महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-16, verse-7

सोष्ट्रिका भरतश्रेष्ठ सभेरीपणवानका ।
समित्तृणकुशा राजन्सशतघ्नीकलाङ्गला ॥७॥

7. soṣṭrikā bharataśreṣṭha sabherīpaṇavānakā ,
samittṛṇakuśā rājansaśataghnīkalāṅgalā.

7. soṣṭrikā bharataśreṣṭha sabherīpaṇavānakā
samittṛṇakuśā rājan saśataghnīkalāṅgalā

7. O best among the Bharatas, O King, it was equipped with camels, with large drums and small drums, with firewood, ordinary grass, and sacred kuśa grass, and with śataghnīs and ploughs.

7. וגם גמלים, תופים וחצוצרות, הו נעלה בין בני בְּהַרַטַה, עצים ועשבים וקוּשַׁה, וכן מכונות הרג של מאה וחרבות עם מחרשות.

Words meanings summery:

• सोष्ट्रिका (soṣṭrikā) - with camels

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the Bharatas

• सभेरीपणवानका (sabherīpaṇavānakā) - with drums and small drums

• समित्तृणकुशा (samittṛṇakuśā) - with firewood, grass, and kuśa grass

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• सशतघ्नीकलाङ्गला (saśataghnīkalāṅgalā) - with śataghnīs and ploughs

Words meanings and morphology

सोष्ट्रिका (soṣṭrikā) - with camels

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of soṣṭrika

soṣṭrika - having camels, accompanied by camels

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+uṣṭrika)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix forming bahuvrīhi compounds
• uṣṭrika – camel
  noun (masculine)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of Bharatas, excellent Bharata

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a ruler, a name
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)

सभेरीपणवानका (sabherīpaṇavānakā) - with drums and small drums

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sabherīpaṇavānaka

sabherīpaṇavānaka - having large drums and small drums

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bherī+paṇavānaka)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix forming bahuvrīhi compounds
• bherī – large drum, war-drum
  noun (feminine)
• paṇavānaka – small drum, kettle-drum
  noun (masculine)

समित्तृणकुशा (samittṛṇakuśā) - with firewood, grass, and kuśa grass

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samittṛṇakuśa

samittṛṇakuśa - having firewood, grass, and kuśa grass

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+samit+tṛṇa+kuśa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix forming bahuvrīhi compounds
• samit – firewood, sacrificial fuel
  noun (feminine)
• tṛṇa – grass, a blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• kuśa – kuśa grass (Poa cynosuroides), sacred grass
  noun (masculine)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

सशतघ्नीकलाङ्गला (saśataghnīkalāṅgalā) - with śataghnīs and ploughs

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saśataghnīkalāṅgala

saśataghnīkalāṅgala - having śataghnīs (weapons) and ploughs

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śataghnī+kalāṅgala)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix forming bahuvrīhi compounds
• śataghnī – a weapon or machine that kills hundreds; a kind of missile or engine
  noun (feminine)
• kalāṅgala – plough, a type of plough or weapon resembling a plough
  noun (masculine)

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