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13,4

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-4, verse-51

कर्णजङ्घश्च भगवान्गालवश्च महानृषिः ।
ऋषिर्वज्रस्तथाख्यातः शालङ्कायन एव च ॥५१॥
51. karṇajaṅghaśca bhagavāngālavaśca mahānṛṣiḥ ,
ṛṣirvajrastathākhyātaḥ śālaṅkāyana eva ca.
51. karṇajaṅghaḥ ca bhagavān gālavaḥ ca mahā ṛṣiḥ |
ṛṣiḥ vajraḥ tathā ākhyātaḥ śālaṅkāyanaḥ eva ca
51. bhagavān karṇajaṅghaḥ ca mahā ṛṣiḥ gālavaḥ ca
tathā ākhyātaḥ ṛṣiḥ vajraḥ eva ca śālaṅkāyanaḥ
51. And the venerable Karṇajaṅgha, and the great sage Gālava; similarly, the renowned sage Vajra, and also Śālaṅkāyana.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कर्णजङ्घः (karṇajaṅghaḥ) - Karṇajaṅgha (a proper name)
  • (ca) - and
  • भगवान् (bhagavān) - 'the venerable' used as an honorific for the sage (venerable, revered, lord, divine)
  • गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava (a proper name)
  • (ca) - and
  • महा (mahā) - great, mighty, large
  • ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, inspired poet
  • ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, inspired poet
  • वज्रः (vajraḥ) - Vajra (a proper name)
  • तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (introducing another name in the list) (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
  • आख्यातः (ākhyātaḥ) - renowned, known (as a sage) (narrated, declared, renowned, called)
  • शालङ्कायनः (śālaṅkāyanaḥ) - Śālaṅkāyana (a proper name)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (emphasis on the inclusion of this name) (indeed, certainly, only, just)
  • (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

कर्णजङ्घः (karṇajaṅghaḥ) - Karṇajaṅgha (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇajaṅgha
karṇajaṅgha - name of a sage; literally 'having ears and shanks' or 'with shanks like ears'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karṇa+jaṅghā)
  • karṇa – ear; rudder; corner
    noun (masculine)
  • jaṅghā – shank, leg, thigh
    noun (feminine)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
भगवान् (bhagavān) - 'the venerable' used as an honorific for the sage (venerable, revered, lord, divine)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - prosperous, fortunate, glorious, venerable, divine
present active participle of root 'bhaj' (to partake, enjoy, worship)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gālava
gālava - name of a sage
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
महा (mahā) - great, mighty, large
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, excellent
Note: This is the 'mahā' stem form of the adjective 'mahat', functioning here as the first part of a descriptive phrase 'mahā ṛṣiḥ' (great sage). When sandhi is intact, it becomes part of 'mahānṛṣiḥ'.
ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, inspired poet
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic hymn author
ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, inspired poet
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic hymn author
वज्रः (vajraḥ) - Vajra (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vajra
vajra - thunderbolt; diamond; name of a sage
तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (introducing another name in the list) (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
(indeclinable)
आख्यातः (ākhyātaḥ) - renowned, known (as a sage) (narrated, declared, renowned, called)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyāta
ākhyāta - narrated, declared, renowned, called, famous
past passive participle
from ā-√khyā (to tell, relate)
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Functions here as an epithet for the sage Vajra.
शालङ्कायनः (śālaṅkāyanaḥ) - Śālaṅkāyana (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śālaṅkāyana
śālaṅkāyana - name of a sage or patronymic
patronymic from Śalaṅka
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (emphasis on the inclusion of this name) (indeed, certainly, only, just)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)