Shloka 18
Bhīṣma Parva, Adhyāya 4 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Vyāsa Saṃvāda on Kāla and Jayalakṣaṇa
Signs of Victory
Devanagari script
गौरजाविमनुष्याश्च अश्वाश्वतरगर्दभा:,गाय, बकरी, भेड़, मनुष्य, घोड़े, खच्चर और गदहे--इन सात पशुओंको साधु पुरुषोंने ग्रामवासी बताया है। राजन! इस प्रकार ये ग्रामवासी और वनवासी मिलकर कुल चौदह पशु कहे गये हैं
Translation
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Baka, kambing, tupa, tao, kabayo, mula, at asno—ang pitong hayop na ito’y tinawag ng mga banal na tao na “mga naninirahan sa nayon.” O Hari, sa gayon, ang mga taga-nayon at mga taga-gubat na pinagsama ay sinasabing kabuuang labing-apat na hayop.
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