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4,29

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-29, verse-28

अपरं दिवसं सर्वे राजन्संभूय कौरवाः ।
अष्टम्यां तान्यगृह्णन्त गोकुलानि सहस्रशः ॥२८॥
28. aparaṁ divasaṁ sarve rājansaṁbhūya kauravāḥ ,
aṣṭamyāṁ tānyagṛhṇanta gokulāni sahasraśaḥ.
28. aparam divasam sarve rājan sambhūya kauravāḥ
aṣṭamyām tāni agṛhṇanta gokulāni sahasraśaḥ
28. O King, on the following day, all the Kauravas, having assembled, seized those thousands of herds of cattle on the eighth day.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • अपरम् (aparam) - the following (other, another, next)
  • दिवसम् (divasam) - day
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King!
  • सम्भूय (sambhūya) - having assembled, having gathered
  • कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas, descendants of Kuru
  • अष्टम्याम् (aṣṭamyām) - on the eighth (day/night)
  • तानि (tāni) - those
  • अगृह्णन्त (agṛhṇanta) - they seized, they took
  • गोकुलानि (gokulāni) - herds of cattle, cow herds
  • सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

Words meanings and morphology

अपरम् (aparam) - the following (other, another, next)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of apara
apara - other, another, subsequent, next
Note: Qualifies 'divasam'.
दिवसम् (divasam) - day
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of divasa
divasa - day
Note: Time adverbially.
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Qualifies 'kauravāḥ'.
राजन् (rājan) - O King!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Note: Address to the King.
सम्भूय (sambhūya) - having assembled, having gathered
(indeclinable)
absolutive
From prefix 'sam' + root 'bhū' (to be, to become), with suffix 'lyap'.
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Connects to the action of the Kauravas.
कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas, descendants of Kuru
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaurava
kaurava - descendant of Kuru
Note: Subject of the sentence.
अष्टम्याम् (aṣṭamyām) - on the eighth (day/night)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of aṣṭamī
aṣṭamī - eighth day of a lunar fortnight
Note: Denotes time.
तानि (tāni) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to 'gokulāni'.
अगृह्णन्त (agṛhṇanta) - they seized, they took
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gṛh
imperfect
Root 'gṛh', class 9, ātmanepada, imperfect 3rd person plural.
Root: gṛh (class 9)
Note: The action performed by the Kauravas.
गोकुलानि (gokulāni) - herds of cattle, cow herds
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of gokula
gokula - herd of cattle, cowpen
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+kula)
  • go – cow, ox
    noun (feminine)
  • kula – herd, family, race
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of the verb 'agṛhṇanta'.
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
(indeclinable)
Suffix 'śas' implying distribution or measure, from 'sahasra' (thousand).
Note: Modifies the quantity of cattle seized.