महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-48, verse-16
सुजातयः श्रेणिमन्तः श्रेयांसः शस्त्रपाणयः ।
आहार्षुः क्षत्रिया वित्तं शतशोऽजातशत्रवे ॥१६॥
आहार्षुः क्षत्रिया वित्तं शतशोऽजातशत्रवे ॥१६॥
16. sujātayaḥ śreṇimantaḥ śreyāṁsaḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ ,
āhārṣuḥ kṣatriyā vittaṁ śataśo'jātaśatrave.
āhārṣuḥ kṣatriyā vittaṁ śataśo'jātaśatrave.
16.
su_jātayaḥ śreṇimantaḥ śreyāṃsaḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ
āhārṣuḥ kṣatriyāḥ vittam śataśaḥ ajātaśatrave
āhārṣuḥ kṣatriyāḥ vittam śataśaḥ ajātaśatrave
16.
The well-born, prominent, and excellent warriors, holding weapons in their hands, brought hundreds of riches to Ajātaśatru.
Words meanings summery:
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- सु_जातयः (su_jātayaḥ) - well-born, noble warriors (well-born, of good lineage, noble)
- श्रेणिमन्तः (śreṇimantaḥ) - prominent, distinguished warriors (prominent, eminent, having ranks or guilds)
- श्रेयांसः (śreyāṁsaḥ) - excellent warriors (better, superior, excellent)
- शस्त्रपाणयः (śastrapāṇayaḥ) - warriors holding weapons in their hands (weapon-handed, armed)
- आहार्षुः (āhārṣuḥ) - they brought (wealth) (they brought, they offered)
- क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - the kṣatriya warriors (warriors, members of the kṣatriya class)
- वित्तम् (vittam) - riches, treasures (wealth, property, riches)
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - in hundreds (of quantities) (in hundreds, by hundreds)
- अजातशत्रवे (ajātaśatrave) - to Ajātaśatru (an epithet for Yudhiṣṭhira) (to Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira), one whose enemies are not born)
Words meanings and morphology
सु_जातयः (su_jātayaḥ) - well-born, noble warriors (well-born, of good lineage, noble)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of su_jāti
su_jāti - of good birth, well-born, noble
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+jāti)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable - jāti – birth, lineage, species, caste
noun (feminine)
श्रेणिमन्तः (śreṇimantaḥ) - prominent, distinguished warriors (prominent, eminent, having ranks or guilds)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṇimat
śreṇimat - having a series/rank/guild, prominent, eminent
derived from śreṇi with the possessive suffix matup
श्रेयांसः (śreyāṁsaḥ) - excellent warriors (better, superior, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śreyas
śreyas - better, superior, excellent, preferable
comparative form of praśasya (excellent)
शस्त्रपाणयः (śastrapāṇayaḥ) - warriors holding weapons in their hands (weapon-handed, armed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śastrapāṇi
śastrapāṇi - weapon-handed, armed, holding weapons
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śastra+pāṇi)
- śastra – weapon, missile, sword
noun (neuter) - pāṇi – hand
noun (masculine)
आहार्षुः (āhārṣuḥ) - they brought (wealth) (they brought, they offered)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, Aorist (luṅ) of ā-√hṛ
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - the kṣatriya warriors (warriors, members of the kṣatriya class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, warrior, nobleman
वित्तम् (vittam) - riches, treasures (wealth, property, riches)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta
vitta - found, gained, acquired; wealth, property, riches
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vid (to find, to gain)
Root: vid (class 6)
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - in hundreds (of quantities) (in hundreds, by hundreds)
(indeclinable)
Suffix śas added to śata
अजातशत्रवे (ajātaśatrave) - to Ajātaśatru (an epithet for Yudhiṣṭhira) (to Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira), one whose enemies are not born)
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of ajātaśatru
ajātaśatru - one whose enemies are not born, having no enemies; epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jāta+śatru)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - jāta – born, produced, arisen
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4) - śatru – enemy, foe, adversary
noun (masculine)