महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-48, verse-36
अयुतं त्रीणि पद्मानि गजारोहाः ससादिनः ।
रथानामर्बुदं चापि पादाता बहवस्तथा ॥३६॥
रथानामर्बुदं चापि पादाता बहवस्तथा ॥३६॥
36. ayutaṁ trīṇi padmāni gajārohāḥ sasādinaḥ ,
rathānāmarbudaṁ cāpi pādātā bahavastathā.
rathānāmarbudaṁ cāpi pādātā bahavastathā.
36.
ayutam trīṇi padmāni gajārohāḥ sasādinaḥ
rathānām arbudam ca api pādātāḥ bahavaḥ tathā
rathānām arbudam ca api pādātāḥ bahavaḥ tathā
36.
There were ten thousand and three billion elephant riders along with horsemen, and also one hundred million chariots, and similarly many foot soldiers.
Words meanings summery:
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- अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand
- त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
- पद्मानि (padmāni) - padmas (a specific large number, here billions)
- गजारोहाः (gajārohāḥ) - elephant riders
- ससादिनः (sasādinaḥ) - along with horsemen
- रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
- अर्बुदम् (arbudam) - one hundred million (10^8)
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- पादाताः (pādātāḥ) - foot soldiers
- बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus
Words meanings and morphology
अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ayuta
ayuta - ten thousand
त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
(numeral)
पद्मानि (padmāni) - padmas (a specific large number, here billions)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of padma
padma - lotus; a specific large number (10^9 or 10^14)
गजारोहाः (gajārohāḥ) - elephant riders
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gajāroha
gajāroha - elephant rider
Compound of 'gaja' (elephant) and 'āroha' (rider)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (gaja+āroha)
- gaja – elephant
noun (masculine) - āroha – rider, one who ascends
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'ruh' (to ascend) with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: ruh (class 1)
ससादिनः (sasādinaḥ) - along with horsemen
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sasādin
sasādin - accompanied by horsemen, having horsemen
Compound of 'sa' (with) and 'sādin' (horseman)
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+sādin)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - sādin – rider, horseman
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'sad' (to sit) + 'in' suffix
Root: sad (class 1)
रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot
अर्बुदम् (arbudam) - one hundred million (10^8)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of arbuda
arbuda - one hundred million (10^8); a mass, lump, tumor
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
पादाताः (pādātāḥ) - foot soldiers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pādāta
pādāta - foot soldier, infantryman
Derived from 'pāda' (foot)
बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, numerous
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus
(indeclinable)