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3,47

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-6

ब्राह्मणानां सहस्राणि स्नातकानां महात्मनाम् ।
दश मोक्षविदां तद्वद्यान्बिभर्ति युधिष्ठिरः ॥६॥
6. brāhmaṇānāṁ sahasrāṇi snātakānāṁ mahātmanām ,
daśa mokṣavidāṁ tadvadyānbibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.
6. brāhmaṇānām sahasrāṇi snātakānām mahātmanām daśa
mokṣavidām tadvat yān bibharti yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
6. Likewise, Yudhiṣṭhira maintained ten thousands of great-souled brahmins who were graduates (snātakas) and knowers of final liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the brahmins
  • सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
  • स्नातकानाम् (snātakānām) - of graduates (brahmins who have completed their Vedic studies and vows) (of graduates, of those who have bathed (after completing studies))
  • महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled (brahmins) (of great-souled ones, of noble-minded ones)
  • दश (daśa) - ten (referring to 'ten thousands') (ten)
  • मोक्षविदाम् (mokṣavidām) - of those who were knowers of final liberation (mokṣa) (of those knowing liberation (mokṣa))
  • तद्वत् (tadvat) - likewise, in the same way (similarly, in that manner, just so)
  • यान् (yān) - whom (referring to the brahmins) (whom, which)
  • बिभर्ति (bibharti) - he (Yudhiṣṭhira) maintained, supported (he supports, maintains, bears)
  • युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava) (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the brahmins
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
स्नातकानाम् (snātakānām) - of graduates (brahmins who have completed their Vedic studies and vows) (of graduates, of those who have bathed (after completing studies))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of snātaka
snātaka - a Brahmin who has completed his Vedic studies, a graduate
Root: snā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇānām'.
महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled (brahmins) (of great-souled ones, of noble-minded ones)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, magnanimous
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)
  • mahā – great, mighty, large
    adjective
  • ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇānām'.
दश (daśa) - ten (referring to 'ten thousands') (ten)
(numeral)
Note: Often used with 'sahasra' to mean 'ten thousand'.
मोक्षविदाम् (mokṣavidām) - of those who were knowers of final liberation (mokṣa) (of those knowing liberation (mokṣa))
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mokṣavid
mokṣavid - knowing liberation, learned in salvation
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+vid)
  • mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, salvation, freedom (mokṣa)
    noun (masculine)
  • vid – knowing, wise, learned
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun
    From root 'vid' (to know) + suffix
    Root: vid (class 6)
Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇānām'.
तद्वत् (tadvat) - likewise, in the same way (similarly, in that manner, just so)
(indeclinable)
यान् (yān) - whom (referring to the brahmins) (whom, which)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun introducing a clause about the brahmins.
बिभर्ति (bibharti) - he (Yudhiṣṭhira) maintained, supported (he supports, maintains, bears)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhṛ
Present active third person singular
From root 'bhṛ' (to bear), present tense, third person singular, active voice (reduplicated form).
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava) (Yudhiṣṭhira)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (steadfast in battle), eldest of the Pāṇḍavas