महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-119

साङ्कृते रन्तिदेवस्य यां रात्रिमवसद्गृहे ।
आलभ्यन्त शतं गावः सहस्राणि च विंशतिः ॥११९॥

119. sāṅkṛte rantidevasya yāṁ rātrimavasadgṛhe ,
ālabhyanta śataṁ gāvaḥ sahasrāṇi ca viṁśatiḥ.

119. sāṅkṛte rantidevasya yām rātrim avasat gṛhe
ālabhyanta śatam gāvaḥ sahasrāṇi ca viṃśatiḥ

119. sāṅkṛte rantidevasya yām rātrim gṛhe avasat
śatam gāvaḥ ca viṃśatiḥ sahasrāṇi ālabhyanta

119. During the night when Rantideva, of Saṅkṛti's lineage, stayed in his house, one hundred cows and twenty thousand (more) were slaughtered.

Words meanings summery:

• साङ्कृते (sāṅkṛte) - of Saṅkṛti's lineage (referring to Rantideva) (of Saṅkṛti; in Saṅkṛti's (line/house))

• रन्तिदेवस्य (rantidevasya) - of Rantideva

• याम् (yām) - during which (referring to night) (which, whom)

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

• अवसत् (avasat) - he lived, he dwelt

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in his house (in the house)

• आलभ्यन्त (ālabhyanta) - they were slaughtered (for food/ritual) (they were slaughtered, they were sacrificed)

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows, cattle

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• च (ca) - and, also

• विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty

Words meanings and morphology

साङ्कृते (sāṅkṛte) - of Saṅkṛti's lineage (referring to Rantideva) (of Saṅkṛti; in Saṅkṛti's (line/house))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāṅkṛti

sāṅkṛti - descendant of Saṅkṛti (a proper noun, a sage, a king); related to Saṅkṛti

A patronymic

Note: Though a patronymic for Rantideva, the form is locative singular. Could be interpreted as 'in the line of Saṅkṛti' for Rantideva.

रन्तिदेवस्य (rantidevasya) - of Rantideva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rantideva

rantideva - name of a king famous for his generosity

याम् (yām) - during which (referring to night) (which, whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ya

ya - which, what, who

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

अवसत् (avasat) - he lived, he dwelt

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vas

3rd singular imperfect active of √vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in his house (in the house)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

आलभ्यन्त (ālabhyanta) - they were slaughtered (for food/ritual) (they were slaughtered, they were sacrificed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperfect (laṅ) of ālabh

3rd plural imperfect passive of √labh with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: labh (class 1)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

Note: Though singular in form, refers to a quantity of 100.

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows, cattle

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle

Note: The plural form `gāvaḥ` indicates many cows.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṃśati

viṁśati - twenty

Note: Though grammatically singular, it indicates a quantity of twenty. It combines with sahasrāṇi to mean 'twenty thousand'.