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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-19

अक्षौहिण्याः प्रसंख्यानं रथानां द्विजसत्तमाः ।
संख्यागणिततत्त्वज्ञैः सहस्राण्येकविंशतिः ॥१९॥
19. akṣauhiṇyāḥ prasaṁkhyānaṁ rathānāṁ dvijasattamāḥ ,
saṁkhyāgaṇitatattvajñaiḥ sahasrāṇyekaviṁśatiḥ.
19. akṣauhiṇyāḥ prasaṁkhyānam rathānām dvijasattamāḥ
saṁkhyāgaṇitatattvajñaiḥ sahasrāṇi ekaviṁśatiḥ
19. O best among the twice-born, those who are skilled in the principles of numeration and calculation declare that the count of chariots in an Akṣauhiṇī is twenty-one thousand.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अक्षौहिण्याः (akṣauhiṇyāḥ) - pertaining to the large army division whose components are being enumerated (of an akṣauhiṇī)
  • प्रसंख्यानम् (prasaṁkhyānam) - the total count or number of military units within an akṣauhiṇī (enumeration, calculation, count)
  • रथानाम् (rathānām) - specifies that the count refers to chariots (of chariots)
  • द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - an address to the audience, implying they are Brahmins or learned individuals (O best among the twice-born)
  • संख्यागणिततत्त्वज्ञैः (saṁkhyāgaṇitatattvajñaiḥ) - refers to the experts providing the numerical information (by those who know the principles of calculation and numeration)
  • सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - part of the numerical count for chariots (thousands)
  • एकविंशतिः (ekaviṁśatiḥ) - specifies the number of thousands (21,000) (twenty-one)

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षौहिण्याः (akṣauhiṇyāḥ) - pertaining to the large army division whose components are being enumerated (of an akṣauhiṇī)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of akṣauhiṇī
akṣauhiṇī - an akṣauhiṇī (a specific very large army division)
प्रसंख्यानम् (prasaṁkhyānam) - the total count or number of military units within an akṣauhiṇī (enumeration, calculation, count)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prasaṁkhyāna
prasaṁkhyāna - computation, enumeration, calculation, detailed numbering
action noun
derived from pra-sam-√khyā + ana
Prefixes: pra+sam
Root: khyā
रथानाम् (rathānām) - specifies that the count refers to chariots (of chariots)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - an address to the audience, implying they are Brahmins or learned individuals (O best among the twice-born)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, plural of dvijasattama
dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)
  • dvija – twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya), a bird, a tooth
    noun (masculine)
  • sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous
    adjective
    superlative of sat (good, existent)
संख्यागणिततत्त्वज्ञैः (saṁkhyāgaṇitatattvajñaiḥ) - refers to the experts providing the numerical information (by those who know the principles of calculation and numeration)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṁkhyāgaṇitatattvajña
saṁkhyāgaṇitatattvajña - one who knows the principles of numeration and calculation, an expert in arithmetic
Compound type : tatpurusha (saṁkhyā+gaṇita+tattva+jña)
  • saṁkhyā – number, numeration, calculation
    noun (feminine)
    action noun
    Prefix: sam
    Root: khyā
  • gaṇita – counting, arithmetic, calculation
    noun (neuter)
    past participle
    from √gaṇ
    Root: gaṇ (class 10)
  • tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
    noun (neuter)
  • jña – knowing, acquainted with, wise, a knower
    adjective
    agent noun
    derived from √jñā
    Root: jñā (class 9)
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - part of the numerical count for chariots (thousands)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
एकविंशतिः (ekaviṁśatiḥ) - specifies the number of thousands (21,000) (twenty-one)
(numeral)