महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-22

अश्वमेधसहस्रं च सत्यं च तुलया धृतम् ।
अश्वमेधसहस्राद्धि सत्यमेव विशिष्यते ॥२२॥

22. aśvamedhasahasraṁ ca satyaṁ ca tulayā dhṛtam ,
aśvamedhasahasrāddhi satyameva viśiṣyate.

22. aśvamedhasahasram ca satyam ca tulayā dhṛtam
aśvamedhasahasrāt hi satyam eva viśiṣyate

22. A thousand aśvamedha yagyas and truth were weighed on a balance. Indeed, truth alone is superior to a thousand aśvamedha yagyas.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वमेधसहस्रम् (aśvamedhasahasram) - a thousand aśvamedha yagyas

• च (ca) - and

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• च (ca) - and

• तुलया (tulayā) - with a balance, by a scale

• धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, placed, weighed

• अश्वमेधसहस्रात् (aśvamedhasahasrāt) - than a thousand aśvamedha yagyas

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, excels, is superior

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वमेधसहस्रम् (aśvamedhasahasram) - a thousand aśvamedha yagyas

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśvamedhasahasra

aśvamedhasahasra - a thousand horse-sacrifices

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśvamedha+sahasra)

• aśvamedha – horse sacrifice (a type of yagya)
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, veracity

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तुलया (tulayā) - with a balance, by a scale

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tulā

tulā - balance, scale, resemblance

धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, placed, weighed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, maintained, weighed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अश्वमेधसहस्रात् (aśvamedhasahasrāt) - than a thousand aśvamedha yagyas

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aśvamedhasahasra

aśvamedhasahasra - a thousand horse-sacrifices

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśvamedha+sahasra)

• aśvamedha – horse sacrifice (a type of yagya)
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, veracity

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, excels, is superior

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of viśiṣ

Present Tense

3rd person singular, middle voice

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)