महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-90, verse-39

अजमीढस्य चतुर्विंशं पुत्रशतं बभूव कैकेय्यां नागायां गान्धार्यां विमलायामृक्षायां चेति ।
पृथक्पृथग्वंशकरा नृपतयः ।
तत्र वंशकरः संवरणः ॥३९॥

39. ajamīḍhasya caturviṁśaṁ putraśataṁ babhūva kaikeyyāṁ nāgāyāṁ gāndhāryāṁ vimalāyāmṛkṣāyāṁ ceti ,
pṛthakpṛthagvaṁśakarā nṛpatayaḥ ,
tatra vaṁśakaraḥ saṁvaraṇaḥ.

39. ajamīḍhasya caturviṃśam putraśatam babhūva
kaikeyīyām nāgāyām gāndhāryām vimalāyām
ṛkṣāyām ca iti | pṛthakpṛthagvaṃśakarāḥ
nṛpatayaḥ | tatra vaṃśakaraḥ saṃvaraṇaḥ

39. Ajamiḍha had one hundred and twenty-four sons born from Kaikeyī, Nāgā, Gāndhārī, Vimalā, and Ṛkṣā. These kings were founders of separate lineages. Among them, Saṃvaraṇa was a lineage founder.

39. לאַג׳ַמִידְהַא נולדו מאה ועשרים וארבעה בנים מקַיקֵיִי, מנָאגָה, מגָאנְדְהָארִי, מוִימַלָה ומרְקְשָׁה. הם היו מלכים שכל אחד מהם יסד שושלת נפרדת. ביניהם מייסד השושלת (הראשי) היה סַמְוַרַנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• अजमीढस्य (ajamīḍhasya) - of Ajamiḍha

• चतुर्विंशम् (caturviṁśam) - twenty-four

• पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons, a century of sons

• बभूव (babhūva) - was, came into being, was born

• कैकेयीयाम् (kaikeyīyām) - from Kaikeyī

• नागायाम् (nāgāyām) - from Nāgā

• गान्धार्याम् (gāndhāryām) - from Gāndhārī

• विमलायाम् (vimalāyām) - from Vimalā

• ऋक्षायाम् (ṛkṣāyām) - from Ṛkṣā

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - thus, so on, etc.

• पृथक्पृथग्वंशकराः (pṛthakpṛthagvaṁśakarāḥ) - founders of separate lineages

• नृपतयः (nṛpatayaḥ) - kings

• तत्र (tatra) - there, among them

• वंशकरः (vaṁśakaraḥ) - lineage-founder

• संवरणः (saṁvaraṇaḥ) - Samvarana (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

अजमीढस्य (ajamīḍhasya) - of Ajamiḍha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajamīḍha

ajamīḍha - Ajamiḍha (proper name)

चतुर्विंशम् (caturviṁśam) - twenty-four

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of caturviṃśa

caturviṁśa - twenty-four

Note: Agrees with 'putraśatam'. Together 'caturviṃśam putraśatam' means 124 sons.

पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons, a century of sons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of putraśata

putraśata - a hundred sons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+śata)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Together 'caturviṃśam putraśatam' means 124 sons.

बभूव (babhūva) - was, came into being, was born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कैकेयीयाम् (kaikeyīyām) - from Kaikeyī

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kaikeyī

kaikeyī - Kaikeyī (proper name)

Note: Locative case used to denote source or origin.

नागायाम् (nāgāyām) - from Nāgā

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nāgā

nāgā - Nāgā (proper name)

Note: Locative case used to denote source or origin.

गान्धार्याम् (gāndhāryām) - from Gāndhārī

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Gāndhārī (proper name)

Note: Locative case used to denote source or origin.

विमलायाम् (vimalāyām) - from Vimalā

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vimalā

vimalā - Vimalā (proper name)

Note: Locative case used to denote source or origin.

ऋक्षायाम् (ṛkṣāyām) - from Ṛkṣā

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ṛkṣā

ṛkṣā - Ṛkṣā (proper name)

Note: Locative case used to denote source or origin.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so on, etc.

(indeclinable)

पृथक्पृथग्वंशकराः (pṛthakpṛthagvaṁśakarāḥ) - founders of separate lineages

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthakpṛthagvaṃśakara

pṛthakpṛthagvaṁśakara - founder of separate lineages, establishing distinct lines of descent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthakpṛthak+vaṃśakara)

• pṛthakpṛthak – separate, distinct, individually (repetition for emphasis)
  indeclinable
  Reduplicated adverbial indeclinable
• vaṃśakara – lineage-maker, founder of a family/lineage
  noun (masculine)

नृपतयः (nṛpatayaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, among them

(indeclinable)

वंशकरः (vaṁśakaraḥ) - lineage-founder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṃśakara

vaṁśakara - lineage-maker, founder of a family/lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṃśa+kara)

• vaṃśa – lineage, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root kṛ- 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

संवरणः (saṁvaraṇaḥ) - Samvarana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvaraṇa

saṁvaraṇa - Saṃvaraṇa (proper name)

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