महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-8, chapter-63, verse-37
ऐरावताः सौरभेया वैशालेयाश्च भोगिनः ।
एतेऽभवन्नर्जुनतः क्षुद्रसर्पास्तु कर्णतः ॥३७॥
एतेऽभवन्नर्जुनतः क्षुद्रसर्पास्तु कर्णतः ॥३७॥
37. airāvatāḥ saurabheyā vaiśāleyāśca bhoginaḥ ,
ete'bhavannarjunataḥ kṣudrasarpāstu karṇataḥ.
ete'bhavannarjunataḥ kṣudrasarpāstu karṇataḥ.
37.
airāvatāḥ saurabheyāḥ vaiśāleyāḥ ca bhoginaḥ
ete abhavan arjunataḥ kṣudrasarpāḥ tu karṇataḥ
ete abhavan arjunataḥ kṣudrasarpāḥ tu karṇataḥ
37.
airāvatāḥ saurabheyāḥ vaiśāleyāḥ ca bhoginaḥ ete
arjunataḥ abhavan kṣudrasarpāḥ tu karṇataḥ abhavan
arjunataḥ abhavan kṣudrasarpāḥ tu karṇataḥ abhavan
37.
The descendants of Airāvata, Saurabheya, and Vaiśāleya, as well as the Bhogins (great serpents), all originated from Arjuna. However, the minor serpents originated from Karna.
Words meanings summery:
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- ऐरावताः (airāvatāḥ) - descendants of Airāvata
- सौरभेयाः (saurabheyāḥ) - descendants of Surabhi
- वैशालेयाः (vaiśāleyāḥ) - descendants of Viśāla; a class of serpents
- च (ca) - and
- भोगिनः (bhoginaḥ) - great serpents (hooded serpents; enjoyers)
- एते (ete) - these
- अभवन् (abhavan) - they were; they originated
- अर्जुनतः (arjunataḥ) - from Arjuna
- क्षुद्रसर्पाः (kṣudrasarpāḥ) - small snakes; minor serpents
- तु (tu) - but; however; indeed
- कर्णतः (karṇataḥ) - from Karna
Words meanings and morphology
ऐरावताः (airāvatāḥ) - descendants of Airāvata
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of airāvata
airāvata - belonging to or descended from Airāvata (Indra's elephant); a class of nāgas (serpents)
सौरभेयाः (saurabheyāḥ) - descendants of Surabhi
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saurabheya
saurabheya - descendant of Surabhi (the mythical cow); a class of nāgas (serpents)
वैशालेयाः (vaiśāleyāḥ) - descendants of Viśāla; a class of serpents
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vaiśāleya
vaiśāleya - descendant of Viśāla; a specific class of nāgas (serpents)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
भोगिनः (bhoginaḥ) - great serpents (hooded serpents; enjoyers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhogin
bhogin - a hooded snake, serpent; an enjoyer, one who possesses; an affluent person
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
अभवन् (abhavan) - they were; they originated
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
root of existence, often conjugated as a class 1 verb
Root: bhū (class 1)
अर्जुनतः (arjunataḥ) - from Arjuna
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (a prominent Pandava hero); white, silvery; peacock
Note: suffix -tas indicates ablative case
क्षुद्रसर्पाः (kṣudrasarpāḥ) - small snakes; minor serpents
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣudrasarpa
kṣudrasarpa - a small or minor snake
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣudra+sarpa)
- kṣudra – small, tiny, minute; mean, base, low
adjective - sarpa – snake, serpent
noun (masculine)
from root sṛp (to creep)
Root: sṛp (class 1)
तु (tu) - but; however; indeed
(indeclinable)
कर्णतः (karṇataḥ) - from Karna
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karna (a prominent character in the Mahabharata); ear
Note: suffix -tas indicates ablative case