महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-2

षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि तस्याप्रतिमतेजसः ।
रुद्रप्रसादाद्राजर्षेः समजायन्त पार्थिव ॥२॥

2. ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi tasyāpratimatejasaḥ ,
rudraprasādādrājarṣeḥ samajāyanta pārthiva.

2. ṣaṣṭiḥ putrasahasrāṇi tasya apratimatejasaḥ
rudraprasādāt rājarṣeḥ samajāyanta pārthiva

2. O King, sixty thousand sons were born to that royal sage of unparalleled splendor through the grace of Rudra.

2. הו מלך, בחסדו של רוּדְרַה נולדו לחכם המלכותי, שעוצמתו אין דומה לה, שישים אלף בנים.

Words meanings summery:

• षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty

• पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sons, son-thousands

• तस्य (tasya) - Of the royal sage (rājarṣeḥ). (of him, his)

• अप्रतिमतेजसः (apratimatejasaḥ) - of one whose splendor is unequaled, of unparalleled radiance

• रुद्रप्रसादात् (rudraprasādāt) - from Rudra's grace, by the grace of Rudra

• राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - Of King Sagara, who received Rudra's grace. (of the royal sage)

• समजायन्त (samajāyanta) - were born, originated

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - Addressed to the listener, presumed to be a king. (O king, O earthly one)

Words meanings and morphology

षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṣaṣṭi

ṣaṣṭi - sixty

पुत्रसहस्राणि (putrasahasrāṇi) - thousands of sons, son-thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of putrasahasra

putrasahasra - a thousand sons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+sahasra)

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

Note: Subject of the verb 'samajāyanta'.

तस्य (tasya) - Of the royal sage (rājarṣeḥ). (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'rājarṣeḥ' and 'apratimatejasaḥ'.

अप्रतिमतेजसः (apratimatejasaḥ) - of one whose splendor is unequaled, of unparalleled radiance

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of apratimatejas

apratimatejas - of unequaled splendor/valor/radiance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pratima+tejas)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pratima – measure, comparison, image
  noun (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, radiance, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'rājarṣeḥ'.

रुद्रप्रसादात् (rudraprasādāt) - from Rudra's grace, by the grace of Rudra

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rudraprasāda

rudraprasāda - Rudra's grace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rudra+prasāda)

• rudra – a name of Shiva, a storm god
  proper noun (masculine)
• prasāda – grace, favor, clemency, tranquility
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Expresses source or cause.

राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - Of King Sagara, who received Rudra's grace. (of the royal sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya' and 'apratimatejasaḥ'.

समजायन्त (samajāyanta) - were born, originated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of jan

Imperfect middle 3rd plural of √jan, often used in passive sense for 'to be born'. The 'sam-ā-' prefix means 'to be born together/fully'.

Prefixes: sam+a

Root: jan (class 4)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - Addressed to the listener, presumed to be a king. (O king, O earthly one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, a king, a prince, son of Pṛthā (Kunti)

Derived from pṛthivī (earth) + -aṇ affix, meaning 'related to earth' or 'ruler of earth'.

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