महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-16

अश्वमेधो राजसूयः पुण्डरीकोऽथ गोसवः ।
एतैरपि महायज्ञैरिष्टं ते भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥१६॥

16. aśvamedho rājasūyaḥ puṇḍarīko'tha gosavaḥ ,
etairapi mahāyajñairiṣṭaṁ te bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ.

16. aśvamedhaḥ rājasūyaḥ puṇḍarīkaḥ atha gosavaḥ
etaiḥ api mahāyajñaiḥ iṣṭam te bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ

16. The Aśvamedha (yajña), Rājasūya (yajña), Puṇḍarīka (yajña), and Gosava (yajña) – even with these great Vedic rituals (yajña), which involve abundant sacrificial fees, offerings have been made by you.

16. אַשְׁוַמֵדְהַא, רָאג׳ַסוּיַה, פּוּנְדַרִיקַה וגוֹסַוַה, גם בטקסים הוודיים הגדולים האלה, עם תשלומים נדיבים, ערכת טקס.

Words meanings summery:

• अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - the Aśvamedha (yajña) (horse-sacrifice)

• राजसूयः (rājasūyaḥ) - the Rājasūya (yajña) (royal consecration sacrifice)

• पुण्डरीकः (puṇḍarīkaḥ) - the Puṇḍarīka (yajña) (a kind of sacrifice)

• अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

• गोसवः (gosavaḥ) - the Gosava (yajña) (cow-sacrifice, a type of Soma sacrifice)

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - with these (sacrifices) (with these)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - with these great sacrifices (yajña) (with great sacrifices)

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - offerings have been made (offered, sacrificed)

• ते (te) - by you

• भूरिदक्षिणैः (bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ) - with abundant sacrificial fees

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - the Aśvamedha (yajña) (horse-sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse-sacrifice, a major Vedic ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – sacrifice, oblation
  noun (masculine)

Note: A type of mahāyajña.

राजसूयः (rājasūyaḥ) - the Rājasūya (yajña) (royal consecration sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasūya

rājasūya - royal consecration sacrifice, a major Vedic ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sūya)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• sūya – sacrifice, oblation (from root sū)
  noun (masculine)

Note: A type of mahāyajña.

पुण्डरीकः (puṇḍarīkaḥ) - the Puṇḍarīka (yajña) (a kind of sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīka

puṇḍarīka - white lotus; a specific type of great sacrifice

Note: A type of mahāyajña, often associated with sacrifices involving a lotus.

अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of sacrifices.

गोसवः (gosavaḥ) - the Gosava (yajña) (cow-sacrifice, a type of Soma sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gosava

gosava - cow-sacrifice, a specific Soma sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+sava)

• go – cow
  noun (feminine)
• sava – sacrifice, oblation (from root sū)
  noun (masculine)

Note: A type of mahāyajña.

एतैः (etaiḥ) - with these (sacrifices) (with these)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this

Note: Refers to the listed sacrifices.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the scope of the sacrifices.

महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - with these great sacrifices (yajña) (with great sacrifices)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great sacrifice, major ritual

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yajña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the types of sacrifices listed earlier.

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - offerings have been made (offered, sacrificed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - offered, sacrificed, worshipped; desired

Past Passive Participle

formed from root yaj 'to sacrifice'

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate referring to 'offerings'.

ते (te) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form, indicating agent of the passive verb 'iṣṭam'.

भूरिदक्षिणैः (bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ) - with abundant sacrificial fees

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūridakṣiṇa

bhūridakṣiṇa - having abundant sacrificial fees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūri+dakṣiṇā)

• bhūri – abundant, much, many
  adjective
• dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee, gift to priests
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāyajñaiḥ'.

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