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12,171

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-171, verse-61

पिङ्गला कुररः सर्पः सारङ्गान्वेषणं वने ।
इषुकारः कुमारी च षडेते गुरवो मम ॥६१॥
61. piṅgalā kuraraḥ sarpaḥ sāraṅgānveṣaṇaṁ vane ,
iṣukāraḥ kumārī ca ṣaḍete guravo mama.
61. piṅgalā kuraraḥ sarpaḥ sāraṅgānveṣaṇam vane
iṣukāraḥ kumārī ca ṣaṭ ete guravaḥ mama
61. piṅgalā kuraraḥ sarpaḥ sāraṅgānveṣaṇam vane
iṣukāraḥ kumārī ca ete ṣaṭ mama guravaḥ
61. Piṅgalā, the osprey, the snake, the quest for deer (sāraṅga) in the forest, the arrow-maker, and the maiden—these six are my teachers (guru).

Words meanings summery:

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  • पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) - A specific courtesan mentioned in spiritual texts as one of the Avadhūta's teachers. (Piṅgalā (name of a courtesan))
  • कुररः (kuraraḥ) - osprey, a type of hawk
  • सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - snake, serpent
  • सारङ्गान्वेषणम् (sāraṅgānveṣaṇam) - Refers to the lesson learned from the act of searching for sāraṅga (often deer or bee in spiritual context). (the search for deer/water/bee)
  • वने (vane) - in the forest
  • इषुकारः (iṣukāraḥ) - arrow-maker, fletcher
  • कुमारी (kumārī) - maiden, young girl
  • (ca) - and, also
  • षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
  • एते (ete) - these
  • गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers, spiritual preceptors
  • मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

पिङ्गला (piṅgalā) - A specific courtesan mentioned in spiritual texts as one of the Avadhūta's teachers. (Piṅgalā (name of a courtesan))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of piṅgalā
piṅgalā - Piṅgalā (proper name of a courtesan, also a type of yellow pigment or a nerve channel)
कुररः (kuraraḥ) - osprey, a type of hawk
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kurara
kurara - osprey, a kind of hawk or eagle, fishing eagle
सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - snake, serpent
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa
sarpa - snake, serpent
Root: sṛp (class 1)
सारङ्गान्वेषणम् (sāraṅgānveṣaṇam) - Refers to the lesson learned from the act of searching for sāraṅga (often deer or bee in spiritual context). (the search for deer/water/bee)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sāraṅgānveṣaṇa
sāraṅgānveṣaṇa - the search for sāraṅga
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāraṅga+anveṣaṇa)
  • sāraṅga – deer, antelope; bee; water; chameleon
    noun (masculine)
  • anveṣaṇa – search, investigation, quest, seeking
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root iṣ with prefix anu
    Prefix: anu
    Root: iṣ (class 6)
वने (vane) - in the forest
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vana
vana - forest, wood, grove
इषुकारः (iṣukāraḥ) - arrow-maker, fletcher
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣukāra
iṣukāra - arrow-maker, fletcher
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iṣu+kāra)
  • iṣu – arrow, dart
    noun (masculine)
  • kāra – maker, doer, one who makes
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun from root kṛ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
कुमारी (kumārī) - maiden, young girl
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kumārī
kumārī - maiden, young girl, virgin, daughter
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
(indeclinable)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these (demonstrative pronoun)
गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers, spiritual preceptors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of guru
guru - teacher, spiritual preceptor, master, heavy, important (guru)
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)