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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-22

पञ्चषष्टिसहस्राणि तथाश्वानां शतानि च ।
दशोत्तराणि षट्प्राहुर्यथावदिह संख्यया ॥२२॥
22. pañcaṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi tathāśvānāṁ śatāni ca ,
daśottarāṇi ṣaṭprāhuryathāvadiha saṁkhyayā.
22. pañcaṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi tathā aśvānām śatāni ca
daśottarāṇi ṣaṭ prāhuḥ yathāvat iha saṁkhyayā
22. And sixty-five thousand, along with six hundred and ten horses, they properly declare here by enumeration.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पञ्चषष्टिसहस्राणि (pañcaṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi) - the main component of the horse count (65,000) (sixty-five thousands)
  • तथा (tathā) - introduces the next component of the count for horses (thus, also, and)
  • अश्वानाम् (aśvānām) - specifies that the count refers to horses (of horses)
  • शतानि (śatāni) - a numerical unit, part of the count for horses (six hundreds) (hundreds)
  • (ca) - connects different parts of the enumeration (and)
  • दशोत्तराणि (daśottarāṇi) - describes the hundreds as being ten more than six hundred, leading to 610 (exceeding by ten, ten more)
  • षट् (ṣaṭ) - specifies 'six' hundreds (six)
  • प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - the action of the authorities providing this enumeration (they say, they declare)
  • यथावत् (yathāvat) - emphasizes the correctness and exactness of the stated numbers (properly, accurately, precisely)
  • इह (iha) - in the context of this specific enumeration or discussion (here, in this matter)
  • संख्यया (saṁkhyayā) - the method by which these army sizes are determined and stated (by calculation, by numeration, by count)

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्चषष्टिसहस्राणि (pañcaṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi) - the main component of the horse count (65,000) (sixty-five thousands)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of pañcaṣaṣṭisahasra
pañcaṣaṣṭisahasra - sixty-five thousand
Compound type : tatpurusha (pañcaṣaṣṭi+sahasra)
  • pañcaṣaṣṭi – sixty-five
    numeral (feminine)
  • sahasra – thousand
    noun (neuter)
तथा (tathā) - introduces the next component of the count for horses (thus, also, and)
(indeclinable)
अश्वानाम् (aśvānām) - specifies that the count refers to horses (of horses)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
शतानि (śatāni) - a numerical unit, part of the count for horses (six hundreds) (hundreds)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of śata
śata - hundred
(ca) - connects different parts of the enumeration (and)
(indeclinable)
दशोत्तराणि (daśottarāṇi) - describes the hundreds as being ten more than six hundred, leading to 610 (exceeding by ten, ten more)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of daśottara
daśottara - exceeding by ten, ten more, plus ten
Compound type : tatpurusha (daśan+uttara)
  • daśan – ten
    numeral
  • uttara – later, subsequent, superior, exceeding, more
    adjective
षट् (ṣaṭ) - specifies 'six' hundreds (six)
(numeral)
Note: can be treated as a plural nominative form for numerals
प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - the action of the authorities providing this enumeration (they say, they declare)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-√ah
Prefix: pra
Root: ah
यथावत् (yathāvat) - emphasizes the correctness and exactness of the stated numbers (properly, accurately, precisely)
(indeclinable)
इह (iha) - in the context of this specific enumeration or discussion (here, in this matter)
(indeclinable)
संख्यया (saṁkhyayā) - the method by which these army sizes are determined and stated (by calculation, by numeration, by count)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of saṁkhyā
saṁkhyā - number, calculation, enumeration, total
action noun
derived from sam-√khyā + a
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā