महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-118, verse-7

ततः सहस्राणि गवां प्रदाय तीर्थेषु तेष्वम्बुधरोत्तमस्य ।
हृष्टः सह भ्रातृभिरर्जुनस्य संकीर्तयामास गवां प्रदानम् ॥७॥

7. tataḥ sahasrāṇi gavāṁ pradāya; tīrtheṣu teṣvambudharottamasya ,
hṛṣṭaḥ saha bhrātṛbhirarjunasya; saṁkīrtayāmāsa gavāṁ pradānam.

7. tataḥ sahasrāṇi gavām pradāya
tīrtheṣu teṣu ambudhara-uttamasya
hṛṣṭaḥ saha bhrātṛbhiḥ arjunasya
saṃkīrtayām āsa gavām pradānam

7. Then, having given thousands of cows in those sacred places (tīrtha) belonging to the best of cloud-bearers (Indra), he, delighted, along with his brothers, proclaimed Arjuna's gift of cows.

7. אחר כך נתן באותם מקומות עלייה לרגל אלפי פרות, בשם המעולה שבנושאי העננים, ושמח עם אחיו והכריז על מתן הפרות של אַרְג׳וּנַה.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having bestowed

• तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - in sacred bathing places (in sacred places, in fords)

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those

• अम्बुधर-उत्तमस्य (ambudhara-uttamasya) - of Indra (the best of cloud-bearers) (of the best of cloud-bearers)

• हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, pleased, joyful

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• संकीर्तयाम् आस (saṁkīrtayām āsa) - proclaimed, announced, made known

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• प्रदानम् (pradānam) - gift, act of giving

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Object of 'pradāya'.

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

Note: Qualifies 'sahasrāṇi' and 'pradānam'.

प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having bestowed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root dā (to give) with prefix pra- and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - in sacred bathing places (in sacred places, in fords)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - sacred place, holy bathing place, ford, sacred teaching

From root tṛ (to cross, pass over)

Root: tṛ (class 1)

तेषु (teṣu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with 'tīrtheṣu'.

अम्बुधर-उत्तमस्य (ambudhara-uttamasya) - of Indra (the best of cloud-bearers) (of the best of cloud-bearers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ambudhara-uttama

ambudhara-uttama - best of cloud-bearers, supreme cloud-bearer

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ambudhara+uttama)

• ambudhara – cloud, cloud-bearer
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of ambu (water) and dhara (bearer, from root dhṛ)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• uttama – best, highest, foremost, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form

Note: Qualifies 'tīrtheṣu' (whose sacred places).

हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, pleased, joyful

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, pleased, thrilled, joyful

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛṣ (to be excited, delighted)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Yudhiṣṭhira).

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Governed by 'saha'.

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince), white, silvery

Note: Qualifies 'pradānam'.

संकीर्तयाम् आस (saṁkīrtayām āsa) - proclaimed, announced, made known

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (periphrastic) (Lit) of saṃkīrt

Periphrastic perfect of the causal/denominative root kīrt (to mention, proclaim) with prefix sam-. 'saṃkīrtayām' is the accusative of a verbal noun, and 'āsa' is the auxiliary verb.

Prefix: sam

Root: kīrt (class 10)

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

Note: Qualifies 'pradānam'.

प्रदानम् (pradānam) - gift, act of giving

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - gift, donation, act of giving, bestowal

Verbal Noun

From root dā (to give) with prefix pra- and suffix -ana

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'saṃkīrtayām āsa'.

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