महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-290, verse-6

राक्षसान्विषयाञ्ज्ञात्वा यक्षाणां विषयांस्तथा ।
विषयानौरगाञ्ज्ञात्वा गान्धर्वविषयांस्तथा ॥६॥

6. rākṣasānviṣayāñjñātvā yakṣāṇāṁ viṣayāṁstathā ,
viṣayānauragāñjñātvā gāndharvaviṣayāṁstathā.

6. rākṣasān viṣayān jñātvā yakṣāṇāṃ viṣayān tathā
viṣayān auragān jñātvā gāndharvaviṣayān tathā

6. rākṣasān viṣayān jñātvā tathā yakṣāṇāṃ viṣayān
auragān viṣayān jñātvā tathā gāndharvaviṣayān

6. Having understood the realms of the Rākṣasas (demons) and likewise those of the Yakṣas, and having understood the realms of the serpents (Nāgas) and similarly those of the Gandharvas.

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - Rākṣasa (demonic) realms (demonic, belonging to Rākṣasas)

• विषयान् (viṣayān) - realms (objects of sense, realms, domains)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, having understood, having perceived)

• यक्षाणां (yakṣāṇāṁ) - of the Yakṣas (demi-gods) (of Yakṣas)

• विषयान् (viṣayān) - realms (objects of sense, realms, domains)

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

• विषयान् (viṣayān) - realms (objects of sense, realms, domains)

• औरगान् (auragān) - serpentine (realms), Nāga (realms) (belonging to serpents, serpentine)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, having understood, having perceived)

• गान्धर्वविषयान् (gāndharvaviṣayān) - realms of the Gandharvas (Gandharva realms)

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

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - Rākṣasa (demonic) realms (demonic, belonging to Rākṣasas)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - pertaining to Rākṣasas, demonic, a Rākṣasa (demon)

From `rakṣas` (a Rākṣasa, demon) + `aṇ` suffix.

Note: Qualifies `viṣayān`.

विषयान् (viṣayān) - realms (objects of sense, realms, domains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, domain, region, scope, object of sense

From `vi` + `si` (to bind) or `śī` (to lie, reside).

Prefix: vi

Root: si/śī (class 5)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, having understood, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `jñā` (to know) with suffix `tvā`.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

यक्षाणां (yakṣāṇāṁ) - of the Yakṣas (demi-gods) (of Yakṣas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, guardians of treasures, nature spirits

From root `yakṣ` (to worship, sacrifice, move quickly).

Root: yakṣ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of the Yakṣas'.

विषयान् (viṣayān) - realms (objects of sense, realms, domains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, domain, region, scope, object of sense

From `vi` + `si` (to bind) or `śī` (to lie, reside).

Prefix: vi

Root: si/śī (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `yakṣāṇāṃ viṣayān` to `rākṣasān viṣayān`.

विषयान् (viṣayān) - realms (objects of sense, realms, domains)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, domain, region, scope, object of sense

From `vi` + `si` (to bind) or `śī` (to lie, reside).

Prefix: vi

Root: si/śī (class 5)

औरगान् (auragān) - serpentine (realms), Nāga (realms) (belonging to serpents, serpentine)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of auraga

auraga - belonging to Uraga (a serpent/Nāga), serpentine

Derived from `uraga` (serpent, Nāga) + `aṇ` suffix.

Note: Qualifies `viṣayān`.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, having understood, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `jñā` (to know) with suffix `tvā`.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

गान्धर्वविषयान् (gāndharvaviṣayān) - realms of the Gandharvas (Gandharva realms)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gāndharvaviṣaya

gāndharvaviṣaya - realm of Gandharvas

Tatpuruṣa compound: gāndharva (of Gandharvas) + viṣaya (realm).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāndharva+viṣaya)

• gāndharva – pertaining to Gandharvas (celestial musicians)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `gandharva` (a class of celestial beings) + `aṇ` suffix.
• viṣaya – object, sphere, domain, region, scope
  noun (masculine)
  From `vi` + `si` (to bind) or `śī` (to lie, reside).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: si/śī (class 5)

Note: Compound word treated as one noun.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `gāndharvaviṣayān` to `auragān viṣayān`.

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