महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-183, verse-30

दासीसहस्रं श्यामानां सुवस्त्राणामलंकृतम् ।
दश कोट्यो हिरण्यस्य रुक्मभारांस्तथा दश ।
एतद्ददानि ते विप्र सर्वज्ञस्त्वं हि मे मतः ॥३०॥

30. dāsīsahasraṁ śyāmānāṁ suvastrāṇāmalaṁkṛtam ,
daśa koṭyo hiraṇyasya rukmabhārāṁstathā daśa ,
etaddadāni te vipra sarvajñastvaṁ hi me mataḥ.

30. dāsī-sahasram śyāmānām su-vastrāṇām
alaṃkṛtam daśa koṭyaḥ hiraṇyasya
rukma-bhārān tathā daśa etat dadāni
te vipra sarva-jñaḥ tvam hi me mataḥ

30. I will give you a thousand dark-complexioned maidservants, well-dressed and adorned, ten million (crores) of gold, and similarly ten loads of gold. O brahmin, for you are indeed considered by me to be omniscient.

30. אלף שפחות צעירות, לבושות בגדים יפים ומקושטות, עשרה כורים של זהב, ועוד עשרה משאות של מטילי זהב. את כל זה אני נותן לך, הו בְּרַהְמִין, כי לדעתי אתה יודע הכול.

Words meanings summery:

• दासी-सहस्रम् (dāsī-sahasram) - a thousand maidservants

• श्यामानाम् (śyāmānām) - of dark-complexioned (women/maidservants)

• सु-वस्त्राणाम् (su-vastrāṇām) - of well-dressed (women/maidservants)

• अलंकृतम् (alaṁkṛtam) - adorned, decorated, ornamented

• दश (daśa) - ten

• कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores, ten millions

• हिरण्यस्य (hiraṇyasya) - of gold

• रुक्म-भारान् (rukma-bhārān) - loads of gold, weights of gold

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly, and

• दश (daśa) - ten

• एतत् (etat) - this, these

• ददानि (dadāni) - I shall give, let me give

• ते (te) - to you

• विप्र (vipra) - O brahmin

• सर्व-ज्ञः (sarva-jñaḥ) - omniscient, all-knowing

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मे (me) - by me

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, believed

Words meanings and morphology

दासी-सहस्रम् (dāsī-sahasram) - a thousand maidservants

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāsī-sahasra

dāsī-sahasra - a thousand maidservants

Compound type : tatpurusha (dāsī+sahasra)

• dāsī – maidservant, female slave
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

श्यामानाम् (śyāmānām) - of dark-complexioned (women/maidservants)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śyāmā

śyāmā - dark-complexioned woman, a beautiful woman, a particular Raga

Feminine form of `śyāma` (dark, black)

सु-वस्त्राणाम् (su-vastrāṇām) - of well-dressed (women/maidservants)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of su-vastra

su-vastra - well-clothed, well-dressed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+vastra)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'goodness' or 'excellence'
• vastra – garment, cloth, clothing
  noun (neuter)

अलंकृतम् (alaṁkṛtam) - adorned, decorated, ornamented

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alaṃkṛta

alaṁkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented, embellished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kṛ` (to do, make) with prefix `alam`

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `dāsī-sahasram`

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores, ten millions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi

koṭi - a crore (ten million), edge, point, highest point

हिरण्यस्य (hiraṇyasya) - of gold

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of hiraṇya

hiraṇya - gold, wealth, money

रुक्म-भारान् (rukma-bhārān) - loads of gold, weights of gold

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rukma-bhāra

rukma-bhāra - a weight of gold, a load of gold

Compound type : tatpurusha (rukma+bhāra)

• rukma – gold, bright, brilliant
  noun (neuter)
• bhāra – load, weight, burden, quantity
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly, and

(indeclinable)

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

एतत् (etat) - this, these

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

ददानि (dadāni) - I shall give, let me give

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of dā

Root `dā` (3rd class), Present Imperative (Loṭ) form, ātmanepada equivalent

Root: dā (class 3)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

विप्र (vipra) - O brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, priest, inspired, wise

सर्व-ज्ञः (sarva-jñaḥ) - omniscient, all-knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva-jña

sarva-jña - all-knowing, omniscient, universally wise

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (sarva+jña)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `jñā` (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - by me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us (first person pronoun)

Note: Used here as agent in passive construction

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, believed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, believed, considered, known, intended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `man` (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

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