महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-186, verse-51
पुरुषादानि सत्त्वानि पक्षिणोऽथ मृगास्तथा ।
नगराणां विहारेषु चैत्येष्वपि च शेरते ॥५१॥
नगराणां विहारेषु चैत्येष्वपि च शेरते ॥५१॥
51. puruṣādāni sattvāni pakṣiṇo'tha mṛgāstathā ,
nagarāṇāṁ vihāreṣu caityeṣvapi ca śerate.
nagarāṇāṁ vihāreṣu caityeṣvapi ca śerate.
51.
puruṣādāni sattvāni pakṣiṇaḥ atha mṛgāḥ tathā
nagarāṇām vihāreṣu caityeṣu api ca śerate
nagarāṇām vihāreṣu caityeṣu api ca śerate
51.
Indeed, man-eating creatures (puruṣādāni sattvāni), along with birds and wild animals, will lie down in the pleasure gardens and shrines of cities.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुरुषादानि (puruṣādāni) - Refers to creatures that prey on humans. (man-eating, cannibalistic)
- सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - creatures, beings, essences
- पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds
- अथ (atha) - Used to connect lists. (then, now, and, moreover)
- मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - wild animals, deer
- तथा (tathā) - Used as a conjunction, "and". (thus, so, and, similarly)
- नगराणाम् (nagarāṇām) - of cities
- विहारेषु (vihāreṣu) - Refers to places for recreation or rest, often outside city walls. (in pleasure gardens, in monasteries, in resorts)
- चैत्येषु (caityeṣu) - in shrines, in sacred places
- अपि (api) - even, also
- च (ca) - and, also
- शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, they rest
Words meanings and morphology
पुरुषादानि (puruṣādāni) - Refers to creatures that prey on humans. (man-eating, cannibalistic)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of puruṣāda
puruṣāda - man-eater, cannibal
Compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ada)
- puruṣa – man, person, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
noun (masculine)
Root: pṛ (class 3) - ada – eating, eater
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/adjective
From root ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Agrees with sattvāni.
सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - creatures, beings, essences
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sattva
sattva - being, creature, animal, essence, nature, purity
From sant (being) + tva (suffix).
Root: as (class 2)
पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pakṣin
pakṣin - bird, winged creature
Possesses wings (pakṣa).
अथ (atha) - Used to connect lists. (then, now, and, moreover)
(indeclinable)
मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - wild animals, deer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛga
mṛga - wild animal, deer, beast
Root: mṛg (class 10)
तथा (tathā) - Used as a conjunction, "and". (thus, so, and, similarly)
(indeclinable)
नगराणाम् (nagarāṇām) - of cities
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of nagara
nagara - city, town
Root: nag (class 1)
विहारेषु (vihāreṣu) - Refers to places for recreation or rest, often outside city walls. (in pleasure gardens, in monasteries, in resorts)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of vihāra
vihāra - wandering, recreation, pleasure garden, monastery, resort
From vi + hṛ (to wander).
Prefix: vi
Root: hṛ (class 1)
चैत्येषु (caityeṣu) - in shrines, in sacred places
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of caitya
caitya - shrine, sacred tree, monument, funeral pile
From cit (to arrange, to collect).
Root: cit (class 1)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शेरते (śerate) - they lie down, they rest
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śī
Present middle indicative
Root: śī (class 2)