महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-19, verse-7
कलिङ्गाः सिंहलाः प्राच्याः शूराभीरा दशेरकाः ।
शका यवनकाम्बोजास्तथा हंसपदाश्च ये ॥७॥
शका यवनकाम्बोजास्तथा हंसपदाश्च ये ॥७॥
7. kaliṅgāḥ siṁhalāḥ prācyāḥ śūrābhīrā daśerakāḥ ,
śakā yavanakāmbojāstathā haṁsapadāśca ye.
śakā yavanakāmbojāstathā haṁsapadāśca ye.
7.
kaliṅgāḥ siṃhalāḥ prācyāḥ śūrābhīrāḥ daśerakāḥ
śakāḥ yavanakāmbojāḥ tathā haṃsapadāḥ ca ye
śakāḥ yavanakāmbojāḥ tathā haṃsapadāḥ ca ye
7.
ye kaliṅgāḥ siṃhalāḥ prācyāḥ śūrābhīrāḥ daśerakāḥ
śakāḥ yavanakāmbojāḥ tathā ca haṃsapadāḥ (āsan)
śakāḥ yavanakāmbojāḥ tathā ca haṃsapadāḥ (āsan)
7.
The Kaliṅgas, Siṃhalas, Prācyas, Śūrābhīras, Daśerakas, Śakas, Yavanas, Kāmbojas, and also those known as Haṃsapadāḥ (were present).
Words meanings summery:
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- कलिङ्गाः (kaliṅgāḥ) - the Kaliṅgas (people from Kaliṅga country)
- सिंहलाः (siṁhalāḥ) - the Siṃhalas (people from Siṃhala country)
- प्राच्याः (prācyāḥ) - the Prācyas (easterners)
- शूराभीराः (śūrābhīrāḥ) - the Śūras and Ābhīras, or the Śūrābhīras (a combined group)
- दशेरकाः (daśerakāḥ) - the Daśerakas (a people/tribe)
- शकाः (śakāḥ) - the Śakas (Scythians)
- यवनकाम्बोजाः (yavanakāmbojāḥ) - the Yavanas and Kāmbojas
- तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in that manner; also, and)
- हंसपदाः (haṁsapadāḥ) - the Haṃsapadāḥ (a people/tribe)
- च (ca) - and
- ये (ye) - and those who (are called Haṃsapadāḥ) (those who, which, who)
Words meanings and morphology
कलिङ्गाः (kaliṅgāḥ) - the Kaliṅgas (people from Kaliṅga country)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaliṅga
kaliṅga - the Kaliṅga country or its people
सिंहलाः (siṁhalāḥ) - the Siṃhalas (people from Siṃhala country)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃhala
siṁhala - the island of Sri Lanka, or its people
प्राच्याः (prācyāḥ) - the Prācyas (easterners)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prācya
prācya - eastern, belonging to the east, an easterner
Note: Used here as a noun referring to a group of people.
शूराभीराः (śūrābhīrāḥ) - the Śūras and Ābhīras, or the Śūrābhīras (a combined group)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūrābhīra
śūrābhīra - the Śūras and Ābhīras (a dual compound) or a collective name for both groups
Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (śūra+ābhīra)
- śūra – a hero, a warrior; a name of a people
proper noun (masculine) - ābhīra – a cowherd; a name of a people/tribe
proper noun (masculine)
दशेरकाः (daśerakāḥ) - the Daśerakas (a people/tribe)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of daśeraka
daśeraka - a camel; a name of a people/tribe
शकाः (śakāḥ) - the Śakas (Scythians)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaka
śaka - a Scythian, a specific foreign tribe
यवनकाम्बोजाः (yavanakāmbojāḥ) - the Yavanas and Kāmbojas
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yavanakāmboja
yavanakāmboja - the Yavanas and Kāmbojas (a dual compound) or a collective name for both groups
Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (yavana+kāmboja)
- yavana – a Greek, an Ionian; a foreigner from the west
proper noun (masculine) - kāmboja – a name of a people, often associated with Central Asia
proper noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in that manner; also, and)
(indeclinable)
हंसपदाः (haṁsapadāḥ) - the Haṃsapadāḥ (a people/tribe)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsapada
haṁsapada - a type of people or tribe
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - and those who (are called Haṃsapadāḥ) (those who, which, who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what, that
Note: Refers to the preceding list of peoples.