महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-60, verse-48

और्वस्यासीत्पुत्रशतं जमदग्निपुरोगमम् ।
तेषां पुत्रसहस्राणि बभूवुर्भृगुविस्तरः ॥४८॥

48. aurvasyāsītputraśataṁ jamadagnipurogamam ,
teṣāṁ putrasahasrāṇi babhūvurbhṛguvistaraḥ.

48. aurvasya āsīt putraśatam jamadagnipurōgamam
teṣām putrasahasrāṇi babhūvuḥ bhṛguvistaraḥ

48. Aurva had a hundred sons, with Jamadagni being the foremost among them. From these sons, thousands of descendants were born, thus extending the lineage of Bhṛgu.

48. לאַאוּרְוַה היו מאה בנים, וג׳ַמַדַגְנִי בראשם. להם נולדו אלפי בנים, והם הרחבת שושלת בְּהְרְגוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• और्वस्य (aurvasya) - belonging to Aurva (referring to his sons) (of Aurva)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - (he) had (a hundred sons) (was, existed)

• पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a group of a hundred sons (a hundred sons, a hundred children)

• जमदग्निपुर्ओगमम् (jamadagnipurōgamam) - with Jamadagni leading (the hundred sons) (having Jamadagni as the foremost)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - from those (hundred sons) (of them, among them)

• पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of descendants (thousands of sons)

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - (thousands of sons) came into being (they were, they became, they came into being)

• भृगुविस्तरः (bhṛguvistaraḥ) - the proliferation of the Bhṛgu lineage (the expansion/extension of Bhṛgu)

Words meanings and morphology

और्वस्य (aurvasya) - belonging to Aurva (referring to his sons) (of Aurva)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aurva

aurva - relating to the thigh (`ūru`); name of a sage (born from `ūru`)

`aṇ` suffix from `ūru`

आसीत् (āsīt) - (he) had (a hundred sons) (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

verb

Imperfect 3rd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'had'.

पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a group of a hundred sons (a hundred sons, a hundred children)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of putraśata

putraśata - a hundred sons

Compound

Compound type : dvigu or tatpuruṣa (putra+śata)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• śata – a hundred
  numeral/noun (neuter)

Note: It's the subject of `āsīt`.

जमदग्निपुर्ओगमम् (jamadagnipurōgamam) - with Jamadagni leading (the hundred sons) (having Jamadagni as the foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jamadagnipurōgama

jamadagnipurōgama - having Jamadagni as the leader/foremost

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jamadagni+purōgama)

• jamadagni – Jamadagni (proper name)
  noun (masculine)
• purōgama – going before, leading, chief, foremost
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From `puras` (before) + root `gam` (to go) + `ḍa` suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `putraśatam`.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - from those (hundred sons) (of them, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of descendants (thousands of sons)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of putrasahasra

putrasahasra - a thousand sons, thousands of children/descendants

Compound

Compound type : dvigu or tatpuruṣa (putra+sahasra)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  numeral/noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of `babhūvuḥ`.

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - (thousands of sons) came into being (they were, they became, they came into being)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of bhū

verb

Perfect 3rd person plural active

Root: bhū (class 1)

भृगुविस्तरः (bhṛguvistaraḥ) - the proliferation of the Bhṛgu lineage (the expansion/extension of Bhṛgu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛguvistara

bhṛguvistara - extension/propagation of the Bhṛgu family

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+vistara)

• bhṛgu – Bhṛgu (proper name of a sage, ancestor of this lineage)
  noun (masculine)
• vistara – extension, expansion, diffusion, detailed account
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From `vi` + root `stṛ` (to spread) + `ap` suffix.
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicate nominative for `putrasahasrāṇi` (implicitly).

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