महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-10, verse-56

ओष्ट्राः पुण्ड्राः ससैरन्ध्राः पार्वतीयाश्च मारिष ।
अथापरे जनपदा दक्षिणा भरतर्षभ ॥५६॥

56. oṣṭrāḥ puṇḍrāḥ sasairandhrāḥ pārvatīyāśca māriṣa ,
athāpare janapadā dakṣiṇā bharatarṣabha.

56. oṣṭrāḥ puṇḍrāḥ sa-sairandhrāḥ pārvatīyāḥ ca māriṣa
| atha apare janapadāḥ dakṣiṇāḥ bharatarṣabha

56. māriṣa bharatarṣabha oṣṭrāḥ puṇḍrāḥ sa-sairandhrāḥ
pārvatīyāḥ ca atha apare dakṣiṇāḥ janapadāḥ

56. O respected sir, and O bull among the Bhāratas, (these are) the Oṣṭrās, Puṇḍrās, along with the Sairandhras, and the Pārvatīyas. Now, (listen to) other southern peoples (janapada).

56. הו נכבד, (ועוד) האוֹשְׁטְרַה, הפּוּנְדְרַה, הסַסַיְרַנְדְהְרַה והפָּארְוַטִיַה (יושבי ההרים). ויש עוד מדינות אחרות בדרום, הו אדם דגול מצאצאי בְּהַרַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ओष्ट्राः (oṣṭrāḥ) - People of the Oṣṭra region.

• पुण्ड्राः (puṇḍrāḥ) - People of the Puṇḍra region.

• स-सैरन्ध्राः (sa-sairandhrāḥ) - Along with the Sairandhras; having Sairandhras.

• पार्वतीयाः (pārvatīyāḥ) - Mountain dwellers; people from mountainous regions.

• च (ca) - and; also.

• मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one; O noble one.

• अथ (atha) - Now; then; moreover; thus.

• अपरे (apare) - Other; different; subsequent.

• जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - Countries; districts; peoples; inhabitants of a country.

• दक्षिणाः (dakṣiṇāḥ) - Southern; right; clever.

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bhāratas; O best of the Bhāratas.

Words meanings and morphology

ओष्ट्राः (oṣṭrāḥ) - People of the Oṣṭra region.

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of oṣṭra

oṣṭra - a camel; a region/people named Oṣṭra.

पुण्ड्राः (puṇḍrāḥ) - People of the Puṇḍra region.

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṇḍra

puṇḍra - a specific region/people in ancient India (often eastern Bengal); a type of sugar cane.

स-सैरन्ध्राः (sa-sairandhrāḥ) - Along with the Sairandhras; having Sairandhras.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-sairandhra

sa-sairandhra - along with Sairandhras; accompanied by Sairandhras.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+sairandhra)

• sa – with, together with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• sairandhra – a class of attendants, usually women, in royal palaces; people from Sairandhra.
  noun (masculine)

पार्वतीयाः (pārvatīyāḥ) - Mountain dwellers; people from mountainous regions.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārvatīya

pārvatīya - mountainous, living in mountains, hill-dweller.

Derived from 'parvata' (mountain) with the suffix 'īya'.

Note: Used here as a noun referring to a group of people.

च (ca) - and; also.

(indeclinable)

मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one; O noble one.

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māriṣa

māriṣa - a respected or venerable person; a gentleman.

अथ (atha) - Now; then; moreover; thus.

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - Other; different; subsequent.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, different, subsequent, western, inferior.

जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - Countries; districts; peoples; inhabitants of a country.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of janapada

janapada - a country, a district, a people, a community of men.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (jana+pada)

• jana – person, people, man, creature.
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pada – foot, step, mark, place, abode, district, country, station.
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

दक्षिणाः (dakṣiṇāḥ) - Southern; right; clever.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, dexterous, clever, sincere.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bhāratas; O best of the Bhāratas.

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of the Bharatas; bull among the Bharatas (an epithet of great warriors or kings).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king mentioned in ancient Indian texts; a name for India.
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – a bull; the best, chief, excellent.
  noun (masculine)

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