महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-119, verse-2
कुरूंश्च विप्रमुख्यांश्च भोजयित्वा सहस्रशः ।
रत्नौघान्द्विजमुख्येभ्यो दत्त्वा ग्रामवरानपि ॥२॥
रत्नौघान्द्विजमुख्येभ्यो दत्त्वा ग्रामवरानपि ॥२॥
2. kurūṁśca vipramukhyāṁśca bhojayitvā sahasraśaḥ ,
ratnaughāndvijamukhyebhyo dattvā grāmavarānapi.
ratnaughāndvijamukhyebhyo dattvā grāmavarānapi.
2.
kurūn ca vipramukhyān ca bhojayitvā sahasraśaḥ |
ratnaughān dvijamukhyebhyaḥ dattvā grāmavarān api
ratnaughān dvijamukhyebhyaḥ dattvā grāmavarān api
2.
After feeding thousands of Kurus and prominent Brahmins, and after giving vast quantities of jewels and excellent villages to the chief Brahmins (twice-born), (they completed the rites).
Words meanings summery:
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- कुरून् (kurūn) - the members of the Kuru dynasty/clan (the Kurus)
- च (ca) - and, also
- विप्रमुख्यान् (vipramukhyān) - chief Brahmins, principal Brahmins
- च (ca) - and, also
- भोजयित्वा (bhojayitvā) - having caused to eat, having fed
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
- रत्नौघान् (ratnaughān) - heaps of jewels, multitudes of gems
- द्विजमुख्येभ्यः (dvijamukhyebhyaḥ) - to the chief Brahmins, to the principal twice-born
- दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given
- ग्रामवरान् (grāmavarān) - excellent villages, best villages
- अपि (api) - also, even
Words meanings and morphology
कुरून् (kurūn) - the members of the Kuru dynasty/clan (the Kurus)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kuru
kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
विप्रमुख्यान् (vipramukhyān) - chief Brahmins, principal Brahmins
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vipramukhya
vipramukhya - chief among Brahmins
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+mukhya)
- vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
noun (masculine) - mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
adjective (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भोजयित्वा (bhojayitvā) - having caused to eat, having fed
(indeclinable)
Gerund (absolutive) of causative verb
Formed from the causative stem 'bhojayi-' of root √bhuj, with the suffix -tvā.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
(indeclinable)
Formed from 'sahasra' (thousand) with the adverbial suffix -śaḥ.
रत्नौघान् (ratnaughān) - heaps of jewels, multitudes of gems
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ratnaugha
ratnaugha - multitude of jewels, heap of gems
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratna+ogha)
- ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
noun (neuter) - ogha – flood, stream, multitude, heap
noun (masculine)
द्विजमुख्येभ्यः (dvijamukhyebhyaḥ) - to the chief Brahmins, to the principal twice-born
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of dvijamukhya
dvijamukhya - chief among the twice-born (Brahmins)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+mukhya)
- dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, or bird, tooth)
noun (masculine) - mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
adjective (masculine)
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given
(indeclinable)
Gerund (absolutive)
Formed from root √dā with the suffix -tvā.
Root: dā (class 3)
ग्रामवरान् (grāmavarān) - excellent villages, best villages
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of grāmavara
grāmavara - excellent village
Compound type : karmadhāraya (grāma+vara)
- grāma – village, community
noun (masculine) - vara – best, excellent, boon, bridegroom
adjective (masculine)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)