महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-93, verse-18
यस्य यज्ञो बभूवेह बह्वन्नो बहुदक्षिणः ।
यत्रान्नपर्वता राजञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥१८॥
यत्रान्नपर्वता राजञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥१८॥
18. yasya yajño babhūveha bahvanno bahudakṣiṇaḥ ,
yatrānnaparvatā rājañśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.
yatrānnaparvatā rājañśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.
18.
yasya yajñaḥ babhūva iha bahvannaḥ bahudakṣiṇaḥ
yatra annaparvatāḥ rājan śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ
yatra annaparvatāḥ rājan śataśaḥ atha sahasraśaḥ
18.
O King, his great Vedic ritual (yajña) here featured abundant food and numerous ritual gifts, where there were literally hundreds and thousands of mountains of food.
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
- यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice, ritual (yajña)
- बभूव (babhūva) - was, became, took place
- इह (iha) - here, in this world
- बह्वन्नः (bahvannaḥ) - having much food, abundant in food
- बहुदक्षिणः (bahudakṣiṇaḥ) - having many ritual gifts, abundant in fees
- यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
- अन्नपर्वताः (annaparvatāḥ) - mountains of food
- राजन् (rājan) - O king
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of
- अथ (atha) - and then, moreover
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, thousands of
Words meanings and morphology
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
Note: Refers to Gaya.
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice, ritual (yajña)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, worship, ritual, devotion
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.
बभूव (babhūva) - was, became, took place
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū
Perfect tense form.
Root: bhū (class 1)
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
बह्वन्नः (bahvannaḥ) - having much food, abundant in food
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bahvanna
bahvanna - having much food, abundant in food
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+anna)
- bahu – much, many, abundant
adjective - anna – food, grain
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root ad (to eat) + ktwa suffix
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Refers to yajñaḥ.
बहुदक्षिणः (bahudakṣiṇaḥ) - having many ritual gifts, abundant in fees
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bahudakṣiṇa
bahudakṣiṇa - having many ritual gifts/fees
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+dakṣiṇā)
- bahu – much, many, abundant
adjective - dakṣiṇā – ritual fee, gift, donation
noun (feminine)
Note: Refers to yajñaḥ.
यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
(indeclinable)
अन्नपर्वताः (annaparvatāḥ) - mountains of food
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of annaparvata
annaparvata - mountain of food
Compound type : tatpurusha (anna+parvata)
- anna – food, grain
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root ad (to eat) + ktwa suffix
Root: ad (class 2) - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of an implied verb "were".
राजन् (rājan) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Root: rāj (class 1)
Note: Addressing the listener.
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, hundreds of
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix -śaḥ
Note: Modifies annaparvatāḥ.
अथ (atha) - and then, moreover
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'śataśaḥ' and 'sahasraśaḥ'.
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, thousands of
(indeclinable)
Formed with suffix -śaḥ
Note: Modifies annaparvatāḥ.