महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-54, verse-6

अष्टौ यं कुररच्छायाः सदश्वा राष्ट्रसंमताः ।
वहन्ति नैषामुच्येत पदा भूमिमुपस्पृशन् ।
एतद्राजन्धनं मह्यं तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥६॥

6. aṣṭau yaṁ kuraracchāyāḥ sadaśvā rāṣṭrasaṁmatāḥ ,
vahanti naiṣāmucyeta padā bhūmimupaspṛśan ,
etadrājandhanaṁ mahyaṁ tena dīvyāmyahaṁ tvayā.

6. aṣṭau yam kuraracchāyāḥ sadaśvāḥ
rāṣṭrasaṃmatāḥ vahanti na eṣām ucyeta
padā bhūmim upaspṛśan etat rājan
dhanam mahyam tena dīvyāmi aham tvayā

6. Eight excellent, dove-colored horses, approved by the realm, draw it. It cannot be said that any of them touches the ground with its foot. O King, this is my wealth; with this, I will gamble with you.

6. שמונה סוסים אצילים בגוון הקוּרַרַה (נשר דייגים), מקובלים על כל הממלכה, מושכים אותה, ושום יצור הדורך על האדמה אינו חומק מהם. הו מלך, זה עשרי, ובו אשחק נגדך.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• यम् (yam) - which

• कुररच्छायाः (kuraracchāyāḥ) - having the color of a kurara bird (curlew/osprey), referring to the horses' hue (dove-colored, eagle-colored)

• सदश्वाः (sadaśvāḥ) - good horses, excellent horses

• राष्ट्रसंमताः (rāṣṭrasaṁmatāḥ) - approved by the country/realm

• वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they draw

• न (na) - not, no

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these horses (of these, among them)

• उच्येत (ucyeta) - it should be said (should be said, is said)

• पदा (padā) - by a foot, with a foot

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground, the earth

• उपस्पृशन् (upaspṛśan) - touching

• एतत् (etat) - this

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• तेन (tena) - with that wealth (with that, by that)

• दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I will play (gamble)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वया (tvayā) - with you

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

यम् (yam) - which

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

कुररच्छायाः (kuraracchāyāḥ) - having the color of a kurara bird (curlew/osprey), referring to the horses' hue (dove-colored, eagle-colored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuraracchāya

kuraracchāya - of the color of a curlew/osprey/dove

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kurara+chāyā)

• kurara – curlew, osprey, kind of eagle
  noun (masculine)
• chāyā – shade, color, hue
  noun (feminine)

Note: qualifies 'sadaśvāḥ'

सदश्वाः (sadaśvāḥ) - good horses, excellent horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadaśva

sadaśva - good horse, excellent horse

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+aśva)

• sat – good, true, existent
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aś (class 5)

राष्ट्रसंमताः (rāṣṭrasaṁmatāḥ) - approved by the country/realm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāṣṭrasaṃmata

rāṣṭrasaṁmata - approved by the realm/country

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāṣṭra+saṃmata)

• rāṣṭra – realm, country, kingdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rāj
• saṃmata – approved, esteemed, agreeable
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-man (to agree, approve)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: qualifies 'sadaśvāḥ'

वहन्ति (vahanti) - they carry, they draw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Present (laṭ) of vah

Present

third person plural, active voice

Root: vah (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these horses (of these, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

उच्येत (ucyeta) - it should be said (should be said, is said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Optative (liṅ) of vac

Optative

third person singular, passive voice

Root: vac (class 2)

पदा (padā) - by a foot, with a foot

(noun)

Instrumental, singular of pad

pad - foot, step

Root: pad (class 4)

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground, the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil

Root: bhū

उपस्पृशन् (upaspṛśan) - touching

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛś

spṛś - to touch, to feel

Present Active Participle

from upa-spṛś, masculine nominative singular

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: qualifies the implied subject of 'ucyeta' (any of the horses)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, treasure

Root: dhā

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तेन (tena) - with that wealth (with that, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: refers to 'dhanam'

दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I will play (gamble)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of div

Present

first person singular, active voice

Root: div (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

त्वया (tvayā) - with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

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