महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-82, verse-8

कपिलानां सहस्रं च वाजिमेधं च विन्दति ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र दृष्टमेतत्पुरातने ॥८॥

8. kapilānāṁ sahasraṁ ca vājimedhaṁ ca vindati ,
tatra snātvā naravyāghra dṛṣṭametatpurātane.

8. kapilānām sahasram ca vājimedham ca vindati
tatra snātvā naravyāghra dṛṣṭam etat purātane

8. O tiger among men, by bathing there, one obtains the merit of a thousand tawny cows and a horse sacrifice (aśvamedha). This has been observed in ancient traditions.

Words meanings summery:

• कपिलानाम् (kapilānām) - of tawny/brown cows

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• च (ca) - and

• वाजिमेधम् (vājimedham) - horse sacrifice

• च (ca) - and

• विन्दति (vindati) - obtains, finds, gains

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - Addressed to Arjuna or a similar hero (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - has been seen/recorded (seen, observed)

• एतत् (etat) - this (fact/statement) (this, this one)

• पुरातने (purātane) - in ancient times, in ancient texts/traditions

Words meanings and morphology

कपिलानाम् (kapilānām) - of tawny/brown cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of kapilā

kapilā - tawny, reddish-brown (often used for cows)

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(numeral)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वाजिमेधम् (vājimedham) - horse sacrifice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vājimedha

vājimedha - horse sacrifice, aśvamedha

Synonym for aśvamedha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāji+medha)

• vāji – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  from √medh (to purify)
  Root: medh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विन्दति (vindati) - obtains, finds, gains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense

Present tense, third person singular, parasmaipada

Root: vid (class 6)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb formed from pronoun base 'ta'.

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from √snā (to bathe)

Root: snā (class 2)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - Addressed to Arjuna or a similar hero (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound: nara (man) + vyāghra (tiger). Used as a bahuvrīhi for 'one who is like a tiger among men'. Here vocative.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - has been seen/recorded (seen, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'

एतत् (etat) - this (fact/statement) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

पुरातने (purātane) - in ancient times, in ancient texts/traditions

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, traditional

Suffix -tana added to purā (formerly)