महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-9

पराशरः पर्वतश्च तथा सावर्णिगालवौ ।
शङ्खश्च लिखितश्चैव तथा गौरशिरा मुनिः ॥९॥

9. parāśaraḥ parvataśca tathā sāvarṇigālavau ,
śaṅkhaśca likhitaścaiva tathā gauraśirā muniḥ.

9. parāśaraḥ parvataḥ ca tathā sāvarṇigālavau
śaṅkhaḥ ca likhitaḥ ca eva tathā gauraśirā muniḥ

9. Parāśara, Parvata, and also Sāvarṇi and Gālava; and Śaṅkha, and Likhita as well; and similarly, the sage Gauraśirā.

Words meanings summery:

• पराशरः (parāśaraḥ) - Parāśara (name of a famous sage)

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - Parvata (name of a sage, often associated with Nārada)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• सावर्णिगालवौ (sāvarṇigālavau) - Sāvarṇi and Gālava (two sages)

• शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - Śaṅkha (name of a sage)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• लिखितः (likhitaḥ) - Likhita (name of a sage)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - as well (indeed, only, certainly, also)

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

• गौरशिरा (gauraśirā) - Gauraśirā (name of a sage)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (sage, ascetic, seer)

Words meanings and morphology

पराशरः (parāśaraḥ) - Parāśara (name of a famous sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāśara

parāśara - Parāśara (a celebrated Vedic sage, father of Vyāsa)

पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - Parvata (name of a sage, often associated with Nārada)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill; Parvata (name of a sage)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सावर्णिगालवौ (sāvarṇigālavau) - Sāvarṇi and Gālava (two sages)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sāvarṇigālava

sāvarṇigālava - Sāvarṇi and Gālava (names of two sages)

Compound type : dvandva (sāvarṇi+gālava)

• sāvarṇi – Sāvarṇi (name of a sage, often associated with a Manu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• gālava – Gālava (name of a sage, disciple of Viśvāmitra)
  proper noun (masculine)

शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - Śaṅkha (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch-shell; Śaṅkha (name of a sage, brother of Likhita)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

लिखितः (likhitaḥ) - Likhita (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of likhita

likhita - written; Likhita (name of a sage, brother of Śaṅkha)

Past Passive Participle (when meaning 'written')

From root likh (to write)

Root: likh (class 6)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - as well (indeed, only, certainly, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

गौरशिरा (gauraśirā) - Gauraśirā (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gauraśiras

gauraśiras - having a white head; Gauraśiras (name of a sage)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gaura+śiras)

• gaura – white, yellowish-white, fair
  adjective (masculine)
• śiras – head, top
  noun (neuter)

Note: Stem is gauraśiras, nominative singular is gauraśirā.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (sage, ascetic, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, inspired person