महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-115, verse-16

तस्मै प्रादात्सहस्रं वै वाजिनां वरुणस्तदा ।
तदश्वतीर्थं विख्यातमुत्थिता यत्र ते हयाः ॥१६॥

16. tasmai prādātsahasraṁ vai vājināṁ varuṇastadā ,
tadaśvatīrthaṁ vikhyātamutthitā yatra te hayāḥ.

16. tasmai prādāt sahasram vai vājinām varuṇaḥ tadā |
tat aśvatīrtham vikhyātam utthitāḥ yatra te hayāḥ

16. Then Varuṇa indeed gave him (Gādhi) a thousand horses. That place, from where those horses emerged, became well-known as Aśvatīrtha.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Gādhi (to him, for him)

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - Varuṇa gave (he gave, he bestowed)

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (horses) (a thousand)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तत् (tat) - that place (that)

• अश्वतीर्थम् (aśvatīrtham) - The sacred place where horses emerged. (horse-tīrtha (a sacred ford or bathing place))

• विख्यातम् (vikhyātam) - well-known, famous

• उत्थिताः (utthitāḥ) - emerged (from the ground/water) (arisen, emerged, stood up)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• ते (te) - those horses (those)

• हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Gādhi (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

dative singular masculine of demonstrative pronoun 'tad'

Note: Refers to Gādhi.

प्रादात् (prādāt) - Varuṇa gave (he gave, he bestowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of pra-dā

aorist tense

3rd person singular, aorist active, of √dā with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject is `varuṇaḥ`.

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand (horses) (a thousand)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Object of `prādāt`.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the action.

वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vājin

vājin - horse, swift, strong

derived from 'vāja' (strength, speed)

Note: Partitive genitive with `sahasram`.

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (a deity associated with cosmic order, waters, and the western direction)

Note: Subject of `prādāt`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

तत् (tat) - that place (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

nominative singular neuter of demonstrative pronoun 'tad'

Note: Refers to `aśvatīrtham`.

अश्वतीर्थम् (aśvatīrtham) - The sacred place where horses emerged. (horse-tīrtha (a sacred ford or bathing place))

(proper noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśvatīrtha

aśvatīrtha - a bathing-place for horses; a sacred place where horses are prominent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+tīrtha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of implied verb "became".

विख्यातम् (vikhyātam) - well-known, famous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - famous, well-known, celebrated

past passive participle

past passive participle of √khyā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for `aśvatīrtham`.

उत्थिताः (utthitāḥ) - emerged (from the ground/water) (arisen, emerged, stood up)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of utthita

utthita - risen, emerged, standing up

past passive participle

past passive participle of √sthā with upasarga ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to `hayāḥ`.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

ते (te) - those horses (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

nominative plural masculine of demonstrative pronoun 'tad'

Note: Refers to `hayāḥ`.

हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

Note: Subject of `utthitāḥ`.