महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-37, verse-18
भासा हंसाः सुपर्णाश्च चक्रवाका बकाः प्लवाः ।
कङ्को मद्गुश्च गृध्राश्च काकोलूकं तथैव च ॥१८॥
कङ्को मद्गुश्च गृध्राश्च काकोलूकं तथैव च ॥१८॥
18. bhāsā haṁsāḥ suparṇāśca cakravākā bakāḥ plavāḥ ,
kaṅko madguśca gṛdhrāśca kākolūkaṁ tathaiva ca.
kaṅko madguśca gṛdhrāśca kākolūkaṁ tathaiva ca.
18.
bhāsāḥ haṃsāḥ suparṇāḥ ca cakravākāḥ bakāḥ plavāḥ
kaṅkaḥ madguḥ ca gṛdhrāḥ ca kākolūkam tathā eva ca
kaṅkaḥ madguḥ ca gṛdhrāḥ ca kākolūkam tathā eva ca
18.
bhāsāḥ haṃsāḥ ca suparṇāḥ cakravākāḥ bakāḥ plavāḥ
kaṅkaḥ ca madguḥ ca gṛdhrāḥ ca tathā eva ca kākolūkam
kaṅkaḥ ca madguḥ ca gṛdhrāḥ ca tathā eva ca kākolūkam
18.
Ospreys, swans, eagles, ruddy geese, cranes, diving birds, kanka birds, cormorants, vultures, and also crows and owls.
Words meanings summery:
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- भासाः (bhāsāḥ) - ospreys (ospreys, vultures, hawks)
- हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans (swans, geese)
- सुपर्णाः (suparṇāḥ) - eagles (eagles, beautiful-winged birds)
- च (ca) - and
- चक्रवाकाः (cakravākāḥ) - ruddy geese (ruddy geese, sheldrakes)
- बकाः (bakāḥ) - cranes (cranes, herons)
- प्लवाः (plavāḥ) - diving birds (ducks, diving birds, floating)
- कङ्कः (kaṅkaḥ) - kanka birds (kanka bird (a species of heron/crane, or a kind of raven))
- मद्गुः (madguḥ) - cormorants (cormorant, diving bird)
- च (ca) - and
- गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures
- च (ca) - and
- काकोलूकम् (kākolūkam) - crows and owls
- तथा (tathā) - as well as, similarly (thus, so, likewise)
- एव (eva) - also (indeed, certainly, only, just)
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
भासाः (bhāsāḥ) - ospreys (ospreys, vultures, hawks)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāsa
bhāsa - osprey, vulture, hawk
हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans (swans, geese)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa
haṁsa - swan, goose
Note: Listed as an inedible bird.
सुपर्णाः (suparṇāḥ) - eagles (eagles, beautiful-winged birds)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of suparṇa
suparṇa - eagle, having beautiful wings
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+parṇa)
- su – good, well, beautiful
indeclinable - parṇa – wing, feather, leaf
noun (neuter)
Note: Listed as an inedible bird.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
चक्रवाकाः (cakravākāḥ) - ruddy geese (ruddy geese, sheldrakes)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of cakravāka
cakravāka - ruddy goose, sheldrake (Anas casarca)
Note: Listed as an inedible bird.
बकाः (bakāḥ) - cranes (cranes, herons)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of baka
baka - crane, heron
Note: Listed as an inedible bird.
प्लवाः (plavāḥ) - diving birds (ducks, diving birds, floating)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of plava
plava - diving bird, duck, raft, floating
Note: Listed as an inedible bird.
कङ्कः (kaṅkaḥ) - kanka birds (kanka bird (a species of heron/crane, or a kind of raven))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṅka
kaṅka - a species of heron/crane, a kind of raven or vulture
Note: Listed as an inedible bird. Appears singular, but context implies a class.
मद्गुः (madguḥ) - cormorants (cormorant, diving bird)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madgu
madgu - cormorant, diving bird
Note: Listed as an inedible bird. Appears singular, but context implies a class.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛdhra
gṛdhra - vulture
Note: Listed as an inedible bird.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
काकोलूकम् (kākolūkam) - crows and owls
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kākolūka
kākolūka - crows and owls
Compound type : dvandva (kāka+ulūka)
- kāka – crow
noun (masculine) - ulūka – owl
noun (masculine)
Note: Collective compound for these two birds.
तथा (tathā) - as well as, similarly (thus, so, likewise)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - also (indeed, certainly, only, just)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)