महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-48, verse-39

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि स्नातका गृहमेधिनः ।
त्रिंशद्दासीक एकैको यान्बिभर्ति युधिष्ठिरः ।
सुप्रीताः परितुष्टाश्च तेऽप्याशंसन्त्यरिक्षयम् ॥३९॥

39. aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakā gṛhamedhinaḥ ,
triṁśaddāsīka ekaiko yānbibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
suprītāḥ parituṣṭāśca te'pyāśaṁsantyarikṣayam.

39. aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakāḥ gṛhamedhinaḥ
triṃśaddāsīkaḥ ekekaḥ yān
bibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ suprītāḥ parituṣṭāḥ
ca te api āśaṃsanti arikṣayam

39. Yudhishthira supported eighty-eight thousand `snātaka` householders, each of whom had thirty maidservants. These householders, being very pleased and greatly satisfied, also prayed for the destruction of (Yudhishthira's) enemies.

39. שמונים ושמונה אלף בעלי בית שסיימו את לימודי הוֵדוֹת (סְנָאטַקַה) נתמכים בידי יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, ולכל אחד מהם שלושים משרתות. מרוצים ושבעי רצון, גם הם מברכים על השמדת האויבים.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand

• स्नातकाः (snātakāḥ) - snātaka householders (those who have completed Vedic studies)

• गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders

• त्रिंशद्दासीकः (triṁśaddāsīkaḥ) - each having thirty maidservants

• एकेकः (ekekaḥ) - each one

• यान् (yān) - whom

• बिभर्ति (bibharti) - maintains, supports

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• सुप्रीताः (suprītāḥ) - very pleased

• परितुष्टाः (parituṣṭāḥ) - greatly satisfied

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - they

• अपि (api) - also

• आशंसन्ति (āśaṁsanti) - they wish for, they pray for

• अरिक्षयम् (arikṣayam) - destruction of enemies

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand

(numeral)

Compound type : Dvigu (aṣṭāśīti+sahasra)

• aṣṭāśīti – eighty-eight
  numeral (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

स्नातकाः (snātakāḥ) - snātaka householders (those who have completed Vedic studies)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of snātaka

snātaka - one who has bathed (after completing studentship), a householder who has completed Vedic studies

Derived from root 'snā' (to bathe)

Root: snā (class 2)

गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhamedhin

gṛhamedhin - one who maintains a household, householder, performing domestic sacrifices

Compound of 'gṛha' (house) and 'medhin' (performing sacrifices, having a 'medha')

Compound type : Tatpurusha (gṛha+medhin)

• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• medhin – sacrificing, having a 'medha' (sacrifice)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'medha' (sacrifice)

त्रिंशद्दासीकः (triṁśaddāsīkaḥ) - each having thirty maidservants

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triṃśaddāsīka

triṁśaddāsīka - having thirty maidservants

Compound of 'triṃśat' (thirty), 'dāsī' (maidservant), and 'ka' (possessive suffix)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (triṃśat+dāsī+ka)

• triṃśat – thirty
  numeral (feminine)
• dāsī – maidservant, female slave
  noun (feminine)
• ka – having, possessing (suffix)
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

एकेकः (ekekaḥ) - each one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekeka

ekeka - each, one by one

Reduplication of 'eka' (one)

यान् (yān) - whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

बिभर्ति (bibharti) - maintains, supports

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhṛ

Root of the 3rd class (Juhotyādi) in present tense

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Yudhiṣṭhira

Yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (name of a king, eldest Pandava)

सुप्रीताः (suprītāḥ) - very pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suprīta

suprīta - very pleased, highly satisfied

Past Passive Participle

Intensifying prefix 'su' + root 'prī' (to please) + passive participle suffix 'ta'

Compound type : Pra-Tatpurusha (su+prīta)

• su – good, well, very (intensifier)
  indeclinable
• prīta – pleased, satisfied, beloved
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'prī' (to please) + passive participle suffix 'ta'
  Root: prī (class 9)

परितुष्टाः (parituṣṭāḥ) - greatly satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parituṣṭa

parituṣṭa - fully satisfied, greatly contented

Past Passive Participle

Root 'tuṣ' (to be satisfied) with prefix 'pari'

Compound type : Pra-Tatpurusha (pari+tuṣṭa)

• pari – around, completely, fully (prefix)
  indeclinable
• tuṣṭa – satisfied, pleased
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'tuṣ' (to be satisfied) + passive participle suffix 'ta'
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he/she/it (demonstrative pronoun)

अपि (api) - also

(indeclinable)

आशंसन्ति (āśaṁsanti) - they wish for, they pray for

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of āśaṃs

Root 'śaṃs' (to praise, declare) with prefix 'ā', in present tense

Prefix: ā

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

अरिक्षयम् (arikṣayam) - destruction of enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arikṣaya

arikṣaya - destruction of enemies

Compound of 'ari' (enemy) and 'kṣaya' (destruction)

Compound type : Genitive Tatpurusha (ari+kṣaya)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, end
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṣi' (to destroy, diminish)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

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