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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-48

याजयामास तं कण्वो दक्षवद्भूरिदक्षिणम् ।
श्रीमान्गोविततं नाम वाजिमेधमवाप सः ।
यस्मिन्सहस्रं पद्मानां कण्वाय भरतो ददौ ॥४८॥
48. yājayāmāsa taṁ kaṇvo dakṣavadbhūridakṣiṇam ,
śrīmāngovitataṁ nāma vājimedhamavāpa saḥ ,
yasminsahasraṁ padmānāṁ kaṇvāya bharato dadau.
48. yājayāmāsa tam kaṇvaḥ dakṣavat
bhūridakṣiṇam śrīmān govitatam nāma
vājimedham avāpa saḥ yasmin sahasram
padmānām kaṇvāya bharataḥ dadau
48. Kaṇva, like a skilled priest, caused him (Bharata) to perform many sacrifices with abundant dakṣiṇā (sacrificial fees). That glorious Bharata performed an Aśvamedha yagya named Govitata, in which he gave a thousand lotuses to Kaṇva.

Words meanings summery:

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  • याजयामास (yājayāmāsa) - he caused (Bharata) to perform a yagya (he caused to sacrifice, he officiated a sacrifice for)
  • तम् (tam) - him (Bharata) (him, that)
  • कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - Sage Kaṇva (Kaṇva (proper noun))
  • दक्षवत् (dakṣavat) - skilfully (like a skilled priest) (skilfully, ably, cleverly, like Dakṣa)
  • भूरिदक्षिणम् (bhūridakṣiṇam) - with abundant dakṣiṇā (having abundant sacrificial fees, rich in gifts)
  • श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (Bharata) (glorious, prosperous, beautiful)
  • गोविततम् (govitatam) - named Govitata (named Govitata (a specific yagya name))
  • नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, verily)
  • वाजिमेधम् (vājimedham) - an Aśvamedha yagya (Aśvamedha (horse sacrifice))
  • अवाप (avāpa) - he performed (this yagya) (he obtained, he performed)
  • सः (saḥ) - he (Bharata) (he, that)
  • यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (yagya) (in which)
  • सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand
  • पद्मानाम् (padmānām) - of lotuses
  • कण्वाय (kaṇvāya) - to Kaṇva
  • भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Bharata (proper noun))
  • ददौ (dadau) - he gave

Words meanings and morphology

याजयामास (yājayāmāsa) - he caused (Bharata) to perform a yagya (he caused to sacrifice, he officiated a sacrifice for)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of yāj
causative perfect
root yaj (class 1) + causative suffix + perfect, 3rd person singular
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Agent is kaṇvaḥ.
तम् (tam) - him (Bharata) (him, that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Object of yājayāmāsa (the one for whom the sacrifice is performed).
कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - Sage Kaṇva (Kaṇva (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of Kaṇva
Kaṇva - name of a celebrated sage, adoptive father of Śakuntalā
Note: Agent of yājayāmāsa.
दक्षवत् (dakṣavat) - skilfully (like a skilled priest) (skilfully, ably, cleverly, like Dakṣa)
(adjective)
singular of dakṣavat
dakṣavat - skilful, clever, active, like Dakṣa
from dakṣa (skilful, name of a progenitor) + -vat suffix; used adverbially
Note: Describes how Kaṇva performed the action.
भूरिदक्षिणम् (bhūridakṣiṇam) - with abundant dakṣiṇā (having abundant sacrificial fees, rich in gifts)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūridakṣiṇa
bhūridakṣiṇa - having abundant dakṣiṇā (sacrificial fees), munificent
compound: bhūri (much, abundant) + dakṣiṇā (sacrificial fee, gift)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhūri+dakṣiṇā)
  • bhūri – much, many, abundant
    adjective (masculine)
  • dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee, gift, donation
    noun (feminine)
Note: Agrees with tam (Bharata), describing him as one who gave abundant dakṣiṇā or for whom the yagya was performed with abundant dakṣiṇā.
श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (Bharata) (glorious, prosperous, beautiful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat
śrīmat - possessed of glory, glorious, prosperous, beautiful
from śrī (glory, prosperity) + -mat suffix
Note: Adjectival to saḥ (Bharata).
गोविततम् (govitatam) - named Govitata (named Govitata (a specific yagya name))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of govitata
govitata - extended or spread over cattle; name of an Aśvamedha
compound: go (cattle, earth) + vitata (extended, spread)
Compound type : tatpurusha (go+vitata)
  • go – cow, cattle, earth, ray
    noun (feminine)
  • vitata – extended, spread, diffused
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    vi- + √tan (to stretch, extend)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Object in apposition with vājimedham.
नाम (nāma) - by name (by name, indeed, verily)
(indeclinable)
Note: Qualifies govitata.
वाजिमेधम् (vājimedham) - an Aśvamedha yagya (Aśvamedha (horse sacrifice))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vājimedha
vājimedha - horse sacrifice (Aśvamedha)
synonym for aśvamedha (horse sacrifice)
Note: Object of avāpa.
अवाप (avāpa) - he performed (this yagya) (he obtained, he performed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of avāp
perfect
ava- + √āp (class 5, to obtain), perfect, 3rd person singular
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Agent is saḥ.
सः (saḥ) - he (Bharata) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Bharata.
यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (yagya) (in which)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what
Note: Refers to the vājimedham.
सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
Note: Subject of dadau.
पद्मानाम् (padmānām) - of lotuses
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of padma
padma - lotus, a type of numerical unit
Note: Possessive of sahasram.
कण्वाय (kaṇvāya) - to Kaṇva
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of Kaṇva
Kaṇva - name of a celebrated sage, adoptive father of Śakuntalā
Note: Indirect object of dadau.
भरतः (bharataḥ) - Bharata (Bharata (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of Bharata
Bharata - name of a legendary emperor of India, son of Duṣyanta and Śakuntalā
Note: Agent of dadau.
ददौ (dadau) - he gave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā
perfect
root dā (class 3, to give), perfect, 3rd person singular
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Agent is bharataḥ.