Mahabharata
Lokapāla-sabhākhyāna (Kubera's Assembly)2.10.14–17
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Mahabharata · 2.10.14–17
Devanāgarī

किंनरा नाम गन्धर्वा नरा नाम तथापरे ॥
मणिभद्रो ऽथ धनदः श्वेतभद्रश् च गुह्यकः ॥
कशेरको गण्डकण्डुः प्रद्योतश् च महाबलः ॥
कुस्तुम्बुरुः पिशाचश् च गजकर्णो विशालकः ॥
वराहकर्णः सान्द्रोष्ठः फलभक्षः फलोदकः ॥
अङ्गचूडः शिखावर्तो हेमनेत्रो विभीषणः ॥
पुष्पाननः पिङ्गलकः शोणितोदः प्रवालकः ॥
वृक्षवास्यनिकेतश् च चीरवासाश् च भारत ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kiṃnarā nāma gandharvā narā nāma tathāpare ||
maṇibhadro 'tha dhanadaḥ śvetabhadraś ca guhyakaḥ ||
kaśerako gaṇḍakaṇḍuḥ pradyotaś ca mahābalaḥ ||
kustumburuḥ piśācaś ca gajakarṇo viśālakaḥ ||
varāhakarṇaḥ sāndroṣṭhaḥ phalabhakṣaḥ phalodakaḥ ||
aṅgacūḍaḥ śikhāvarto hemanetro vibhīṣaṇaḥ ||
puṣpānanaḥ piṅgalakaḥ śoṇitodaḥ pravālakaḥ ||
vṛkṣavāsyaniketaś ca cīravāsāś ca bhārata ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
किंनराः नाम गन्धर्वाःkiṃnarāḥ nāma gandharvāḥgandharvas named kinnaras,
नराः नाम तथा अपरेnarāḥ nāma tathā apareand others named naras,
मणिभद्रः अथ धनदःmaṇibhadraḥ atha dhanadaḥManibhadra, then Dhanada,
श्वेतभद्रः च गुह्यकःśvetabhadraḥ ca guhyakaḥand the guhyaka Shvetabhadra,
कशेरकः गण्डकण्डुःkaśerakaḥ gaṇḍakaṇḍuḥKasheraka, Gandakandu,
प्रद्योतः च महा-बलःpradyotaḥ ca mahā-balaḥand mighty Pradyota,
कुस्तुम्बुरुः पिशाचः चkustumburuḥ piśācaḥ caKustumburu, Pishacha,
गजकर्णः विशालकःgajakarṇaḥ viśālakaḥGajakarna, Vishalaka,
वराहकर्णः सान्द्रोष्ठःvarāhakarṇaḥ sāndroṣṭhaḥVarahakarna, Sandroshtha,
फलभक्षः फलोदकःphalabhakṣaḥ phalodakaḥPhalabhaksha, Phalodaka,
अङ्गचूडः शिखावर्तःaṅgacūḍaḥ śikhāvartaḥAngachuda, Shikhavarta,
हेमनेत्रः विभीषणःhemanetraḥ vibhīṣaṇaḥHemanetra, Vibhishana,
पुष्पाननः पिङ्गलकःpuṣpānanaḥ piṅgalakaḥPushpanana, Pingalaka,
शोणितोदः प्रवालकःśoṇitodaḥ pravālakaḥShonitoda, Pravalaka,
वृक्ष-वास्य-निकेतः चvṛkṣa-vāsya-niketaḥ caVrikshavasyaniketa,
चीरवासाः च भारतcīravāsāḥ ca bhārataand Chiravasa, O Bharata;
किंनराkiṃnarāoriginal form "kiṃnarā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गन्धर्वाgandharvāoriginal form "gandharvā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नराnarāoriginal form "narā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथापरेtathāpareoriginal form "tathāpare", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मणिभद्रोmaṇibhadrooriginal form "maṇibhadro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽथ'thaoriginal form "'tha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्वेतभद्रश्śvetabhadraśoriginal form "śvetabhadraś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कशेरकोkaśerakooriginal form "kaśerako", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रद्योतश्pradyotaśoriginal form "pradyotaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
महाबलःmahābalaḥoriginal form "mahābalaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पिशाचश्piśācaśoriginal form "piśācaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गजकर्णोgajakarṇooriginal form "gajakarṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शिखावर्तोśikhāvartooriginal form "śikhāvarto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हेमनेत्रोhemanetrooriginal form "hemanetro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृक्षवास्यनिकेतश्vṛkṣavāsyaniketaśoriginal form "vṛkṣavāsyaniketaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चीरवासाश्cīravāsāśoriginal form "cīravāsāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

“Gandharvas named kinnaras, and others named naras; Manibhadra, Dhanada, the guhyaka Shvetabhadra, Kasheraka, Gandakandu, mighty Pradyota, Kustumburu, Pishacha, Gajakarna, Vishalaka, Varahakarna, Sandroshtha, Phalabhaksha, Phalodaka, Angachuda, Shikhavarta, Hemanetra, Vibhishana, Pushpanana, Pingalaka, Shonitoda, Pravalaka, Vrikshavasyaniketa, and Chiravasa, O Bharata.”

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