Shloka 13.18Unverified draft

अत्र सप्तजना नाम मुनयः संशितव्रताः । सप्तैवासन्नधः शीर्षा नियतं जलशायिनः ।।4.13.18।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
atra saptajanā nāma munayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥअत्र सप्तजना नाम मुनयः संशितव्रताःhere the sages called the Saptajanas, of rigid vowsadverb + nominative plural + particle + nominative plural subject + nominative plural compound adjective
saptaivāsannadhaḥ śīrṣā niyataṃ jalaśāyinaḥसप्तैवासन्नधः शीर्षा नियतं जलशायिनःseven of them, lived head downward, always lying in waternumeral + particle + verb + adverb + nominative plural + adverb + nominative plural compound adjective

Reference: 4.13.18 · Kiṣkindhā Kāṇḍa