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.

44. מאה אלף שפחות של בן קוּנְטִי הגדול נפש, עונדות צמידי צדפה ותכשיטי כתפיים, עם שרשרת זהב על צווארן, מקושטות,

Words meanings summery:

• 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'.

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