महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-16, verse-20

अनु रथ्यासु सर्वासु चत्वरेषु च कौरव ।
बलं बभूव राजेन्द्र प्रभूतगजवाजिमत् ॥२०॥

20. anu rathyāsu sarvāsu catvareṣu ca kaurava ,
balaṁ babhūva rājendra prabhūtagajavājimat.

20. anu rathyāsu sarvāsu catvareṣu ca kaurava
balam babhūva rājendra prabhūtagajavājimad

20. O scion of Kuru, O king of kings, in all the streets and squares, the army was abundant with elephants and horses.

20. הו קַאוּרַוַה, הו מלך המלכים, לאורך כל הרחובות ובכל הככרות עמד כוח צבאי גדול, עם הרבה פילים וסוסים.

Words meanings summery:

• अनु (anu) - along (along, after, near, according to)

• रथ्यासु (rathyāsu) - in the streets

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• चत्वरेषु (catvareṣu) - in the squares, in the courtyards

• च (ca) - and

• कौरव (kaurava) - O descendant of Kuru

• बलम् (balam) - the army (army, force, strength)

• बभूव (babhūva) - was, became

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O chief of kings

• प्रभूतगजवाजिमद् (prabhūtagajavājimad) - abundant with elephants and horses (having abundant elephants and horses)

Words meanings and morphology

अनु (anu) - along (along, after, near, according to)

(indeclinable)

रथ्यासु (rathyāsu) - in the streets

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of rathyā

rathyā - street, road, highway

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

चत्वरेषु (catvareṣu) - in the squares, in the courtyards

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of catvara

catvara - square, courtyard, public place

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कौरव (kaurava) - O descendant of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to Kuru

Derived from 'kuru' with suffix 'a'.

बलम् (balam) - the army (army, force, strength)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

बभूव (babhūva) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect tense (lit) form of 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O chief of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, chief of kings

Tatpuruṣa compound (rājan + indra).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

प्रभूतगजवाजिमद् (prabhūtagajavājimad) - abundant with elephants and horses (having abundant elephants and horses)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prabhūtagajavājimant

prabhūtagajavājimant - possessing abundant elephants and horses

Bahuvrīhi compound with the suffix -mat denoting possession.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhūta+gaja+vājin+mat)

• prabhūta – abundant, much, numerous
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'pra-bhū' (to be, become abundant).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse, swift, possessing strength
  noun (masculine)
• mat – possessing, having (suffix -matup)
  suffix
  Possessive suffix -matup, used for nouns ending in 'a' or 'ā' or having the letter 'm' or 'v' immediately preceding the suffix.

Note: The sandhi form 'prabhūtagajavājimad' is the nominative singular neuter of 'prabhūtagajavājimant'.

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