महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-7

राज्ञो महानसे पूर्वं रन्तिदेवस्य वै द्विज ।
द्वे सहस्रे तु वध्येते पशूनामन्वहं तदा ॥७॥

7. rājño mahānase pūrvaṁ rantidevasya vai dvija ,
dve sahasre tu vadhyete paśūnāmanvahaṁ tadā.

7. rājñaḥ mahānase pūrvaṃ rantidevasya vai dvija
| dve sahasre tu vadhyete paśūnām anvahaṃ tadā

7. O twice-born (dvija), formerly in the royal kitchen of King Rantideva, indeed two thousand animals were killed daily at that time.

7. בעבר, הו בְּרַהְמִין, במטבח המלכותי של המלך רַנְטִידֵוַה נשחטו בכל יום אלפיים בעלי חיים.

Words meanings summery:

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• महानसे (mahānase) - in the great kitchen, in the royal kitchen

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously

• रन्तिदेवस्य (rantidevasya) - of Rantideva

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin, O twice-born

• द्वे (dve) - two

• सहस्रे (sahasre) - thousands

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वध्येते (vadhyete) - were killed, are killed

• पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of animals, of cattle

• अन्वहं (anvahaṁ) - daily, every day

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

महानसे (mahānase) - in the great kitchen, in the royal kitchen

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahānasa

mahānasa - great kitchen, royal kitchen

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nasa)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• nasa – kitchen, nose
  noun (neuter)

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

रन्तिदेवस्य (rantidevasya) - of Rantideva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rantideva

rantideva - Rantideva (name of a king)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin, O twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya); a bird; a snake; a tooth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+janman)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)

द्वे (dve) - two

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of dvi

dvi - two

सहस्रे (sahasre) - thousands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वध्येते (vadhyete) - were killed, are killed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of √vadh

Passive voice, present indicative, ātmanepada

Root: vadh (class 1)

पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of animals, of cattle

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle, sacrificial animal

अन्वहं (anvahaṁ) - daily, every day

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+ahan)

• anu – after, along, according to (preposition/upasarga)
  indeclinable
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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