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2,29

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-29, verse-17

करभाणां सहस्राणि कोशं तस्य महात्मनः ।
ऊहुर्दश महाराज कृच्छ्रादिव महाधनम् ॥१७॥
17. karabhāṇāṁ sahasrāṇi kośaṁ tasya mahātmanaḥ ,
ūhurdaśa mahārāja kṛcchrādiva mahādhanam.
17. karabhāṇām sahasrāṇi kośam tasya mahātmanaḥ
ūhuḥ daśa mahārāja kṛcchrāt iva mahādhanam
17. O great king, ten thousand camels carried that great wealth, the treasury belonging to the great-souled (mahātman) Nakula, as if with difficulty.

Words meanings summery:

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  • करभाणाम् (karabhāṇām) - of camels
  • सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - ten thousands (in conjunction with daśa) (thousands)
  • कोशम् (kośam) - wealth collected as tribute (treasury, wealth, casket, sheath)
  • तस्य (tasya) - of Nakula (his, of him, of that)
  • महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Nakula, the great-souled (mahātman) one (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)
  • ऊहुः (ūhuḥ) - they carried, they bore
  • दश (daśa) - ten (with thousands of camels implies ten thousand camels) (ten)
  • महाराज (mahārāja) - Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)
  • कृच्छ्रात् (kṛcchrāt) - from difficulty, with effort
  • इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of
  • महाधनम् (mahādhanam) - great wealth, immense treasure

Words meanings and morphology

करभाणाम् (karabhāṇām) - of camels
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of karabha
karabha - camel, young elephant, elephant's trunk
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - ten thousands (in conjunction with daśa) (thousands)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
Note: Can also be accusative plural; context indicates nominative.
कोशम् (kośam) - wealth collected as tribute (treasury, wealth, casket, sheath)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kośa
kośa - treasury, store, wealth, sheath, casket
तस्य (tasya) - of Nakula (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Nakula.
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Nakula, the great-souled (mahātman) one (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious, supreme spirit
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)
  • mahat – great, large, vast
    adjective (neuter)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to Nakula.
ऊहुः (ūhuḥ) - they carried, they bore
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vah
Perfect, active voice, 3rd person plural
Root: vah (class 1)
दश (daśa) - ten (with thousands of camels implies ten thousand camels) (ten)
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies 'sahasrāṇi' (thousands), thus indicating ten thousand.
महाराज (mahārāja) - Address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja
mahārāja - great king, emperor
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)
  • mahat – great, large, vast
    adjective (neuter)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
कृच्छ्रात् (kṛcchrāt) - from difficulty, with effort
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kṛcchra
kṛcchra - difficulty, pain, distress, trouble
Note: Used adverbially as 'with difficulty'.
इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of
(indeclinable)
महाधनम् (mahādhanam) - great wealth, immense treasure
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahādhana
mahādhana - great wealth, precious treasure
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+dhana)
  • mahat – great, large, immense
    adjective (neuter)
  • dhana – wealth, riches, property
    noun (neuter)