महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-9

तथैव तदसंख्येयं धनं यत्प्रददौ गयः ।
सदस्येभ्यो महाराज तेषु यज्ञेषु सप्तसु ॥९॥

9. tathaiva tadasaṁkhyeyaṁ dhanaṁ yatpradadau gayaḥ ,
sadasyebhyo mahārāja teṣu yajñeṣu saptasu.

9. tathā eva tat asaṅkhyeyam dhanam yat pradadau
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).

9. כך אי אפשר היה לספור את הממון שנתן גַיַה לחברי הקהל באותם שבעה טקסים, הו מלך גדול.

Words meanings summery:

• 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'.

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