महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-21

सोपस्वेदेषु पात्रेषु घृतपूर्णेषु भागशः ।
ततः पुत्रसहस्राणि षष्टिं प्राप्स्यसि पार्थिव ॥२१॥

21. sopasvedeṣu pātreṣu ghṛtapūrṇeṣu bhāgaśaḥ ,
tataḥ putrasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiṁ prāpsyasi pārthiva.

21. sa-upasvedeṣu pātreṣu ghṛtapūrṇeṣu bhāgaśaḥ
tataḥ putrasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭim prāpsyasi pārthiva

21. Then, O king, you will obtain sixty thousand sons in vessels moistened with perspiration and filled with ghee, divided into portions.

21. (והנח) כל זרע בנפרד בכלים חמימים ומלאים בגהי. אז, הו שליט, תזכה לשישים אלף בנים.

Words meanings summery:

• स-उपस्वेदेषु (sa-upasvedeṣu) - in those having slight moisture or perspiration

• पात्रेषु (pātreṣu) - in vessels, in containers

• घृतपूर्णेषु (ghṛtapūrṇeṣu) - in those filled with ghee

• भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in portions, by shares, piece by piece

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sons, sons numbering in thousands

• षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

• प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will get, you will reach

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

स-उपस्वेदेषु (sa-upasvedeṣu) - in those having slight moisture or perspiration

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sa-upasveda

sa-upasveda - having slight moisture, moistened with perspiration

Bahuvrihi compound: `sa` (with) + `upasveda` (slight perspiration/moisture).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+upasveda)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• upasveda – slight perspiration, slight moisture
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `upa` (near, slight) and `sveda` (sweat, perspiration).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: svid (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pātreṣu.

पात्रेषु (pātreṣu) - in vessels, in containers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pātra

pātra - vessel, container, bowl, recipient

From root `pā` (to drink or protect).

Root: pā (class 1)

घृतपूर्णेषु (ghṛtapūrṇeṣu) - in those filled with ghee

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of ghṛtapūrṇa

ghṛtapūrṇa - filled with ghee, full of clarified butter

Tatpurusha compound: `ghṛta` (ghee) + `pūrṇa` (filled).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghṛta+pūrṇa)

• ghṛta – ghee, clarified butter
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `ghṛ` (to sprinkle, to shine), refers to clarified butter.
  Root: ghṛ (class 3)
• pūrṇa – full, filled, complete
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `pṛ` (to fill) with `kta` suffix.
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with pātreṣu.

भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in portions, by shares, piece by piece

(indeclinable)

Formed from `bhāga` (portion, share) with the `śas` suffix.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative derivative from pronominal stem `tad`.

पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sons, sons numbering in thousands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of putrasahasra

putrasahasra - a thousand sons

Tatpurusha compound: `putra` (son) + `sahasra` (thousand).

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+sahasra)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of prāpsyasi.

षष्टिम् (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṣaṣṭi

ṣaṣṭi - sixty

Note: Quantifies the thousands of sons, implying 60 x 1000 = 60,000.

प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will get, you will reach

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of āp

Root `āp` with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - relating to the earth, earthy; a ruler of the earth, king

Derived from `pṛthivī` (earth) with the `aṇ` suffix.

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