महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-29, verse-110
सौवर्णां पृथिवीं कृत्वा दशव्यामां द्विरायताम् ।
दक्षिणामददद्राजा वाजिमेधमहामखे ॥११०॥
दक्षिणामददद्राजा वाजिमेधमहामखे ॥११०॥
110. sauvarṇāṁ pṛthivīṁ kṛtvā daśavyāmāṁ dvirāyatām ,
dakṣiṇāmadadadrājā vājimedhamahāmakhe.
dakṣiṇāmadadadrājā vājimedhamahāmakhe.
110.
sauvarṇām pṛthivīm kṛtvā daśavyāmām dvirāyatām
dakṣiṇām adadāt rājā vājimedhamahāmakhe
dakṣiṇām adadāt rājā vājimedhamahāmakhe
110.
rājā daśavyāmām dvirāyatām sauvarṇām pṛthivīm
kṛtvā vājimedhamahāmakhe dakṣiṇām adadāt
kṛtvā vājimedhamahāmakhe dakṣiṇām adadāt
110.
The king, having created a golden land (effigy) ten vyāmas wide and twice that in length, offered it as a ritual fee (dakṣiṇā) during the great Vājimedha (Vedic ritual).
Words meanings summery:
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- सौवर्णाम् (sauvarṇām) - golden (golden, made of gold)
- पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - land (effigy) (earth, land, world)
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having fashioned / created (having done, having made, having created)
- दशव्यामाम् (daśavyāmām) - ten vyāmas wide (ten vyāmas wide/long)
- द्विरायताम् (dvirāyatām) - twice as long (twice as long, double in length)
- दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - ritual fee (dakṣiṇā) (ritual fee, gift, reward, southern)
- अददात् (adadāt) - offered / gave (he gave, he bestowed)
- राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)
- वाजिमेधमहामखे (vājimedhamahāmakhe) - during the great Vājimedha (Vedic ritual) (in the great Vājimedha sacrifice)
Words meanings and morphology
सौवर्णाम् (sauvarṇām) - golden (golden, made of gold)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sauvarṇa
sauvarṇa - golden, made of gold, relating to gold
Derived from suvarṇa (gold) with aṇ suffix.
Note: Agrees with pṛthivīm.
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - land (effigy) (earth, land, world)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, land, soil
Feminine noun.
Root: pṛth
Note: Object of kṛtvā.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having fashioned / created (having done, having made, having created)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
from root kṛ (to do, make) + suffix ktvā
Root: kṛ (class 8)
दशव्यामाम् (daśavyāmām) - ten vyāmas wide (ten vyāmas wide/long)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of daśavyāma
daśavyāma - ten vyāmas (fathoms) (wide/long)
Compound type : dvigu (daśan+vyāma)
- daśan – ten
numeral - vyāma – fathom (measure of length, distance between outstretched arms)
noun (masculine)
from vi-yam (to stretch out)
Prefix: vi
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with pṛthivīm.
द्विरायताम् (dvirāyatām) - twice as long (twice as long, double in length)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dvirāyata
dvirāyata - twice as long, double in length, twice stretched
from dvi (twice) + āyata (long, stretched).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (dvis+āyata)
- dvis – twice, two times
indeclinable
numeral adverb - āyata – long, extended, stretched
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from ā-yam (to stretch)
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with pṛthivīm.
दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - ritual fee (dakṣiṇā) (ritual fee, gift, reward, southern)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - ritual fee, sacrificial gift, donation; also feminine form of dakṣiṇa (right, southern, skillful)
Root: dakṣ
Note: Object of adadāt.
अददात् (adadāt) - offered / gave (he gave, he bestowed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of adadāt
imperfect past tense, third person singular, active voice
reduplicated aorist form, augmented
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.
राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
N-stem noun.
Root: rāj
वाजिमेधमहामखे (vājimedhamahāmakhe) - during the great Vājimedha (Vedic ritual) (in the great Vājimedha sacrifice)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vājimedhamahāmakha
vājimedhamahāmakha - a great Vājimedha sacrifice/ritual
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vājimedha+mahāmakha)
- vājimedha – horse sacrifice (synonym for aśvamedha)
noun (masculine)
Compound of vājin (horse) and medha (sacrifice). - mahāmakha – a great sacrifice/ritual
noun (masculine)
Compound of mahā (great) and makha (sacrifice).
Note: Indicates the occasion.