Shloka 177

Mauneya Devagandharva–Apsaras Vamsha-Kirtana

Catalogue of Mauneya Gandharvas and Apsarases

Devanagari script

सर्पाश्चाजगरा ग्राहा मार्जारा मूषिकाः परे / मण्डूका नकुलाश्चैव वल्कका वनगोचराः

Transliteration

sarpāścājagarā grāhā mārjārā mūṣikāḥ pare / maṇḍūkā nakulāścaiva valkakā vanagocarāḥ

Translation

Nagkaroon din ng mga ahas, ajagara (malalaking sawa) at grāha (buwaya); pati mga pusa (mārjāra) at iba pang daga (mūṣika). Lumitaw din ang mga palaka (maṇḍūka), nakula at valkaka na gumagala sa gubat.

Word by Word

• sarpāḥ: snakes
• sarpāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• ajagarāḥ: pythons/large serpents
• ajagarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• grāhāḥ: crocodiles
• grāhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• mārjārāḥ: cats
• mārjārāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārjāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• mūṣikāḥ: mice/rats
• mūṣikāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūṣika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• pare: others
• pare: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.); used adjectivally

• maṇḍūkāḥ: frogs
• maṇḍūkāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍūka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• nakulāḥ: mongooses
• nakulāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (particle)

• valkakāḥ: valkakas (a kind/name)
• valkakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: valkaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.)

• vanagocarāḥ: forest-roaming
• vanagocarāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom.), Bahuvacana (pl.); tatpuruṣa (locative relation): ‘vana-gocara’ = ‘moving in the forest’