महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-43

दश पुत्रसहस्राणि दशज्योतेर्महात्मनः ।
ततो दशगुणाश्चान्ये शतज्योतेरिहात्मजाः ॥४३॥

43. daśa putrasahasrāṇi daśajyotermahātmanaḥ ,
tato daśaguṇāścānye śatajyoterihātmajāḥ.

43. daśa putrasahasrāṇi daśajyoteḥ mahātmanaḥ
tataḥ daśaguṇāḥ ca anye śatajyoteḥ iha ātmajāḥ

43. Daśajyoti, the great-souled, had ten thousand sons. Thereafter, Śatajyoti had ten times more descendants here (in this world).

43. לדַשַׁג׳ְיוֹטִי בעל הנפש הגדולה היו עשרת אלפים בנים. ולשַׁטַג׳ְיוֹטִי היו כאן צאצאים רבים פי עשרה מזה.

Words meanings summery:

• दश (daśa) - ten

• पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousand sons

• दशज्योतेः (daśajyoteḥ) - of Daśajyoti

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter

• दशगुणाः (daśaguṇāḥ) - ten times more

• च (ca) - and

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• शतज्योतेः (śatajyoteḥ) - of Śatajyoti

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons, descendants

Words meanings and morphology

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousand sons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of putrasahasra

putrasahasra - thousand sons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+sahasra)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

दशज्योतेः (daśajyoteḥ) - of Daśajyoti

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of daśajyoti

daśajyoti - Daśajyoti (a proper name, 'ten lights')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daśa+jyotis)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• jyotis – light, luster
  noun (neuter)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'Daśajyotiḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter

(indeclinable)

दशगुणाः (daśaguṇāḥ) - ten times more

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daśaguṇa

daśaguṇa - ten-fold, ten times more

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśa+guṇa)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• guṇa – multiple, quality
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'ātmajāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Refers to descendants.

शतज्योतेः (śatajyoteḥ) - of Śatajyoti

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śatajyoti

śatajyoti - Śatajyoti (a proper name, 'hundred lights')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+jyotis)

• śata – hundred
  numeral
• jyotis – light, luster
  noun (neuter)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons, descendants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - born of oneself, son, descendant

agent noun

from ātman + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced
  adjective
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

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