महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-222, verse-48
शतमश्वसहस्राणि दश नागायुतानि च ।
युधिष्ठिरस्यानुयात्रमिन्द्रप्रस्थनिवासिनः ॥४८॥
युधिष्ठिरस्यानुयात्रमिन्द्रप्रस्थनिवासिनः ॥४८॥
48. śatamaśvasahasrāṇi daśa nāgāyutāni ca ,
yudhiṣṭhirasyānuyātramindraprasthanivāsinaḥ.
yudhiṣṭhirasyānuyātramindraprasthanivāsinaḥ.
48.
śatam aśvasahasrāṇi daśa nāgāyutāni ca
yudhiṣṭhirasya anuyātram indraprasthanivāsinaḥ
yudhiṣṭhirasya anuyātram indraprasthanivāsinaḥ
48.
Hundreds of thousands of horses and one hundred thousand elephants constituted the retinue of Yudhiṣṭhira, who resided in Indraprastha.
Words meanings summery:
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- शतम् (śatam) - a hundred, hundreds
- अश्वसहस्राणि (aśvasahasrāṇi) - thousands of horses
- दश (daśa) - ten
- नागायुतानि (nāgāyutāni) - Ten myriads, so 100,000 elephants. (myriads of elephants)
- च (ca) - and
- युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira
- अनुयात्रम् (anuyātram) - retinue, following
- इन्द्रप्रस्थनिवासिनः (indraprasthanivāsinaḥ) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (of the resident of Indraprastha)
Words meanings and morphology
शतम् (śatam) - a hundred, hundreds
(numeral)
Note: Though singular in form, here implies 'hundreds of'.
अश्वसहस्राणि (aśvasahasrāṇi) - thousands of horses
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of aśvasahasra
aśvasahasra - thousand of horses
Tatpuruṣa compound of aśva (horse) and sahasra (thousand).
Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (aśva+sahasra)
- aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter)
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
नागायुतानि (nāgāyutāni) - Ten myriads, so 100,000 elephants. (myriads of elephants)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of nāgāyuta
nāgāyuta - myriad of elephants
Tatpuruṣa compound of nāga (elephant) and āyuta (myriad, 10,000).
Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (nāga+āyuta)
- nāga – elephant, serpent
noun (masculine) - āyuta – myriad (10,000)
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name, eldest Pāṇḍava)
Compound of yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm, steady). 'Firm in battle.'
Compound type : Aluk-Tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)
- yudhi – in battle
noun (feminine)
Locative singular of yudh (battle). - sthira – firm, steady, constant
adjective
From √sthā (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
अनुयात्रम् (anuyātram) - retinue, following
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anuyātra
anuyātra - retinue, following, escort
From anu-√yā (to follow, attend).
Prefix: anu
Root: yā (class 2)
इन्द्रप्रस्थनिवासिनः (indraprasthanivāsinaḥ) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (of the resident of Indraprastha)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of indraprasthanivāsin
indraprasthanivāsin - resident of Indraprastha
Compound of Indraprastha (proper noun) and nivāsin (resident, dweller).
Compound type : Locative Tatpuruṣa (indraprastha+nivāsin)
- indraprastha – Indraprastha (name of a city)
proper noun (neuter) - nivāsin – resident, dweller, inhabitant
adjective
From ni-√vas (to dwell).
Prefix: ni
Root: vas (class 1)