महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-144, verse-16

यक्ष्यन्ति च नरव्याघ्रा विजित्य पृथिवीमिमाम् ।
राजसूयाश्वमेधाद्यैः क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥१६॥

16. yakṣyanti ca naravyāghrā vijitya pṛthivīmimām ,
rājasūyāśvamedhādyaiḥ kratubhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ.

16. yakṣyanti ca naravyāghrāḥ vijitya pṛthivīm imām
rājasūyāśvamedhādyaīḥ kratubhiḥ bhūridakṣiṇaīḥ

16. And these tiger-like men (heroes), having conquered this earth, will perform sacrifices such as the rājasūya and aśvamedha, accompanied by abundant offerings (dakṣiṇās).

16. וגיבורים אדירים אלה, לאחר שיכבשו את הארץ הזאת, יקיימו טקסים וודיים כמו רָאג׳ַסוּיַה, אַשְׁוַמֵדְהַא ועוד, עם מתנות נדיבות לכוהנים.

Words meanings summery:

• यक्ष्यन्ति (yakṣyanti) - they will sacrifice, they will worship

• च (ca) - and

• नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - Referring to the Pāṇḍavas (tiger-like among men, excellent men, heroes)

• विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered, having won

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• राजसूयाश्वमेधाद्यईः (rājasūyāśvamedhādyaīḥ) - with sacrifices beginning with rājasūya and aśvamedha, etc.

• क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - with sacrifices, rites

• भूरिदक्षिणईः (bhūridakṣiṇaīḥ) - with abundant offerings (dakṣiṇās)

Words meanings and morphology

यक्ष्यन्ति (yakṣyanti) - they will sacrifice, they will worship

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (Lṛṭ) of √yaj

Future (Lṛṭ)

3rd person plural future active of √yaj

Root: √yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - Referring to the Pāṇḍavas (tiger-like among men, excellent men, heroes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - a tiger among men, an excellent man, a hero

Upamāna Pūrvapada Tatpuruṣa compound: nara (man) + vyāghra (tiger), meaning 'a man who is like a tiger'

Compound type : upamāna-tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger, best of its kind
  noun (masculine)

विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered, having won

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of √ji with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: √ji (class 1)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the earth goddess

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

राजसूयाश्वमेधाद्यईः (rājasūyāśvamedhādyaīḥ) - with sacrifices beginning with rājasūya and aśvamedha, etc.

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rājasūyāśvamedhādya

rājasūyāśvamedhādya - beginning with rājasūya and aśvamedha

Compound formed by Dvandva (rājasūya and aśvamedha) followed by Bahuvrīhi (having those as beginning/foremost)

Compound type : dvandva-bahuvrīhi (rājasūya+aśvamedha+ādya)

• rājasūya – a great sacrifice performed by a universal monarch at his coronation
  noun (masculine)
• aśvamedha – horse-sacrifice, a major Vedic ritual performed by a king to claim imperial sovereignty
  noun (masculine)
• ādya – first, beginning with, and so on
  adjective

क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - with sacrifices, rites

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kratu

kratu - sacrifice, rite, ceremony; power, strength

भूरिदक्षिणईः (bhūridakṣiṇaīḥ) - with abundant offerings (dakṣiṇās)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūridakṣiṇa

bhūridakṣiṇa - having abundant fees or offerings (dakṣiṇās)

Bahuvrīhi compound: bhūri (abundant) + dakṣiṇā (offering)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūri+dakṣiṇā)

• bhūri – abundant, much, many, extensive
  adjective
• dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee or offering given to priests
  noun (feminine)

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