महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-54, verse-12

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
शतं दासीसहस्राणि तरुण्यो मे प्रभद्रिकाः ।
कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यो निष्ककण्ठ्यः स्वलंकृताः ॥१२॥

12. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
śataṁ dāsīsahasrāṇi taruṇyo me prabhadrikāḥ ,
kambukeyūradhāriṇyo niṣkakaṇṭhyaḥ svalaṁkṛtāḥ.

12. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca śatam dāsīsahasrāṇi taruṇyaḥ me
prabhadrikāḥ kambukeyūradhāriṇyaḥ niṣkakaṇṭhyaḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ

12. Yudhishthira said: I have a hundred thousand young and excellent maidservants, adorned with conch-shell bracelets, golden necklaces, and otherwise beautifully decorated.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शतम् (śatam) - one hundred

• दासीसहस्राणि (dāsīsahasrāṇi) - thousands of maidservants

• तरुण्यः (taruṇyaḥ) - young women, youthful

• मे (me) - my, to me

• प्रभद्रिकाः (prabhadrikāḥ) - very auspicious, beautiful, excellent

• कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यः (kambukeyūradhāriṇyaḥ) - wearing conch-shell armlets/bracelets

• निष्ककण्ठ्यः (niṣkakaṇṭhyaḥ) - wearing golden necklaces, necklaces with coins

• स्वलंकृताः (svalaṁkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (a proper name, the eldest Pandava brother)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

शतम् (śatam) - one hundred

(numeral)

दासीसहस्राणि (dāsīsahasrāṇi) - thousands of maidservants

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dāsīsahasra

dāsīsahasra - thousand maidservants

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dāsī+sahasra)

• dāsī – maidservant, female slave
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

तरुण्यः (taruṇyaḥ) - young women, youthful

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of taruṇī

taruṇī - young woman, youthful

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

asmad - I, me

प्रभद्रिकाः (prabhadrikāḥ) - very auspicious, beautiful, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prabhadrikā

prabhadrikā - very auspicious, beautiful, excellent

Compound type : Pravāda (pra+bhadrikā)

• pra – prefix indicating excellence, intensity
  indeclinable
• bhadrikā – auspicious, beautiful, good (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)

कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यः (kambukeyūradhāriṇyaḥ) - wearing conch-shell armlets/bracelets

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kambukeyūradhāriṇī

kambukeyūradhāriṇī - one who wears conch-shell armlets/bracelets

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kambu+keyūra+dhāriṇī)

• kambu – conch-shell
  noun (masculine)
• keyūra – armlet, bracelet
  noun (masculine)
• dhāriṇī – one who wears, bearing (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun / Derived adjective
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to bear, wear).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

निष्ककण्ठ्यः (niṣkakaṇṭhyaḥ) - wearing golden necklaces, necklaces with coins

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of niṣkakaṇṭhī

niṣkakaṇṭhī - one who wears a golden necklace/a necklace with coins

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (niṣka+kaṇṭhī)

• niṣka – golden coin, golden ornament
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇṭhī – (one who has) a necklace (at the throat) (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form derived from 'kaṇṭha' (throat, neck) or denoting one who possesses a necklace.

स्वलंकृताः (svalaṁkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of svalaṃkṛta

svalaṁkṛta - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'su-' (well, beautifully) and 'alaṃkṛta' (adorned), which is PPP of 'alam-kṛ'.

Compound type : Pravāda (su+alaṃkṛta)

• su – good, well, beautifully
  indeclinable
• alaṃkṛta – adorned, decorated
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of 'alam-kṛ' (to adorn).
  Prefix: alam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)