महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-121, verse-9
तथैव तदसंख्येयं धनं यत्प्रददौ गयः ।
सदस्येभ्यो महाराज तेषु यज्ञेषु सप्तसु ॥९॥
सदस्येभ्यो महाराज तेषु यज्ञेषु सप्तसु ॥९॥
9. tathaiva tadasaṁkhyeyaṁ dhanaṁ yatpradadau gayaḥ ,
sadasyebhyo mahārāja teṣu yajñeṣu saptasu.
sadasyebhyo mahārāja teṣu yajñeṣu saptasu.
9.
tathā eva tat asaṅkhyeyam dhanam yat pradadau
gayaḥ sadasyebhyaḥ mahārāja teṣu yajñeṣu saptasu
gayaḥ sadasyebhyaḥ mahārāja teṣu yajñeṣu saptasu
9.
O great king, just as countless was the wealth that King Gaya gave to the priests (sadasyas) in those seven sacrifices (yajñas).
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - just so, in the same way (thus, so, in that manner)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just so (indeed, just, only)
- तत् (tat) - that (referring to wealth) (that, it)
- असङ्ख्येयम् (asaṅkhyeyam) - countless, immeasurable (innumerable, countless)
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, treasure)
- यत् (yat) - which, that (which, what, that)
- प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave (he gave, bestowed)
- गयः (gayaḥ) - King Gaya (Gaya)
- सदस्येभ्यः (sadasyebhyaḥ) - to the priests (sadasyas) or ritual participants (to the members of the assembly, to the priests)
- महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O great king)
- तेषु (teṣu) - in those (sacrifices) (in those, among them)
- यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in his sacrifices (yajñas) (in sacrifices, in rituals)
- सप्तसु (saptasu) - in those seven (sacrifices) (in seven)
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - just so, in the same way (thus, so, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
Note: Part of the sandhi 'tathaiva'.
एव (eva) - indeed, just so (indeed, just, only)
(indeclinable)
Note: Part of the sandhi 'tathaiva'.
तत् (tat) - that (referring to wealth) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'dhanam'.
असङ्ख्येयम् (asaṅkhyeyam) - countless, immeasurable (innumerable, countless)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asaṅkhyeya
asaṅkhyeya - innumerable, countless, incalculable
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from 'a' (not) + 'saṅkhyeya' (countable). Saṅkhyeya is a gerundive from √khyā with saṃ.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+saṅkhyeya)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - saṅkhyeya – countable, calculable, to be counted
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Gerundive from √khyā with saṃ, meaning 'to be counted'.
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'dhanam'.
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, treasure)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, treasure
Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'was' (innumerable).
यत् (yat) - which, that (which, what, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'dhanam'.
प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave (he gave, bestowed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √dā
Perfect Active
Perfect 3rd person singular of root √dā with upasarga 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
गयः (gayaḥ) - King Gaya (Gaya)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gaya
gaya - Gaya (name of a famous ancient king)
Note: Subject of 'pradadau'.
सदस्येभ्यः (sadasyebhyaḥ) - to the priests (sadasyas) or ritual participants (to the members of the assembly, to the priests)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of sadasya
sadasya - member of an assembly, spectator, priest (at a sacrifice)
Note: Recipient of the 'dhanam'.
महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O great king)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja
mahārāja - great king, emperor
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)
- mahā – great, mighty
adjective - rājan – king, sovereign
noun (masculine)
तेषु (teṣu) - in those (sacrifices) (in those, among them)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'yajñeṣu'.
यज्ञेषु (yajñeṣu) - in his sacrifices (yajñas) (in sacrifices, in rituals)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship
सप्तसु (saptasu) - in those seven (sacrifices) (in seven)
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies 'yajñeṣu'.