महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-121, verse-2
देवतानामृषीणां च पितॄणां च महात्मनाम् ।
यक्षरक्षःपिशाचानां मर्त्यानां च विशेषतः ॥२॥
यक्षरक्षःपिशाचानां मर्त्यानां च विशेषतः ॥२॥
2. devatānāmṛṣīṇāṁ ca pitṝṇāṁ ca mahātmanām ,
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānāṁ martyānāṁ ca viśeṣataḥ.
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānāṁ martyānāṁ ca viśeṣataḥ.
2.
devatānām ṛṣīṇām ca pitṝṇām ca mahātmanām
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām martyānām ca viśeṣataḥ
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām martyānām ca viśeṣataḥ
2.
devatānām ṛṣīṇām ca pitṝṇām ca mahātmanām
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām martyānām ca viśeṣataḥ
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām martyānām ca viśeṣataḥ
2.
This applies to gods, to sages, and to ancestors, to great souls, and to Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Piśācas, and especially to mortals.
Words meanings summery:
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- देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of gods, of deities
- ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers
- च (ca) - and, also
- पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of ancestors, of fathers
- च (ca) - and, also
- महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls, of magnanimous ones
- यक्षरक्षःपिशाचानाम् (yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām) - of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Piśācas
- मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of human beings
- च (ca) - and, also
- विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly
Words meanings and morphology
देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of gods, of deities
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā
devatā - a deity, a god, a goddess
ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - a sage, an inspired poet, a seer
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of ancestors, of fathers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls, of magnanimous ones
(adjective)
Genitive, plural of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
यक्षरक्षःपिशाचानाम् (yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānām) - of Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Piśācas
(noun)
Genitive, plural of yakṣarakṣaspiśāca
yakṣarakṣaspiśāca - Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Piśācas (types of supernatural beings, often malevolent)
Compound type : dvandva (yakṣa+rakṣas+piśāca)
- yakṣa – a class of benevolent but sometimes mischievous nature-spirits
noun (masculine) - rakṣas – a demon, a goblin, a fiend (Rākṣasa)
noun (masculine) - piśāca – a demon, a goblin, a flesh-eating spirit
noun (masculine)
मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of human beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of martya
martya - mortal, human being
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly
(indeclinable)