महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-16, chapter-8, verse-37
दश षट्च सहस्राणि वासुदेवावरोधनम् ।
पुरस्कृत्य ययुर्वज्रं पौत्रं कृष्णस्य धीमतः ॥३७॥
पुरस्कृत्य ययुर्वज्रं पौत्रं कृष्णस्य धीमतः ॥३७॥
37. daśa ṣaṭca sahasrāṇi vāsudevāvarodhanam ,
puraskṛtya yayurvajraṁ pautraṁ kṛṣṇasya dhīmataḥ.
puraskṛtya yayurvajraṁ pautraṁ kṛṣṇasya dhīmataḥ.
37.
daśa ṣaṭ ca sahasrāṇi vāsudevāvarōdhanam
puraskṛtya yayuḥ vajram pautram kṛṣṇasya dhīmataḥ
puraskṛtya yayuḥ vajram pautram kṛṣṇasya dhīmataḥ
37.
Sixteen thousand women from Vasudeva's inner apartments departed, placing Vajra, the grandson of the wise (Kṛṣṇa), at their forefront.
Words meanings summery:
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- दश (daśa) - ten
- षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- वासुदेवावर्ओधनम् (vāsudevāvarōdhanam) - women from Vasudeva's inner apartments (the women of Vasudeva's inner apartments/harem)
- पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing (Vajra) at their forefront (having placed in front, making prominent, leading)
- ययुः (yayuḥ) - departed (they went, they departed)
- वज्रम् (vajram) - Vajra (Vajra (name))
- पौत्रम् (pautram) - grandson
- कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of (Kṛṣṇa) (of Kṛṣṇa)
- धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (of the intelligent, of the wise)
Words meanings and morphology
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
(numeral)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(numeral)
Note: Often used as a collective noun or adjective, here effectively 'sixteen thousand'
वासुदेवावर्ओधनम् (vāsudevāvarōdhanam) - women from Vasudeva's inner apartments (the women of Vasudeva's inner apartments/harem)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsudevāvarōdhana
vāsudevāvarōdhana - the women/harem of Vasudeva, Vasudeva's inner apartments
Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (vāsudeva+avarōdhana)
- vāsudeva – Vasudeva (father of Kṛṣṇa)
proper noun (masculine) - avarōdhana – inner apartment, harem, female residents of a royal palace
noun (neuter)
From √rudh (to obstruct) with prefix ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: rudh (class 7)
Note: Collective noun referring to the multitude of women from the inner apartments.
पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing (Vajra) at their forefront (having placed in front, making prominent, leading)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix puras-
Prefix: puras
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
ययुः (yayuḥ) - departed (they went, they departed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of √yā
Perfect Tense (Lit)
3rd person plural, active voice
Root: √yā (class 2)
वज्रम् (vajram) - Vajra (Vajra (name))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vajra
vajra - Vajra (proper name, grandson of Kṛṣṇa); thunderbolt, diamond
Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'
पौत्रम् (pautram) - grandson
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pautra
pautra - grandson (son's son)
Note: Appositive to 'vajram'
कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of (Kṛṣṇa) (of Kṛṣṇa)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (proper name); dark, black
Note: Qualifies 'pautram'
धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (of the intelligent, of the wise)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat
dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious
Derived from 'dhī' (intellect) with the possessive suffix '-mat'
Note: Modifies 'kṛṣṇasya'