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.

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)