Shloka 8

Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्

Devanagari script

पुलहस्य सुता राजज्छरभाश्न प्रकीर्तिता: । सिंहा: किम्पुरुषा व्याप्रा ऋक्षा ईहामृगास्तथा,राजन! पुलहके शरभ, सिंह, किम्पुरुष, व्याप्र, रीछ, और ईहामृग (भेड़िया) जातिके पुत्र हुए

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

pulahasya sutā rājan śarabhāś ca prakīrtitāḥ |

siṃhāḥ kiṃpuruṣā vyāghrā ṛkṣā īhāmṛgās tathā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, Pulaha’s offspring are declared to be the Śarabhas; likewise lions, Kiṃpuruṣas, tigers, bears, and also the īhāmṛgas.”

Word by Word

• पुलहस्य: of Pulaha
• पुलहस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुताः: daughters
• सुताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शरभाः: śarabhas (a kind of beast)
• शरभाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• च: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्रकीर्तिताः: are said/are declared
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कीर्तित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (PPP)

• सिंहाः: lions
• सिंहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• किम्पुरुषाः: kimpuruṣas (a class of beings)
• किम्पुरुषाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• व्याघ्राः: tigers
• व्याघ्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऋक्षाः: bears
• ऋक्षाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ईहामृगाः: īhāmṛgas (a kind of animal)
• ईहामृगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईहामृग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pulaha
• Janamejaya
• Śarabha
• Siṃha (lion)
• Kiṃpuruṣa
• Vyāghra (tiger)
• Ṛkṣa (bear)
• Īhāmṛga