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13,54

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-54, verse-11

मयूरान्कुक्कुटांश्चापि पुत्रकाञ्जीवजीवकान् ।
चकोरान्वानरान्हंसान्सारसांश्चक्रसाह्वयान् ॥११॥
11. mayūrānkukkuṭāṁścāpi putrakāñjīvajīvakān ,
cakorānvānarānhaṁsānsārasāṁścakrasāhvayān.
11. mayūrān kukkuṭān ca api putrakān jīvajīvakān
cakorān vānarān haṃsān sārasān cakrasāhvayān
11. mayūrān kukkuṭān ca api putrakān jīvajīvakān
cakorān vānarān haṃsān sārasān cakrasāhvayān
11. Peacocks, and also fowls, young birds (putraka), pheasants (jīvajīvaka), chakor partridges, monkeys, swans, cranes, and ruddy geese (cakrasāhvaya).

Words meanings summery:

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  • मयूरान् (mayūrān) - peacocks
  • कुक्कुटान् (kukkuṭān) - cocks, fowls
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • पुत्रकान् (putrakān) - specifically referring to small birds or doves within a list of various bird species (young birds, chicks)
  • जीवजीवकान् (jīvajīvakān) - a bird whose call sounds like 'jīva jīva' (chakor partridges, pheasants)
  • चकोरान् (cakorān) - chakor partridges
  • वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys
  • हंसान् (haṁsān) - swans, geese
  • सारसान् (sārasān) - cranes
  • चक्रसाह्वयान् (cakrasāhvayān) - refers to the cakravāka bird, fabled to be separated from their mates at night (ruddy geese, sheldrakes)

Words meanings and morphology

मयूरान् (mayūrān) - peacocks
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mayūra
mayūra - peacock
कुक्कुटान् (kukkuṭān) - cocks, fowls
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kukkuṭa
kukkuṭa - cock, fowl, domestic fowl
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
पुत्रकान् (putrakān) - specifically referring to small birds or doves within a list of various bird species (young birds, chicks)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of putraka
putraka - son, young one; specifically, a small bird, chick
Diminutive of putra (son). In context of birds, refers to small or young birds.
जीवजीवकान् (jīvajīvakān) - a bird whose call sounds like 'jīva jīva' (chakor partridges, pheasants)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of jīvajīvaka
jīvajīvaka - a kind of pheasant or partridge, known as chakor, whose cry resembles 'jīva jīva' (live, live)
Repetitive compound, often onomatopoeic for its cry.
चकोरान् (cakorān) - chakor partridges
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of cakora
cakora - chakor partridge (a bird fabled to subsist on moonbeams or dew)
Note: Often associated with the moon.
वानरान् (vānarān) - monkeys
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey, ape
हंसान् (haṁsān) - swans, geese
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of haṃsa
haṁsa - swan, goose
सारसान् (sārasān) - cranes
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sārasa
sārasa - a kind of crane, sarus crane
चक्रसाह्वयान् (cakrasāhvayān) - refers to the cakravāka bird, fabled to be separated from their mates at night (ruddy geese, sheldrakes)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of cakrasāhvaya
cakrasāhvaya - ruddy goose, sheldrake (also called cakravāka); literally 'called by cakra', referring to their wheel-like flight or markings, or their mating ritual.
Compound of cakra (wheel, disc) + sāhvaya (named, called). Often refers to the cakravāka bird.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakra+sāhvaya)
  • cakra – wheel, disc
    noun (neuter)
  • sāhvaya – called by the name of, named after
    adjective (masculine)
    Formed from sa- (with) + āhvaya (name/call)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: √hve (class 1)
Note: Refers to the Cakravāka bird.