महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-17, verse-17

शतं दासीसहस्राणि यस्य नित्यं महानसे ।
पात्रीहस्तं दिवारात्रमतिथीन्भोजयन्त्युत ॥१७॥

17. śataṁ dāsīsahasrāṇi yasya nityaṁ mahānase ,
pātrīhastaṁ divārātramatithīnbhojayantyuta.

17. śatam dāsīsahasrāṇi yasya nityam mahānase
pātrīhastam divārātram atithīn bhojayanti uta

17. And a hundred thousands of maidservants, who constantly serve in his great kitchen, feed guests day and night, holding dishes in their hands.

17. מאה אלף משרתות, כל אחת עם קערה ביד, האכילו אורחים במטבחו הגדול יום ולילה.

Words meanings summery:

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• दासीसहस्राणि (dāsīsahasrāṇi) - thousands of maidservants

• यस्य (yasya) - of Yudhishthira (whose, of whom)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, eternally

• महानसे (mahānase) - in the great kitchen

• पात्रीहस्तम् (pātrīhastam) - with dishes in hand, holding dishes

• दिवारात्रम् (divārātram) - day and night

• अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests

• भोजयन्ति (bhojayanti) - they feed, they cause to eat

• उत (uta) - and, moreover, indeed

Words meanings and morphology

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(numeral)

दासीसहस्राणि (dāsīsahasrāṇi) - thousands of maidservants

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dāsīsahasra

dāsīsahasra - a thousand maidservants

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāsī+sahasra)

• dāsī – maidservant, female slave
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

यस्य (yasya) - of Yudhishthira (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, eternally

(indeclinable)

महानसे (mahānase) - in the great kitchen

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahānasa

mahānasa - great kitchen, large cooking-place

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+anasa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• anasa – oven, kitchen
  noun (masculine)

पात्रीहस्तम् (pātrīhastam) - with dishes in hand, holding dishes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pātrīhasta

pātrīhasta - having a dish in hand

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pātrī+hasta)

• pātrī – dish, bowl, vessel
  noun (feminine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here, agreeing with 'dāsīsahasrāṇi'.

दिवारात्रम् (divārātram) - day and night

(indeclinable)

Compound type : dvandva (divā+rātra)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• rātra – night
  noun (neuter)

अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger

भोजयन्ति (bhojayanti) - they feed, they cause to eat

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhojay

causative

Causative of root 'bhuj' (to enjoy/eat)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

उत (uta) - and, moreover, indeed

(indeclinable)

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