महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-87, verse-7

गाश्चैव महिषीश्चैव तथा वृद्धाः स्त्रियोऽपि च ।
औदकानि च सत्त्वानि श्वापदानि वयांसि च ॥७॥

7. gāścaiva mahiṣīścaiva tathā vṛddhāḥ striyo'pi ca ,
audakāni ca sattvāni śvāpadāni vayāṁsi ca.

7. gāḥ ca eva mahiṣīḥ ca eva tathā vṛddhāḥ striyaḥ
api ca audakāni ca sattvāni śvāpadāni vayāṃsi ca

7. (te nṛpāḥ apaśyanta) gāḥ ca eva mahiṣīḥ ca eva tathā vṛddhāḥ
striyaḥ api ca audakāni ca sattvāni śvāpadāni vayāṃsi ca

7. And they saw cows, and buffaloes, and also old women, as well as aquatic creatures, predatory animals, and birds.

Words meanings summery:

• गाः (gāḥ) - cows, cattle

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• महिषीः (mahiṣīḥ) - buffaloes, buffalo cows

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in that manner, also)

• वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - old (old, aged)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women (women, wives)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and, also

• औदकानि (audakāni) - aquatic, related to water

• च (ca) - and, also

• सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - aquatic creatures (living beings, creatures, animals)

• श्वापदानि (śvāpadāni) - predatory animals, beasts of prey

• वयांसि (vayāṁsi) - birds, fowls

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

गाः (gāḥ) - cows, cattle

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

Note: Direct object of the implied verb 'saw'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word; 'caiva' means 'and also'.

महिषीः (mahiṣīḥ) - buffaloes, buffalo cows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of mahiṣī

mahiṣī - buffalo cow, queen (chief wife of a king)

Note: Direct object of the implied verb 'saw'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word; 'caiva' means 'and also'.

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in that manner, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects lists of items, meaning 'and also'.

वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - old (old, aged)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛdh- 'to grow'

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'striyaḥ'. While grammatically nominative, it functions as a direct object of the implied verb 'saw' in this enumeration, a common poetic license.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women (women, wives)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female, wife

Note: While grammatically nominative, it functions as a direct object of the implied verb 'saw' in this enumeration, a common poetic license.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word; 'api ca' means 'and also'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

औदकानि (audakāni) - aquatic, related to water

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of audaka

audaka - aquatic, watery, relating to water

derived from udaka (water)

Note: Agrees with 'sattvāni'. Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - aquatic creatures (living beings, creatures, animals)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sattva

sattva - being, existence, reality, living creature, animal, inherent quality

Note: Direct object of the implied verb 'saw'. Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter.

श्वापदानि (śvāpadāni) - predatory animals, beasts of prey

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śvāpada

śvāpada - beast of prey, predatory animal

Compound of śvan (dog) and pada (foot, trace); refers to animals with paw-like feet, often predators

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvan+pada)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, mark, place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object of the implied verb 'saw'. Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter.

वयांसि (vayāṁsi) - birds, fowls

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vayas

vayas - bird, age, strength, vigor

Note: Direct object of the implied verb 'saw'. Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)