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5,141

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-141, verse-18

गृध्राः काका बडाः श्येना यातुधानाः शलावृकाः ।
मक्षिकाणां च संघाता अनुगच्छन्ति कौरवान् ॥१८॥
18. gṛdhrāḥ kākā baḍāḥ śyenā yātudhānāḥ śalāvṛkāḥ ,
makṣikāṇāṁ ca saṁghātā anugacchanti kauravān.
18. gṛdhrāḥ kākāḥ baḍāḥ śyenāḥ yātudhānāḥ śalāvṛkāḥ
makṣikāṇām ca saṃghātāḥ anugacchanti kauravān
18. gṛdhrāḥ kākāḥ baḍāḥ śyenāḥ yātudhānāḥ śalāvṛkāḥ
ca makṣikāṇām saṃghātāḥ kauravān anugacchanti
18. Vultures, crows, large predatory birds, hawks, demons (yātudhāna), jackals, and swarms of flies follow the Kauravas.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures
  • काकाः (kākāḥ) - crows
  • बडाः (baḍāḥ) - large predatory birds, perhaps kites or similar species, associated with other carrion-eaters (large birds, kites, herons)
  • श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - hawks, falcons, kites
  • यातुधानाः (yātudhānāḥ) - demons, Rākṣasas
  • शलावृकाः (śalāvṛkāḥ) - jackals, hyenas, wolves
  • मक्षिकाणाम् (makṣikāṇām) - of flies
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • संघाताः (saṁghātāḥ) - swarms (of flies) (multitudes, swarms, collections)
  • अनुगच्छन्ति (anugacchanti) - they follow (they follow, they go after)
  • कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas

Words meanings and morphology

गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛdhra
gṛdhra - vulture, greedy, covetous
Root: gṛdh (class 4)
काकाः (kākāḥ) - crows
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kāka
kāka - crow, raven
बडाः (baḍāḥ) - large predatory birds, perhaps kites or similar species, associated with other carrion-eaters (large birds, kites, herons)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of baḍa
baḍa - a kind of large bird (e.g., heron, kite), large
श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - hawks, falcons, kites
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śyena
śyena - hawk, falcon, eagle, kite
Root: śyā (class 1)
यातुधानाः (yātudhānāḥ) - demons, Rākṣasas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yātudhāna
yātudhāna - demon, evil spirit, Rākṣasa
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yātu+dhāna)
  • yātu – sorcery, witchcraft, magic, injury
    noun (masculine)
  • dhāna – holding, placing, a holder
    noun (masculine)
    From root dhā (to place, hold) + ana suffix
    Root: dhā (class 3)
शलावृकाः (śalāvṛkāḥ) - jackals, hyenas, wolves
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śalāvṛka
śalāvṛka - jackal, hyena, wolf, a wild dog
मक्षिकाणाम् (makṣikāṇām) - of flies
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of makṣikā
makṣikā - fly, bee
Root: makṣ (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
संघाताः (saṁghātāḥ) - swarms (of flies) (multitudes, swarms, collections)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃghāta
saṁghāta - crowd, multitude, collection, swarm, mass, accumulation
From prefix sam- + root han (to strike, unite) + ghañ suffix
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
अनुगच्छन्ति (anugacchanti) - they follow (they follow, they go after)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Present active indicative, 3rd person plural
Prefix anu- + root gam, class 1 bhvādi.
Prefix: anu
Root: gam (class 1)
कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kaurava
kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus (a historical dynasty and clan in ancient India)
From Kuru + aṇ suffix.