महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-21

ज्ञेयं शतसहस्रं तु सहस्राणि तथा नव ।
नराणामपि पञ्चाशच्छतानि त्रीणि चानघाः ॥२१॥

21. jñeyaṁ śatasahasraṁ tu sahasrāṇi tathā nava ,
narāṇāmapi pañcāśacchatāni trīṇi cānaghāḥ.

21. jñeyam śatasahasram tu sahasrāṇi tathā nava
narāṇām api pañcāśat śatāni trīṇi ca anaghāḥ

21. O blameless ones, one should know that for men (foot soldiers), the count is one hundred thousand, and furthermore nine thousand, along with three hundred and fifty.

21. (ואת מספר חיילי הרגלים) יש לדעת: מאה אלף ותשעת אלפים ושלוש מאות וחמישים, הו חפים מחטא.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - this numerical information is to be understood and remembered (to be known, should be known, knowable)

• शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - the largest component of the foot soldiers' count (100,000) (a hundred thousand, one lac)

• तु (tu) - serves as a conjunction or emphasis, connecting this numerical fact (but, indeed, and)

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - a numerical unit, part of the count for foot soldiers (thousands)

• तथा (tathā) - introduces the next component of the count (thus, also, and)

• नव (nava) - specifies 'nine' thousands (nine)

• नराणाम् (narāṇām) - specifies that the count refers to foot soldiers (of men, of human beings)

• अपि (api) - indicates that this count for men is also part of the akṣauhiṇī's composition (also, even, too)

• पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - refers to fifty units that, combined with 'trīṇi śatāni', form 350 (fifty)

• शतानि (śatāni) - a numerical unit, part of the count for foot soldiers (three hundreds) (hundreds)

• त्रीणि (trīṇi) - specifies 'three' hundreds (three)

• च (ca) - connects 'three hundreds' with 'fifty' (and)

• अनघाः (anaghāḥ) - an address to the audience, signifying purity or high moral standing (O blameless ones, O sinless ones)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - this numerical information is to be understood and remembered (to be known, should be known, knowable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible

gerundive

derived from √jñā + ya

Root: jñā (class 9)

शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - the largest component of the foot soldiers' count (100,000) (a hundred thousand, one lac)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śatasahasra

śatasahasra - a hundred thousand, one lac

Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+sahasra)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - serves as a conjunction or emphasis, connecting this numerical fact (but, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - a numerical unit, part of the count for foot soldiers (thousands)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

तथा (tathā) - introduces the next component of the count (thus, also, and)

(indeclinable)

नव (nava) - specifies 'nine' thousands (nine)

(numeral)

Note: can be treated as a plural nominative form for numerals

नराणाम् (narāṇām) - specifies that the count refers to foot soldiers (of men, of human beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, foot soldier

अपि (api) - indicates that this count for men is also part of the akṣauhiṇī's composition (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - refers to fifty units that, combined with 'trīṇi śatāni', form 350 (fifty)

(numeral)

शतानि (śatāni) - a numerical unit, part of the count for foot soldiers (three hundreds) (hundreds)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śata

śata - hundred

त्रीणि (trīṇi) - specifies 'three' hundreds (three)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tri

tri - three

च (ca) - connects 'three hundreds' with 'fifty' (and)

(indeclinable)

अनघाः (anaghāḥ) - an address to the audience, signifying purity or high moral standing (O blameless ones, O sinless ones)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, plural of anagha

anagha - sinless, blameless, pure, faultless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (na+agha)

• na – not, no, non-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil, distress
  noun (neuter)

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