to be, impending, future, being, existing
Future Active Participle
Future active participle of root √bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'jayasya'.
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, sign, characteristic
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, sign, mark, characteristic
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they state
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of āhuḥ
Present tense, 3rd person, plural
Irregular present form of root √brū (to speak) or √vac (to speak)
Root: brū/vac (class 2)