महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-29, verse-99
सहस्रं तु सहस्राणां यस्यासञ्शाशबिन्दवः ।
हिरण्यकवचाः सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमधन्विनः ॥९९॥
हिरण्यकवचाः सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमधन्विनः ॥९९॥
99. sahasraṁ tu sahasrāṇāṁ yasyāsañśāśabindavaḥ ,
hiraṇyakavacāḥ sarve sarve cottamadhanvinaḥ.
hiraṇyakavacāḥ sarve sarve cottamadhanvinaḥ.
99.
sahasram tu sahasrāṇām yasya āsan śaśabindavaḥ
hiraṇyakavacāḥ sarve sarve ca uttamadhanvinaḥ
hiraṇyakavacāḥ sarve sarve ca uttamadhanvinaḥ
99.
yasya tu sahasram sahasrāṇām śaśabindavaḥ āsan,
sarve hiraṇyakavacāḥ ca sarve uttamadhanvinaḥ
sarve hiraṇyakavacāḥ ca sarve uttamadhanvinaḥ
99.
Thousands upon thousands of men belonged to Śaśabindu; all of them wore golden armor, and all were excellent archers.
Words meanings summery:
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- सहस्रम् (sahasram) - thousand
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- सहस्राणाम् (sahasrāṇām) - of thousands
- यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
- आसन् (āsan) - were, existed
- शशबिन्दवः (śaśabindavaḥ) - Śaśabindu's men/forces (Śaśabindus, followers of Śaśabindu)
- हिरण्यकवचाः (hiraṇyakavacāḥ) - gold-armored, clad in gold armor
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
- च (ca) - and, also
- उत्तमधन्विनः (uttamadhanvinaḥ) - excellent archers, best bowmen
Words meanings and morphology
सहस्रम् (sahasram) - thousand
(noun)
neuter, singular of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
सहस्राणाम् (sahasrāṇām) - of thousands
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
आसन् (āsan) - were, existed
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
शशबिन्दवः (śaśabindavaḥ) - Śaśabindu's men/forces (Śaśabindus, followers of Śaśabindu)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaśabindu
śaśabindu - name of a king
हिरण्यकवचाः (hiraṇyakavacāḥ) - gold-armored, clad in gold armor
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hiraṇyakavaca
hiraṇyakavaca - gold-armored, clad in golden mail
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hiraṇya+kavaca)
- hiraṇya – gold
noun (neuter) - kavaca – armor, mail, cuirass
noun (masculine/neuter)
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(pronoun/adjective)
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(pronoun/adjective)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
उत्तमधन्विनः (uttamadhanvinaḥ) - excellent archers, best bowmen
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of uttamadhanvin
uttamadhanvin - excellent archer, skilled bowman
Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+dhanvin)
- uttama – highest, best, excellent
adjective (masculine) - dhanvin – archer, bowman, possessing a bow
noun/adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'dhanu' (bow) with possessive suffix '-vin'