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13,74

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-74, verse-29

अश्वमेधसहस्रं च सत्यं च तुलया धृतम् ।
अश्वमेधसहस्राद्धि सत्यमेव विशिष्यते ॥२९॥
29. aśvamedhasahasraṁ ca satyaṁ ca tulayā dhṛtam ,
aśvamedhasahasrāddhi satyameva viśiṣyate.
29. aśvamedha-sahasram ca satyam ca tulayā dhṛtam
| aśvamedha-sahasrāt hi satyam eva viśiṣyate
29. aśvamedha-sahasram ca satyam ca tulayā dhṛtam.
hi aśvamedha-sahasrāt satyam eva viśiṣyate.
29. A thousand horse Vedic rituals (aśvamedha) and truth, when weighed on a scale, truth alone is indeed superior to a thousand horse Vedic rituals.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अश्वमेध-सहस्रम् (aśvamedha-sahasram) - a thousand horse Vedic rituals (aśvamedha) (a thousand horse Vedic rituals)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality; true)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • तुलया (tulayā) - when weighed on a scale (by a scale; by means of a balance)
  • धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held or weighed (on a scale) (held, borne, placed, weighed)
  • अश्वमेध-सहस्रात् (aśvamedha-sahasrāt) - compared to a thousand horse Vedic rituals (from a thousand horse Vedic rituals)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
  • सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality; true)
  • एव (eva) - alone, indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)
  • विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is superior (to) (is distinguished, excels, surpasses)

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वमेध-सहस्रम् (aśvamedha-sahasram) - a thousand horse Vedic rituals (aśvamedha) (a thousand horse Vedic rituals)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśvamedha-sahasra
aśvamedha-sahasra - a thousand horse Vedic rituals
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśvamedha+sahasra)
  • aśvamedha – horse sacrifice, a specific elaborate Vedic ritual
    noun (masculine)
  • sahasra – a thousand
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality; true)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, true, real, honest
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तुलया (tulayā) - when weighed on a scale (by a scale; by means of a balance)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tulā
tulā - balance, scale, resemblance, equality
धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held or weighed (on a scale) (held, borne, placed, weighed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhṛta
dhṛta - held, borne, maintained, established, weighed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dhṛ
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
अश्वमेध-सहस्रात् (aśvamedha-sahasrāt) - compared to a thousand horse Vedic rituals (from a thousand horse Vedic rituals)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of aśvamedha-sahasra
aśvamedha-sahasra - a thousand horse Vedic rituals
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśvamedha+sahasra)
  • aśvamedha – horse sacrifice, a specific elaborate Vedic ritual
    noun (masculine)
  • sahasra – a thousand
    noun (neuter)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)
(indeclinable)
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality; true)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, true, real, honest
एव (eva) - alone, indeed (only, just, indeed, precisely)
(indeclinable)
विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is superior (to) (is distinguished, excels, surpasses)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of viśiṣ
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)