महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-13, verse-55
अष्टादश सहस्राणि व्रातानां सन्ति नः कुले ।
आहुकस्य शतं पुत्रा एकैकस्त्रिशतावरः ॥५५॥
आहुकस्य शतं पुत्रा एकैकस्त्रिशतावरः ॥५५॥
55. aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi vrātānāṁ santi naḥ kule ,
āhukasya śataṁ putrā ekaikastriśatāvaraḥ.
āhukasya śataṁ putrā ekaikastriśatāvaraḥ.
55.
aṣṭādaśa sahasrāṇi vrātānām santi naḥ kule
āhukasya śatam putrāḥ ekaikaḥ triśatāvaraḥ
āhukasya śatam putrāḥ ekaikaḥ triśatāvaraḥ
55.
There are eighteen thousand troops in our clan. Āhuka has a hundred sons, each of whom commands no fewer than three hundred (warriors).
Words meanings summery:
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- अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- व्रातानाम् (vrātānām) - of troops (of warriors) (of troops, of bands, of multitudes)
- सन्ति (santi) - they are, there are
- नः (naḥ) - our (to us, our, for us)
- कुले (kule) - in our clan (in the family, in the clan, in the lineage)
- आहुकस्य (āhukasya) - of Āhuka
- शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
- पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
- एकैकः (ekaikaḥ) - each one, every single one
- त्रिशतावरः (triśatāvaraḥ) - commanding no fewer than three hundred (warriors/followers) (having at least three hundred, not less than three hundred)
Words meanings and morphology
अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies 'sahasrāṇi'.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
व्रातानाम् (vrātānām) - of troops (of warriors) (of troops, of bands, of multitudes)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vrāta
vrāta - troop, band, multitude
Root: vṛ (class 1)
सन्ति (santi) - they are, there are
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
नः (naḥ) - our (to us, our, for us)
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Possessive.
कुले (kule) - in our clan (in the family, in the clan, in the lineage)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kula
kula - family, clan, lineage
आहुकस्य (āhukasya) - of Āhuka
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of āhuka
āhuka - a proper name (king of the Vṛṣṇis)
शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
(numeral)
पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son
एकैकः (ekaikaḥ) - each one, every single one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekaika
ekaika - each one, every single one
Repetition of 'eka' (one) for emphasis
Compound type : avyayībhāva (eka+eka)
- eka – one, single
numeral (masculine) - eka – one, single
numeral (masculine)
Note: Refers to each of Āhuka's sons.
त्रिशतावरः (triśatāvaraḥ) - commanding no fewer than three hundred (warriors/followers) (having at least three hundred, not less than three hundred)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of triśatāvara
triśatāvara - having at least three hundred
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (triśata+avara)
- triśata – three hundred
numeral (neuter)
'tri' (three) + 'śata' (hundred) - avara – inferior, lower, at least (when compounded with a number)
adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'ekaikaḥ'.