महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-48, verse-20
पश्चिमानि च राज्यानि शतशः सागरान्तिकान् ।
पह्लवान्दरदान्सर्वान्किरातान्यवनाञ्शकान् ॥२०॥
पह्लवान्दरदान्सर्वान्किरातान्यवनाञ्शकान् ॥२०॥
20. paścimāni ca rājyāni śataśaḥ sāgarāntikān ,
pahlavāndaradānsarvānkirātānyavanāñśakān.
pahlavāndaradānsarvānkirātānyavanāñśakān.
20.
paścimāni ca rājyāni śataśaḥ sāgarāntikān
pahlavān daradān sarvān kirātān yavanān śakān
pahlavān daradān sarvān kirātān yavanān śakān
20.
And the western kingdoms, along with hundreds of people from coastal regions; all the Pahlavas, the Daradas, the Kiratas, the Yavanas, and the Shakas.
Words meanings summery:
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- पश्चिमानि (paścimāni) - western, located in the west
- च (ca) - and, also
- राज्यानि (rājyāni) - kingdoms, realms
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of
- सागरान्तिकान् (sāgarāntikān) - those near the ocean, coastal people
- पह्लवान् (pahlavān) - the Pahlavas (a foreign tribe)
- दरदान् (daradān) - the Daradas (a mountain tribe)
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (referring to the listed groups) (all, everyone)
- किरातान् (kirātān) - the Kiratas (a mountain tribe)
- यवनान् (yavanān) - the Yavanas (Greeks/Ionians)
- शकान् (śakān) - the Shakas (Scythians)
Words meanings and morphology
पश्चिमानि (paścimāni) - western, located in the west
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of paścima
paścima - western, extreme, last
Superlative suffix -ima added to paścā (after)
Note: Modifies 'rājyāni'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
राज्यानि (rājyāni) - kingdoms, realms
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of rājya
rājya - kingdom, realm, government, sovereignty
From rājan (king) + ya (suffix)
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Objects of an implied verb 'I saw'.
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of
(indeclinable)
From śata (hundred) + śas (adverbial suffix)
Note: Implies 'hundreds of people'.
सागरान्तिकान् (sāgarāntikān) - those near the ocean, coastal people
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sāgarāntika
sāgarāntika - near the ocean, dwelling by the sea
From sāgara (ocean) + antika (near) + ṭhaN (suffix indicating proximity)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+antika)
- sāgara – ocean, sea
noun (masculine) - antika – near, close, proximity
noun (neuter)
पह्लवान् (pahlavān) - the Pahlavas (a foreign tribe)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pahlava
pahlava - the Pahlavas (ancient Iranian people, Parthians/Persians)
दरदान् (daradān) - the Daradas (a mountain tribe)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of darada
darada - the Daradas (a people inhabiting the northwestern frontier of ancient India, esp. in Kashmir region)
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all of them (referring to the listed groups) (all, everyone)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
किरातान् (kirātān) - the Kiratas (a mountain tribe)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kirāta
kirāta - the Kiratas (a race of mountain dwellers, usually identified with Indo-Mongoloids, mentioned as hunters)
यवनान् (yavanān) - the Yavanas (Greeks/Ionians)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of yavana
yavana - the Yavanas (Greeks, Ionians, or generally foreigners from the West)
Derived from 'Ionian'
शकान् (śakān) - the Shakas (Scythians)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śaka
śaka - the Shakas (Scythians, a nomadic Iranian people)