महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-48, verse-16

सुजातयः श्रेणिमन्तः श्रेयांसः शस्त्रपाणयः ।
आहार्षुः क्षत्रिया वित्तं शतशोऽजातशत्रवे ॥१६॥

16. sujātayaḥ śreṇimantaḥ śreyāṁsaḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ ,
āhārṣuḥ kṣatriyā vittaṁ śataśo'jātaśatrave.

16. su_jātayaḥ śreṇimantaḥ śreyāṃsaḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ
āhārṣuḥ kṣatriyāḥ vittam śataśaḥ ajātaśatrave

16. The well-born, prominent, and excellent warriors, holding weapons in their hands, brought hundreds of riches to Ajātaśatru.

16. בני משפחות טובות, ראשי גילדות, מצטיינים ואוחזי כלי נשק. הלוחמים האלה הביאו הון במאות לאַג׳ָאטַשַׁטְרוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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