महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-11, verse-44
वरुणस्य सभायां तु नागास्ते कथिता विभो ।
दैत्येन्द्राश्चैव भूयिष्ठाः सरितः सागरास्तथा ॥४४॥
दैत्येन्द्राश्चैव भूयिष्ठाः सरितः सागरास्तथा ॥४४॥
44. varuṇasya sabhāyāṁ tu nāgāste kathitā vibho ,
daityendrāścaiva bhūyiṣṭhāḥ saritaḥ sāgarāstathā.
daityendrāścaiva bhūyiṣṭhāḥ saritaḥ sāgarāstathā.
44.
varuṇasya sabhāyām tu nāgāḥ te kathitāḥ vibho
daityendrāḥ ca eva bhūyiṣṭhāḥ saritaḥ sāgarāḥ tathā
daityendrāḥ ca eva bhūyiṣṭhāḥ saritaḥ sāgarāḥ tathā
44.
But in Varuṇa's assembly, O powerful one, the Nāgas were described by you, and also most of the chief Daityas, along with rivers and oceans.
Words meanings summery:
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- वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa
- सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly, in the gathering
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- नागाः (nāgāḥ) - Nāgas (serpent-deities)
- ते (te) - by you
- कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - have been described (told, described, narrated)
- विभो (vibho) - O powerful one, O lord
- दैत्येन्द्राः (daityendrāḥ) - chiefs of Daityas, kings of Daityas
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, also
- भूयिष्ठाः (bhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - most, very many, numerous
- सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers
- सागराः (sāgarāḥ) - oceans
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and also
Words meanings and morphology
वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa
varuṇa - Varuṇa (name of a Vedic deity, god of oceans, celestial waters, cosmic order)
सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly, in the gathering
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of sabhā
sabhā - assembly, gathering, council, court
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
नागाः (nāgāḥ) - Nāgas (serpent-deities)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - serpent, snake-deity, elephant
ते (te) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - have been described (told, described, narrated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kathita
kathita - told, spoken, described
Past Passive Participle
derived from root kath (to tell) with suffix -ta
Root: kath (class 10)
Note: Agrees with 'nāgāḥ'. The Devanagari 'कथिता' shows elided visarga.
विभो (vibho) - O powerful one, O lord
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - omnipresent, mighty, lord, ruler
vi (prefix) + bhū (root - to be)
Prefix: vi
Root: bhū (class 1)
दैत्येन्द्राः (daityendrāḥ) - chiefs of Daityas, kings of Daityas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of daityendra
daityendra - chief of Daityas, Daitya king
compound of daitya (a class of demons) and indra (chief, lord)
Compound type : tatpurusha (daitya+indra)
- daitya – a descendant of Diti, a demon
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, lord, king; Indra (deity)
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, also
(indeclinable)
भूयिष्ठाः (bhūyiṣṭhāḥ) - most, very many, numerous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūyiṣṭha
bhūyiṣṭha - most numerous, very many, most (superlative of bahu - many)
superlative degree from bahu (many)
Note: Agrees with 'daityendrāḥ'
सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit
sarit - river, stream
Root: sṛ (class 1)
सागराः (sāgarāḥ) - oceans
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgara
sāgara - ocean, sea
sa (with) + gara (poison, referring to the poison Hālāhala churned from the ocean) or sa (with) + agara (mountain, as oceans surround continents). More commonly, 'with poison' or 'reservoir of water'.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and also
(indeclinable)