महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-228, verse-26
अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि त्रीणि नागायुतानि च ।
पत्तयो बहुसाहस्रा हयाश्च नवतिः शताः ॥२६॥
पत्तयो बहुसाहस्रा हयाश्च नवतिः शताः ॥२६॥
26. aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi trīṇi nāgāyutāni ca ,
pattayo bahusāhasrā hayāśca navatiḥ śatāḥ.
pattayo bahusāhasrā hayāśca navatiḥ śatāḥ.
26.
aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi trīṇi nāgāyutāni ca
pattayaḥ bahusāhasrāḥ hayāḥ ca navatiḥ śatāḥ
pattayaḥ bahusāhasrāḥ hayāḥ ca navatiḥ śatāḥ
26.
(There were) eight thousand chariots and three myriad (thirty thousand) elephants, many thousands of foot-soldiers, and nine thousand horses.
Words meanings summery:
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- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- रथसहस्राणि (rathasahasrāṇi) - thousands of chariots
- त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
- नागायुतानि (nāgāyutāni) - three myriads (30,000) of elephants (myriads (ten thousands) of elephants)
- च (ca) - and
- पत्तयः (pattayaḥ) - foot-soldiers
- बहुसाहस्राः (bahusāhasrāḥ) - many thousands of foot-soldiers (many thousands)
- हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses
- च (ca) - and
- नवतिः (navatiḥ) - ninety (referring to hundreds) (ninety)
- शताः (śatāḥ) - ninety hundreds (9,000) of horses (hundreds)
Words meanings and morphology
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(numeral)
रथसहस्राणि (rathasahasrāṇi) - thousands of chariots
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of rathasahasra
rathasahasra - a thousand chariots
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+sahasra)
- ratha – chariot, car
noun (masculine) - sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter)
त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
(numeral)
नागायुतानि (nāgāyutāni) - three myriads (30,000) of elephants (myriads (ten thousands) of elephants)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of nāgāyuta
nāgāyuta - a myriad (10,000) of elephants
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+ayuta)
- nāga – elephant, snake
noun (masculine) - ayuta – myriad, ten thousand
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पत्तयः (pattayaḥ) - foot-soldiers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of patti
patti - foot-soldier, infantry
बहुसाहस्राः (bahusāhasrāḥ) - many thousands of foot-soldiers (many thousands)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahusāhasra
bahusāhasra - many thousands, consisting of many thousands
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+sahasra)
- bahu – many, much
adjective - sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter)
हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नवतिः (navatiḥ) - ninety (referring to hundreds) (ninety)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of navati
navati - ninety
शताः (śatāḥ) - ninety hundreds (9,000) of horses (hundreds)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śata
śata - hundred