महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-88, verse-22

सर्वामिमां पृथिवीं निर्जिगाय प्रस्थे बद्ध्वा ह्यददं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः ।
मेध्यानश्वानेकशफान्सुरूपांस्तदा देवाः पुण्यभाजो भवन्ति ॥२२॥

22. sarvāmimāṁ pṛthivīṁ nirjigāya; prasthe baddhvā hyadadaṁ brāhmaṇebhyaḥ ,
medhyānaśvānekaśaphānsurūpāṁ;stadā devāḥ puṇyabhājo bhavanti.

22. sarvām imām pṛthivīm nirjigāya
prasthe baddhvā hi adadam brāhmaṇebhyaḥ
| medhyān aśvān ekaśaphān surūpān
tadā devāḥ puṇyabhājaḥ bhavanti

22. I conquered this entire earth. Indeed, having secured (the land) with a prāstha (measure), I gave it to Brahmins. (Similarly, I gave) pure, single-hoofed, beautiful horses. Then, the gods became partakers of merit.

22. כבשתי את כל הארץ הזו, ואחרי שקשרתי אותה במידה נתתי אותה לבְּרַהְמִינִים. נתתי גם סוסים טהורים ויפי תואר בעלי פרסה אחת, ואז האלים נעשים שותפים במעשי הזכות.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाम् (sarvām) - entire, all, whole

• इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine singular)

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, ground, land

• निर्जिगाय (nirjigāya) - I conquered (as Yayāti is speaking) (I conquered, he conquered, overcame)

• प्रस्थे (prasthe) - having measured/secured (land) in portions defined by a prāstha (in a prāstha (measure), on a flat surface, on a peak)

• बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, having secured, having fastened

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• अददम् (adadam) - I gave

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins

• मेध्यान् (medhyān) - pure, suitable for sacrifice, excellent

• अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

• एकशफान् (ekaśaphān) - single-hoofed

• सुरूपान् (surūpān) - beautiful, well-formed, handsome

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, at that moment

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• पुण्यभाजः (puṇyabhājaḥ) - partakers of merit, recipients of good deeds

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are, they exist

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाम् (sarvām) - entire, all, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire, every

इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land, world

निर्जिगाय (nirjigāya) - I conquered (as Yayāti is speaking) (I conquered, he conquered, overcame)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of nir-ji

Prefix: nis

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Can be 1st or 3rd person singular in Lit (perfect tense); context indicates 1st person.

प्रस्थे (prasthe) - having measured/secured (land) in portions defined by a prāstha (in a prāstha (measure), on a flat surface, on a peak)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prastha

prastha - a measure (of grain or land); a flat surface, a table-land, a peak; breadth

बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound, having secured, having fastened

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable past participle used to denote an action completed before the main verb.

Root: bandh (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

अददम् (adadam) - I gave

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), one related to Brahman

मेध्यान् (medhyān) - pure, suitable for sacrifice, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of medhya

medhya - pure, clean, suitable for sacrifice, excellent, holy

Gerundive

From root medh 'to be fat/strong/pure'

Root: medh (class 4)

अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse, steed

एकशफान् (ekaśaphān) - single-hoofed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ekaśapha

ekaśapha - single-hoofed (e.g., horses, donkeys)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+śapha)

• eka – one, single, sole
  pronoun (masculine)
• śapha – hoof, claw, talon
  noun (masculine)

सुरूपान् (surūpān) - beautiful, well-formed, handsome

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of surūpa

surūpa - beautiful, handsome, well-formed, comely

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+rūpa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time, at that moment

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

Root: div (class 1)

पुण्यभाजः (puṇyabhājaḥ) - partakers of merit, recipients of good deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṇyabhāj

puṇyabhāj - partaker of merit, recipient of good fortune/deeds, sharing in virtue

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+bhāj)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, righteousness, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• bhāj – sharing in, possessing, enjoying, receiving
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhaj 'to share, divide'
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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