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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-44

शतं दासीसहस्राणि कौन्तेयस्य महात्मनः ।
कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यो निष्ककण्ठ्यः स्वलंकृताः ॥४४॥
44. śataṁ dāsīsahasrāṇi kaunteyasya mahātmanaḥ ,
kambukeyūradhāriṇyo niṣkakaṇṭhyaḥ svalaṁkṛtāḥ.
44. śatam dāsīsahasrāṇi kaunteyasya mahātmanaḥ
kambukeyūradhāriṇyaḥ niṣkakaṇṭhyaḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ
44. There were a hundred thousand female servants belonging to the great-souled son of Kunti (Kāunteya), wearing conch-shell bracelets and armlets, and adorned with golden necklaces.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
  • दासीसहस्राणि (dāsīsahasrāṇi) - thousands of female servants
  • कौन्तेयस्य (kaunteyasya) - of Yudhishthira, son of Kunti (of the son of Kunti)
  • महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one
  • कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यः (kambukeyūradhāriṇyaḥ) - wearing conch-shell bracelets and armlets
  • निष्ककण्ठ्यः (niṣkakaṇṭhyaḥ) - wearing golden necklaces
  • स्वलङ्कृताः (svalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated

Words meanings and morphology

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
(numeral)
Note: Functions as an adjective for 'dāsīsahasrāṇi'.
दासीसहस्राणि (dāsīsahasrāṇi) - thousands of female servants
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of dāsīsahasra
dāsīsahasra - a thousand female servants
compound of dāsī (female servant) + sahasra (thousand)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dāsī+sahasra)
  • dāsī – female servant, maidservant
    noun (feminine)
  • sahasra – thousand
    noun (neuter)
कौन्तेयस्य (kaunteyasya) - of Yudhishthira, son of Kunti (of the son of Kunti)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kunti (a name for Yudhishthira, Bhima, or Arjuna)
from Kuntī + ḍhak (patronymic suffix)
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous (mahātman)
compound of mahā (great) + ātman (soul, self)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)
  • mahā – great, mighty, extensive
    adjective
  • ātman – soul, self, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'kaunteyasya'.
कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यः (kambukeyūradhāriṇyaḥ) - wearing conch-shell bracelets and armlets
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kambukeyūradhāriṇī
kambukeyūradhāriṇī - female wearing conch-shell bracelets and armlets
compound of kambu (conch-shell/bracelet) + keyūra (armlet) + dhāriṇī (female wearer, from root dhṛ 'to bear/wear')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kambu+keyūra+dhāriṇī)
  • kambu – conch-shell, a type of bracelet made of conch-shell
    noun (masculine)
  • keyūra – armlet, bracelet worn on the upper arm
    noun (masculine)
  • dhāriṇī – female bearer, wearer, holder
    noun (feminine)
    Agent noun (feminine)
    feminine form of dhārin, from root dhṛ (to bear, wear)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'dāsīsahasrāṇi' (referring to the female servants).
निष्ककण्ठ्यः (niṣkakaṇṭhyaḥ) - wearing golden necklaces
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of niṣkakaṇṭhī
niṣkakaṇṭhī - female wearing a golden necklace
compound of niṣka (golden coin/ornament) + kaṇṭhī (having a necklace, feminine of kaṇṭha)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niṣka+kaṇṭha)
  • niṣka – golden coin, a specific gold ornament or coin
    noun (masculine)
  • kaṇṭha – neck, throat, necklace
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'dāsīsahasrāṇi'.
स्वलङ्कृताः (svalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned, beautifully decorated
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of svalaṅkṛtā
svalaṅkṛtā - well-decorated, beautifully adorned
Past Passive Participle
compound of su (well, beautifully) + alaṅkṛta (adorned, decorated), where alaṅkṛta is a past passive participle of alam-kṛ
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+alaṅkṛta)
  • su – well, good, excellent
    indeclinable
  • alaṅkṛta – adorned, decorated, ornamented
    adjective (feminine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from prefix alam- + root kṛ (to do, make)
    Prefix: alam
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'dāsīsahasrāṇi'.