महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-12

अक्षौहिणीनां तिसृणामासीत्समरदर्पितः ।
राजा बृहद्रथो नाम मगधाधिपतिः पतिः ॥१२॥

12. akṣauhiṇīnāṁ tisṛṇāmāsītsamaradarpitaḥ ,
rājā bṛhadratho nāma magadhādhipatiḥ patiḥ.

12. akṣauhiṇīnām tisṛṇām āsīt samaradarpitaḥ
rājā bṛhadrathaḥ nāma magadhādhipatiḥ patiḥ

12. There was a king named Bṛhadratha, the ruler of Magadha and master of three akṣauhiṇī divisions, who was arrogant in battle.

12. היה מלך בשם בְּרְהַדְרַטְהַא, שליט מַגַדְהַא, שהתגאה בקרב ובידיו שלוש אַקְשַׁאוּהִינִי (יחידות צבא גדולות).

Words meanings summery:

• अक्षौहिणीनाम् (akṣauhiṇīnām) - of akṣauhiṇīs (a large army division)

• तिसृणाम् (tisṛṇām) - of three

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he/she/it was

• समरदर्पितः (samaradarpitaḥ) - arrogant in battle, proud in war

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• बृहद्रथः (bṛhadrathaḥ) - Bṛhadratha (a king's name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

• मगधाधिपतिः (magadhādhipatiḥ) - ruler of Magadha, lord of Magadha

• पतिः (patiḥ) - master (of the akṣauhiṇī divisions) (master, lord, husband)

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षौहिणीनाम् (akṣauhiṇīnām) - of akṣauhiṇīs (a large army division)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of akṣauhiṇī

akṣauhiṇī - an akṣauhiṇī (a specific large division of an army, typically consisting of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 cavalry, and 109,350 infantry)

तिसृणाम् (tisṛṇām) - of three

(numeral)

आसीत् (āsīt) - he/she/it was

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

समरदर्पितः (samaradarpitaḥ) - arrogant in battle, proud in war

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samaradarpita

samaradarpita - arrogant in battle, proud in war

Compound type : tatpurusha (samara+darpita)

• samara – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• darpita – proud, arrogant, haughty
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dṛp'
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

बृहद्रथः (bṛhadrathaḥ) - Bṛhadratha (a king's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhadratha

bṛhadratha - Bṛhadratha (name of a king, father of Jarāsandha)

नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed

(indeclinable)

मगधाधिपतिः (magadhādhipatiḥ) - ruler of Magadha, lord of Magadha

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of magadhādhipati

magadhādhipati - ruler of Magadha, lord of Magadha

Compound type : tatpurusha (magadha+adhipati)

• magadha – Magadha (ancient kingdom in India)
  proper noun (neuter)
• adhipati – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

पतिः (patiḥ) - master (of the akṣauhiṇī divisions) (master, lord, husband)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, owner, husband

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