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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-107

गवां शतसहस्रेण राजसूयशतेन च ।
अश्वमेधसहस्रेण श्रेयान्सप्तार्चिषश्चरुः ॥१०७॥
107. gavāṁ śatasahasreṇa rājasūyaśatena ca ,
aśvamedhasahasreṇa śreyānsaptārciṣaścaruḥ.
107. gavām śatasahasreṇa rājasūyaśatena ca
aśvamedhasahasreṇa śreyān saptārciṣaḥ caruḥ
107. An offering (caru) to Agni (saptārcis) is superior to a hundred thousand cows, a hundred Rājasūya (yajñas), and a thousand Aśvamedha (yajñas).

Words meanings summery:

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  • गवाम् (gavām) - of cows
  • शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - by a hundred thousand
  • राजसूयशतेन (rājasūyaśatena) - by a hundred Rājasūya (sacrifices)
  • (ca) - and
  • अश्वमेधसहस्रेण (aśvamedhasahasreṇa) - by a thousand Aśvamedha (sacrifices)
  • श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better, superior, more excellent
  • सप्तार्चिषः (saptārciṣaḥ) - for or related to Agni, the fire god (of Agni (the seven-rayed god))
  • चरुः (caruḥ) - oblation (of cooked rice, etc.)

Words meanings and morphology

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle, earth
Note: Long 'ā' is due to declension.
शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - by a hundred thousand
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śatasahasra
śatasahasra - a hundred thousand, lakh
Tatpurusha compound: śata (hundred) + sahasra (thousand)
Compound type : tatpurusha (śata+sahasra)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
  • sahasra – thousand
    numeral (neuter)
राजसूयशतेन (rājasūyaśatena) - by a hundred Rājasūya (sacrifices)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rājasūyaśata
rājasūyaśata - a hundred Rājasūya sacrifices
Tatpurusha compound: rājasūya + śata
Compound type : tatpurusha (rājasūya+śata)
  • rājasūya – Rājasūya (a grand Vedic royal consecration ritual) (yajña)
    noun (masculine)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अश्वमेधसहस्रेण (aśvamedhasahasreṇa) - by a thousand Aśvamedha (sacrifices)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of aśvamedhasahasra
aśvamedhasahasra - a thousand Aśvamedha sacrifices
Tatpurusha compound: aśvamedha + sahasra
Compound type : tatpurusha (aśvamedha+sahasra)
  • aśvamedha – Aśvamedha (a great Vedic horse sacrifice ritual) (yajña)
    noun (masculine)
  • sahasra – thousand
    numeral (neuter)
श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better, superior, more excellent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas
śreyas - better, superior, excellent, good fortune
Comparative degree of praśasya (excellent)
Derived from praśasya, suffix īyas
Note: Nominative singular masculine form.
सप्तार्चिषः (saptārciṣaḥ) - for or related to Agni, the fire god (of Agni (the seven-rayed god))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of saptārcis
saptārcis - seven-rayed, Agni (fire god)
Bahuvrihi compound: sapta (seven) + arcis (ray)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (saptan+arcis)
  • saptan – seven
    numeral
  • arcis – ray, flame, light
    noun (neuter)
    Root: arc (class 1)
Note: Used here in genitive case to denote possession or relation, 'Agni's oblation'.
चरुः (caruḥ) - oblation (of cooked rice, etc.)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caru
caru - a sacrificial oblation of boiled rice, barley or grain