महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-58

यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां कन्या हेमविभूषिताः ।
ईजानो वितते यज्ञे दक्षिणामत्यकालयत् ॥५८॥

58. yaḥ sahasraṁ sahasrāṇāṁ kanyā hemavibhūṣitāḥ ,
ījāno vitate yajñe dakṣiṇāmatyakālayat.

58. yaḥ sahasram sahasrāṇām kanyāḥ hemavibhūṣitāḥ
ījānaḥ vitate yajñe dakṣiṇām atyākalayat

58. yaḥ vitate yajñe ījānaḥ sahasram sahasrāṇām
hemavibhūṣitāḥ kanyāḥ dakṣiṇām atyākalayat

58. He (Bhagīratha), who, having performed an extensive sacrificial ritual (yajña), distributed a thousand thousands (i.e., a million) of gold-adorned maidens as sacrificial gifts (dakṣiṇā).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to Bhagīratha) (who, which)

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• सहस्राणाम् (sahasrāṇām) - of thousands (meaning a million when combined with 'sahasram') (of thousands)

• कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - maidens (maidens, daughters)

• हेमविभूषिताः (hemavibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with gold (adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

• ईजानः (ījānaḥ) - having performed a sacrificial ritual (having sacrificed, having performed a sacrifice)

• वितते (vitate) - extensive, grandly performed (extensive, spread out, performed)

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrificial ritual (yajña) (in the sacrifice, in the ritual (yajña))

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - sacrificial gifts (dakṣiṇā) (sacrificial gift, donation, right (direction))

• अत्याकलयत् (atyākalayat) - he distributed, gave away abundantly (he bestowed, he gave away)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to Bhagīratha) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Refers to the number of maidens, forming a compound-like structure with 'sahasrāṇām'.

सहस्राणाम् (sahasrāṇām) - of thousands (meaning a million when combined with 'sahasram') (of thousands)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Used with 'sahasram' to mean 'a thousand of thousands' (a million).

कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - maidens (maidens, daughters)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Note: Object of 'atyākalayat'.

हेमविभूषिताः (hemavibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with gold (adorned with gold, decorated with gold)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of hemavibhūṣita

hemavibhūṣita - adorned with gold

Compound type : tatpurusha (hema+vibhūṣita)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣ – to adorn, decorate
  verb (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root bhūṣ (class 10) with prefix vi- + kta suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'kanyāḥ'.

ईजानः (ījānaḥ) - having performed a sacrificial ritual (having sacrificed, having performed a sacrifice)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yaj

yaj - to sacrifice, worship, offer

Present Middle Participle

root yaj (class 1) in reduplicated form (ij-), present participle, middle voice (śānac suffix)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: In agreement with 'yaḥ'.

वितते (vitate) - extensive, grandly performed (extensive, spread out, performed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tan

tan - to stretch, spread, perform, accomplish

Past Passive Participle

root tan (class 8) with prefix vi- + kta suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'yajñe'.

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrificial ritual (yajña) (in the sacrifice, in the ritual (yajña))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, oblation, ritual, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Locative of place/time.

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - sacrificial gifts (dakṣiṇā) (sacrificial gift, donation, right (direction))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - sacrificial fee, gift, donation, south, right (direction)

Note: Used idiomatically with 'atyākalayat' to mean 'gave as dakṣiṇā'.

अत्याकलयत् (atyākalayat) - he distributed, gave away abundantly (he bestowed, he gave away)

(verb)

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

causative imperfect active

root kal (class 10), causative stem (kālayati), with prefixes ati- and ā-, augmented (atyākalayat), 3rd person singular

Prefixes: ati+ā

Root: kal (class 10)