महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-124, verse-11

दुर्योधन उवाच ।
दश तानि सहस्राणि स्नातकानां महात्मनाम् ।
भुञ्जते रुक्मपात्रीषु युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने ॥११॥

11. duryodhana uvāca ,
daśa tāni sahasrāṇi snātakānāṁ mahātmanām ,
bhuñjate rukmapātrīṣu yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane.

11. duryodhanaḥ uvāca daśa tāni sahasrāṇi snātakānām
mahātmanām bhuñjate rukmapātrīṣu yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane

11. duryodhanaḥ uvāca daśa tāni mahātmanām snātakānām
sahasrāṇi yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane rukmapātrīṣu bhuñjate

11. Duryodhana said: Those ten thousand great-souled (mahātman) graduates (snātaka) are feasting in golden plates in Yudhiṣṭhira's abode.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (Duryodhana (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• दश (daśa) - ten

• तानि (tāni) - those

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• स्नातकानाम् (snātakānām) - of graduates (snātaka) (of graduates, of those who have completed their Vedic studies)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled (mahātman) (of great-souled ones, of noble-minded ones)

• भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they are feasting (they eat, they enjoy, they partake)

• रुक्मपात्रीषु (rukmapātrīṣu) - in golden plates (in golden vessels/plates)

• युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने (yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane) - in Yudhiṣṭhira's abode (in Yudhiṣṭhira's abode/residence)

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana (Duryodhana (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - 'hard to fight with', name of the eldest Kaurava prince

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+yodhana)

• dur – bad, difficult
  indeclinable
• yodhana – fighting, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √yudh (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect active

From √vac (class 2, vakti), irregular perfect.

Root: √vac (class 2)

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

Note: Used as an adjective with sahasrāṇi.

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to sahasrāṇi.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

Note: Subject of the verb, describing the number of snātakas.

स्नातकानाम् (snātakānām) - of graduates (snātaka) (of graduates, of those who have completed their Vedic studies)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of snātaka

snātaka - one who has completed Vedic studies, a Brahmin who has bathed after finishing his studies, a graduate

From √snā (to bathe) + ktaka suffix.

Root: √snā (class 2)

Note: Possessive, 'of the snātakas'.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled (mahātman) (of great-souled ones, of noble-minded ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted, a great person

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √at (class 1)

Note: Modifies snātakānām.

भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they are feasting (they eat, they enjoy, they partake)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of √bhuj

Present middle

From √bhuj (class 7, bhunakti, bhuṅkte). Atmanepada form.

Root: √bhuj (class 7)

रुक्मपात्रीषु (rukmapātrīṣu) - in golden plates (in golden vessels/plates)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of rukmapātrī

rukmapātrī - a golden vessel, a plate made of gold

Compound of rukma and pātrī.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rukma+pātrī)

• rukma – gold, golden
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• pātrī – a vessel, a cup, a plate
  noun (feminine)

युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने (yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane) - in Yudhiṣṭhira's abode (in Yudhiṣṭhira's abode/residence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yudhiṣṭhiraniveśana

yudhiṣṭhiraniveśana - Yudhiṣṭhira's abode/residence

Compound of yudhiṣṭhira and niveśana.

Compound type : tatpurusha (yudhiṣṭhira+niveśana)

• yudhiṣṭhira – Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name, 'firm in battle')
  proper noun (masculine)
• niveśana – abode, residence, dwelling, house
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from ni-√viś with suffix lyuṭ.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: √viś (class 6)