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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-148, verse-12

देवदानवगन्धर्वयक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः ।
नासन्कृतयुगे तात तदा न क्रयविक्रयाः ॥१२॥
12. devadānavagandharvayakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ ,
nāsankṛtayuge tāta tadā na krayavikrayāḥ.
12. deva dānava gandharva yakṣa rākṣasa pannagāḥ |
na āsan kṛta-yuge tāta tadā na kraya-vikrayāḥ
12. Dear one, in the Kṛta Yuga, there were no gods (deva), demons (dānava), celestial musicians (gandharva), nature spirits (yakṣa), fierce demons (rākṣasa), or serpents (pannaga). Also, at that time, there was no buying and selling.

Words meanings summery:

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  • देव (deva) - a god, a deity
  • दानव (dānava) - a descendant of Danu, a demon
  • गन्धर्व (gandharva) - a celestial musician, a Gandharva
  • यक्ष (yakṣa) - a nature spirit, a Yakṣa
  • राक्षस (rākṣasa) - a demon, a Rākṣasa
  • पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents, Nagas
  • (na) - not, no
  • आसन् (āsan) - they were
  • कृत-युगे (kṛta-yuge) - in the Kṛta age, in the Satya Yuga
  • तात (tāta) - used as an address for a dear one, often a son or younger person (dear one, father, child)
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • (na) - not, no
  • क्रय-विक्रयाः (kraya-vikrayāḥ) - buying and selling, commerce

Words meanings and morphology

देव (deva) - a god, a deity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - a god, a deity, a divine being
Root: div (class 1)
दानव (dānava) - a descendant of Danu, a demon
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dānava
dānava - a descendant of Danu, a demon, an Asura
गन्धर्व (gandharva) - a celestial musician, a Gandharva
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva
gandharva - a celestial musician, a Gandharva (mythological being)
यक्ष (yakṣa) - a nature spirit, a Yakṣa
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa
yakṣa - a class of benevolent but sometimes mischievous nature-spirits, a Yakṣa
Root: yakṣ (class 1)
राक्षस (rākṣasa) - a demon, a Rākṣasa
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a fierce demon, a Rākṣasa (mythological being)
पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents, Nagas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pannaga
pannaga - a creeping animal, a snake, a Nāga
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
आसन् (āsan) - they were
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect 3rd plural of 'as' (to be)
Root: as (class 2)
कृत-युगे (kṛta-yuge) - in the Kṛta age, in the Satya Yuga
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta-yuga
kṛta-yuga - the Golden Age, the Satya Yuga
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+yuga)
  • kṛta – done, made, accomplished
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṛ + ta
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • yuga – an age, an era, a yoke
    noun (neuter)
    Root: yuj (class 7)
तात (tāta) - used as an address for a dear one, often a son or younger person (dear one, father, child)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - father, dear one, child (vocative term of endearment)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
क्रय-विक्रयाः (kraya-vikrayāḥ) - buying and selling, commerce
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kraya-vikraya
kraya-vikraya - buying and selling, trade, commerce
Compound type : dvandva (kraya+vikraya)
  • kraya – buying, purchase
    noun (masculine)
    From root krī + a
    Root: krī (class 9)
  • vikraya – selling, sale
    noun (masculine)
    From vi + krī + a
    Prefix: vi
    Root: krī (class 9)