महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-83, verse-4
गङ्गायास्त्वथ राजेन्द्र सागरस्य च संगमे ।
अश्वमेधं दशगुणं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥४॥
अश्वमेधं दशगुणं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥४॥
4. gaṅgāyāstvatha rājendra sāgarasya ca saṁgame ,
aśvamedhaṁ daśaguṇaṁ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ.
aśvamedhaṁ daśaguṇaṁ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ.
4.
gaṅgāyāḥ tu atha rājendra sāgarasya ca saṅgame
aśvamedham daśaguṇam pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
aśvamedham daśaguṇam pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
4.
O king of kings (rājendra), the wise (manīṣin) declare that a horse sacrifice (aśvamedha) performed at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the ocean yields a ten-fold benefit.
Words meanings summery:
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- गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, moreover
- अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, and
- राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O mighty king
- सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean
- च (ca) - and
- सङ्गमे (saṅgame) - at the confluence, at the meeting point
- अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - horse sacrifice (aśvamedha)
- दशगुणम् (daśaguṇam) - ten-fold, ten times, having ten qualities
- प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they declare, they proclaim, they say
- मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones, the discerning ones, the learned
Words meanings and morphology
गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Gaṅgā
(proper noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā
gaṅgā - the river Ganges, Gaṅgā
तु (tu) - but, indeed, and, moreover
(indeclinable)
अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, and
(indeclinable)
राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O mighty king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra
rājendra - king of kings, an emperor, a mighty king
Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)
- rājan – king
noun (masculine) - indra – Indra, chief, best
noun (masculine)
सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sāgara
sāgara - ocean, sea
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सङ्गमे (saṅgame) - at the confluence, at the meeting point
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgama
saṅgama - confluence, meeting, junction
अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedham) - horse sacrifice (aśvamedha)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha
aśvamedha - horse sacrifice, a type of Vedic ritual
दशगुणम् (daśaguṇam) - ten-fold, ten times, having ten qualities
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daśaguṇa
daśaguṇa - ten-fold, ten times, having ten qualities
Compound type : bahuvrihi (daśa+guṇa)
- daśa – ten
numeral - guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, fold, times (as in 'ten-fold')
noun (masculine)
प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they declare, they proclaim, they say
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pravad
Prefix: pra
Root: vad (class 1)
मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones, the discerning ones, the learned
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, intelligent, discerning, a learned person