Mahabharata
Lokapāla-sabhākhyāna (Yama's Assembly)2.8.16–18
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Mahabharata · 2.8.16–18
Devanāgarī

कपोतरोमा तृणकः सहदेवार्जुनौ तथा ॥
रामो दाशरथिश् चैव लक्ष्मणो ऽथ प्रतर्दनः ॥
अलर्कः कक्षसेनश् च गयो गौराश्व एव च ॥
जामदग्न्यो ऽथ रामो ऽत्र नाभागसगरौ तथा ॥
भूरिद्युम्नो महाश्वश् च पृथ्वश्वो जनकस् तथा ॥
वैन्यो राजा वारिषेणः पुरुजो जनमेजयः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kapotaromā tṛṇakaḥ sahadevārjunau tathā ||
rāmo dāśarathiś caiva lakṣmaṇo 'tha pratardanaḥ ||
alarkaḥ kakṣasenaś ca gayo gaurāśva eva ca ||
jāmadagnyo 'tha rāmo 'tra nābhāgasagarau tathā ||
bhūridyumno mahāśvaś ca pṛthvaśvo janakas tathā ||
vainyo rājā vāriṣeṇaḥ purujo janamejayaḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कपोत-रोमा तृणकःkapota-romā tṛṇakaḥKapotaroma, Trinaka,
सहदेव-अर्जुनौ तथाsahadeva-arjunau tathāSahadeva and Arjuna [Kartavirya],
रामः दाशरथिः च एवrāmaḥ dāśarathiḥ ca evaand Rama son of Dasharatha,
लक्ष्मणः अथ प्रतर्दनःlakṣmaṇaḥ atha pratardanaḥLakshmana, then Pratardana,
अलर्कः कक्षसेनः चalarkaḥ kakṣasenaḥ caAlarka, Kakshasena,
गयः गौराश्वः एव चgayaḥ gaurāśvaḥ eva caGaya, Gaurashva,
जामदग्न्यः अथ रामः अत्रjāmadagnyaḥ atha rāmaḥ atrathen here Rama Jamadagnya,
नाभाग-सगरौ तथाnābhāga-sagarau tathāNabhaga and Sagara,
भूरिद्युम्नः महाश्वः चbhūridyumnaḥ mahāśvaḥ caBhuridyumna, Mahashva,
पृथ्वश्वः जनकः तथाpṛthvaśvaḥ janakaḥ tathāPrithvashva, Janaka,
वैन्यः राजा वारिषेणःvainyaḥ rājā vāriṣeṇaḥking Vainya, Varishena,
पुरुजः जनमेजयःpurujaḥ janamejayaḥPuruja, Janamejaya,
कपोतरोमाkapotaromāoriginal form "kapotaromā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहदेवार्जुनौsahadevārjunauoriginal form "sahadevārjunau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रामोrāmooriginal form "rāmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दाशरथिश्dāśarathiśoriginal form "dāśarathiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लक्ष्मणोlakṣmaṇooriginal form "lakṣmaṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽथ'thaoriginal form "'tha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कक्षसेनश्kakṣasenaśoriginal form "kakṣasenaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गयोgayooriginal form "gayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गौराश्वgaurāśvaoriginal form "gaurāśva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जामदग्न्योjāmadagnyooriginal form "jāmadagnyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽथ'thaoriginal form "'tha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रामोrāmooriginal form "rāmo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽत्र'traoriginal form "'tra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाभागसगरौnābhāgasagarauoriginal form "nābhāgasagarau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूरिद्युम्नोbhūridyumnooriginal form "bhūridyumno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाश्वश्mahāśvaśoriginal form "mahāśvaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथ्वश्वोpṛthvaśvooriginal form "pṛthvaśvo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जनकस्janakasoriginal form "janakas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैन्योvainyooriginal form "vainyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुजोpurujooriginal form "purujo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

"Kapotaroma, Trinaka, Sahadeva and Arjuna [Kartavirya], Rama son of Dasharatha and Lakshmana, then Pratardana, Alarka, Kakshasena, Gaya, Gaurashva, [and] here Rama Jamadagnya, Nabhaga and Sagara, Bhuridyumna, Mahashva, Prithvashva, Janaka, king Vainya, Varishena, Puruja, Janamejaya."

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