महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-89, verse-23

सुहोत्रः पृथिवीं सर्वां बुभुजे सागराम्बराम् ।
पूर्णां हस्तिगवाश्वस्य बहुरत्नसमाकुलाम् ॥२३॥

23. suhotraḥ pṛthivīṁ sarvāṁ bubhuje sāgarāmbarām ,
pūrṇāṁ hastigavāśvasya bahuratnasamākulām.

23. suhotraḥ pṛthivīm sarvām bubhuje sāgarāmbarām
pūrṇām hastigavāśvasya bahuratnasamākulām

23. Suhotra ruled the entire ocean-girdled earth, which was filled with elephants, cows, and horses, and abundant with many jewels.

23. סוּהוֹטְרַה נהנה מכל הארץ שהימים עוטפים אותה כבגד, מלאה בפילים, פרות וסוסים ושופעת אבני חן רבות.

Words meanings summery:

• सुहोत्रः (suhotraḥ) - Suhotra, the king (Suhotra (proper name), having good offerings/sacrifices)

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

• सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all, entire, whole

• बुभुजे (bubhuje) - ruled, enjoyed, protected

• सागराम्बराम् (sāgarāmbarām) - ocean-girdled, whose garment is the ocean

• पूर्णाम् (pūrṇām) - full, complete, abundant

• हस्तिगवाश्वस्य (hastigavāśvasya) - of elephants, cows, and horses

• बहुरत्नसमाकुलाम् (bahuratnasamākulām) - filled with many jewels, abundant with many gems

Words meanings and morphology

सुहोत्रः (suhotraḥ) - Suhotra, the king (Suhotra (proper name), having good offerings/sacrifices)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhotra

suhotra - Suhotra (a proper name), one who makes good offerings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hotra)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hotra – offering, sacrifice, calling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

Root: pṛth (class 6)

सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all, entire, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire, every

Note: Agrees with pṛthivīm.

बुभुजे (bubhuje) - ruled, enjoyed, protected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Form from ātmanepada.

सागराम्बराम् (sāgarāmbarām) - ocean-girdled, whose garment is the ocean

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sāgarāmbara

sāgarāmbara - ocean-girdled, having the ocean as its garment

Compound of 'sāgara' (ocean) and 'ambara' (garment).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+ambara)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• ambara – garment, clothing, sky
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with pṛthivīm.

पूर्णाम् (pūrṇām) - full, complete, abundant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled with, abundant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill) with kta suffix.

Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with pṛthivīm.

हस्तिगवाश्वस्य (hastigavāśvasya) - of elephants, cows, and horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hastigavāśva

hastigavāśva - elephant, cow, and horse

Dvanda compound of 'hastin' (elephant), 'go' (cow), and 'aśva' (horse).

Compound type : dvandva (hastin+go+aśva)

• hastin – elephant, having a hand (trunk)
  noun (masculine)
• go – cow, bull, earth, ray
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Here used as an attributive genitive modifying 'pūrṇām' (full of).

बहुरत्नसमाकुलाम् (bahuratnasamākulām) - filled with many jewels, abundant with many gems

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bahuratnasamākula

bahuratnasamākula - abundant with many jewels

Compound of 'bahu' (many), 'ratna' (jewel), and 'samākula' (filled, crowded).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+ratna+samākula)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• samākula – filled, crowded, teeming with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kul' (to heap) with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā'.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pṛthivīm.

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