महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-10, verse-43
आदिराष्ट्राः सुकुट्टाश्च बलिराष्ट्रं च केवलम् ।
वानरास्याः प्रवाहाश्च वक्रा वक्रभयाः शकाः ॥४३॥
वानरास्याः प्रवाहाश्च वक्रा वक्रभयाः शकाः ॥४३॥
43. ādirāṣṭrāḥ sukuṭṭāśca balirāṣṭraṁ ca kevalam ,
vānarāsyāḥ pravāhāśca vakrā vakrabhayāḥ śakāḥ.
vānarāsyāḥ pravāhāśca vakrā vakrabhayāḥ śakāḥ.
43.
ādirāṣṭrāḥ sukuṭṭāḥ ca balirāṣṭram ca kevalam
vānarāsyāḥ pravāhāḥ ca vakrāḥ vakrabhayāḥ śakāḥ
vānarāsyāḥ pravāhāḥ ca vakrāḥ vakrabhayāḥ śakāḥ
43.
ādirāṣṭrāḥ sukuṭṭāḥ ca balirāṣṭram ca kevalam
vānarāsyāḥ pravāhāḥ ca vakrāḥ vakrabhayāḥ śakāḥ
vānarāsyāḥ pravāhāḥ ca vakrāḥ vakrabhayāḥ śakāḥ
43.
The Ādirāṣṭras, the Sukuṭṭas, and only the Balirāṣṭras; also the Vānarāsyas, the Pravāhas, the Vakras, the Vakrabhayas, and the Śakas.
Words meanings summery:
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- आदिराष्ट्राः (ādirāṣṭrāḥ) - the Ādirāṣṭras (a people, 'first nation')
- सुकुट्टाः (sukuṭṭāḥ) - the Sukuṭṭas (a people)
- च (ca) - and
- बलिराष्ट्रम् (balirāṣṭram) - the Balirāṣṭra (country/people)
- च (ca) - and
- केवलम् (kevalam) - Modifies 'Balirāṣṭram', implying 'only Balirāṣṭra' (only, exclusively)
- वानरास्याः (vānarāsyāḥ) - the Vānarāsyas (a people, 'monkey-faced')
- प्रवाहाः (pravāhāḥ) - the Pravāhas (a people)
- च (ca) - and
- वक्राः (vakrāḥ) - the Vakras (a people, 'curved, crooked')
- वक्रभयाः (vakrabhayāḥ) - the Vakrabhayas (a people, 'having crooked fear' or 'fearful of the crooked')
- शकाः (śakāḥ) - the Śakas (a people)
Words meanings and morphology
आदिराष्ट्राः (ādirāṣṭrāḥ) - the Ādirāṣṭras (a people, 'first nation')
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ādirāṣṭra
ādirāṣṭra - the first or primeval nation; a people or tribe
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ādi+rāṣṭra)
- ādi – first, beginning, primeval
adjective (masculine) - rāṣṭra – kingdom, nation, country
noun (neuter)
सुकुट्टाः (sukuṭṭāḥ) - the Sukuṭṭas (a people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sukuṭṭa
sukuṭṭa - a people or tribe
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
बलिराष्ट्रम् (balirāṣṭram) - the Balirāṣṭra (country/people)
(proper noun)
neuter, singular of balirāṣṭra
balirāṣṭra - the country or kingdom of Bali; a people or tribe
Compound type : tatpurusha (bali+rāṣṭra)
- bali – offering, tribute; name of a mythical king
noun (masculine) - rāṣṭra – kingdom, nation, country
noun (neuter)
Note: Used here in singular to refer to the country/people as a collective entity, likely agreeing with 'kevalam'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
केवलम् (kevalam) - Modifies 'Balirāṣṭram', implying 'only Balirāṣṭra' (only, exclusively)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of kevala
kevala - alone, solitary, entire, whole, exclusive, mere
Note: Functions adverbially here.
वानरास्याः (vānarāsyāḥ) - the Vānarāsyas (a people, 'monkey-faced')
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vānarāsya
vānarāsya - monkey-faced; a people or tribe
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vānara+āsya)
- vānara – monkey, ape
noun (masculine) - āsya – mouth, face
noun (neuter)
प्रवाहाः (pravāhāḥ) - the Pravāhas (a people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pravāha
pravāha - current, stream, flow; a people or tribe
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वक्राः (vakrāḥ) - the Vakras (a people, 'curved, crooked')
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vakra
vakra - crooked, bent, winding; a people or tribe
वक्रभयाः (vakrabhayāḥ) - the Vakrabhayas (a people, 'having crooked fear' or 'fearful of the crooked')
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vakrabhaya
vakrabhaya - a people or tribe, name implies either 'those whose fear is crooked' or 'those who fear the crooked'
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vakra+bhaya)
- vakra – crooked, bent, indirect
adjective (masculine) - bhaya – fear, dread
noun (neuter)
शकाः (śakāḥ) - the Śakas (a people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaka
śaka - the Scythians; a people or tribe inhabiting parts of ancient India and Central Asia