महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-222, verse-41
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि स्नातका गृहमेधिनः ।
त्रिंशद्दासीक एकैको यान्बिभर्ति युधिष्ठिरः ॥४१॥
त्रिंशद्दासीक एकैको यान्बिभर्ति युधिष्ठिरः ॥४१॥
41. aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakā gṛhamedhinaḥ ,
triṁśaddāsīka ekaiko yānbibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.
triṁśaddāsīka ekaiko yānbibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.
41.
aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakāḥ gṛhamedhinaḥ
triṃśaddāsīkaḥ ekaikaḥ yān bibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
triṃśaddāsīkaḥ ekaikaḥ yān bibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
41.
King Yudhishthira maintains eighty-eight thousand householders (snātaka-gṛhamedhin), each of whom has thirty female servants.
Words meanings summery:
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- अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand
- स्नातकाः (snātakāḥ) - householders who have completed their Vedic studies (graduates of Vedic studies)
- गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders
- त्रिंशद्दासीकः (triṁśaddāsīkaḥ) - having thirty female servants
- एकैकः (ekaikaḥ) - each one, every single one
- यान् (yān) - whom (masculine, plural)
- बिभर्ति (bibharti) - maintains, supports, carries
- युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira
Words meanings and morphology
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of aṣṭāśītisahasra
aṣṭāśītisahasra - eighty-eight thousand
Compound type : karmadhāraya (aṣṭāśīti+sahasra)
- aṣṭāśīti – eighty-eight
numeral (feminine) - sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter)
स्नातकाः (snātakāḥ) - householders who have completed their Vedic studies (graduates of Vedic studies)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of snātaka
snātaka - one who has bathed after completing Vedic studies, a graduate, an initiated householder
from root snā (to bathe) + ṇvul (kṛt affix)
Root: snā (class 2)
गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhamedhin
gṛhamedhin - householder, one who maintains a household fire and family life
Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+medhin)
- gṛha – house, home
noun (neuter) - medhin – one who sacrifices, one who maintains
noun (masculine)
from root medh (to sacrifice)
Root: medh
त्रिंशद्दासीकः (triṁśaddāsīkaḥ) - having thirty female servants
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of triṃśaddāsīka
triṁśaddāsīka - having thirty female servants
compound of triṃśat (thirty) + dāsī (female servant) + ka (possessive suffix)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (triṃśat+dāsīka)
- triṃśat – thirty
numeral (feminine) - dāsīka – having female servants
adjective (masculine)
from dāsī (female servant) + ka (possessive suffix)
Note: Qualifies 'ekaikaḥ'.
एकैकः (ekaikaḥ) - each one, every single one
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekaika
ekaika - each, every single one
reduplication of eka (one)
Note: Refers to each of the householders.
यान् (yān) - whom (masculine, plural)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Refers to the eighty-eight thousand householders.
बिभर्ति (bibharti) - maintains, supports, carries
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhṛ
Present active indicative
3rd person singular, intensive (reduplicated) form of root bhṛ
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - steadfast in battle; name of the eldest Pandava
Compound type : tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)
- yudh – battle, fight
noun (feminine)
from root yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4) - sthira – steady, firm, stable
adjective (masculine)
from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)