Shloka 18
Bhīṣma Parva, Adhyāya 4 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Vyāsa Saṃvāda on Kāla and Jayalakṣaṇa
Signs of Victory
Devanagari script
गौरजाविमनुष्याश्च अश्वाश्वतरगर्दभा:
Translation
Sañjaya said: Cows, goats, sheep, humans, horses, mules, and donkeys—these seven creatures are called “village-dwellers” by the virtuous. O king, thus the village-dwellers and the forest-dwellers together are said to make fourteen kinds in all.
Word by Word
gauracows (gaura = cow/ox kind)
gaura:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootgaura
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
ajāḥgoats
ajāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootajā
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
vimanuṣyāḥnon-human beings
vimanuṣyāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootvimanuṣya
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
aśvāḥhorses
aśvāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootaśva
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
aśvataragardabhāḥmules and donkeys
aśvataragardabhāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootaśvatara + gardabha
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes