Shloka 7
मौसलोत्पत्तिः — The Birth of the Musala and the Sages’ Pronouncement
Devanagari script
अन्वकुर्वन्नुलूकानां सारसा विरुतं तथा । अजा: शिवानां विरुतमन्वकुर्वत भारत,भारत! सारस उल्लुओंकी और बकरे गीदड़ोंकी बोलीकी नकल करने लगे
Transliteration
anvakurvann ulūkānāṃ sārasā virutaṃ tathā | ajāḥ śivānāṃ virutam anvakurvata bhārata bhārata ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Bhārata, Bhārata! The cranes began imitating the hooting of the owls, and the goats began imitating the cries of the jackals.”
Word by Word
अन्वकुर्वन्they imitated / followed (in sound)
अन्वकुर्वन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + कृ
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
उलूकानाम्of owls
उलूकानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootउलूक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सारसाःcranes
सारसाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसारस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विरुतम्cry / call
विरुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविरुत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अजाःgoats
अजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शिवानाम्of jackals
शिवानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशिव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विरुतम्cry / call
विरुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविरुत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अन्वकुर्वतthey imitated
अन्वकुर्वत:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + कृ
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaB
Bhārata (Janamejaya as addressee)O
owls (ulūka)C
cranes (sārasa)G
goats (ajāḥ)J
jackals (śiva)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes