महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-3, verse-6

सहदेव उवाच ।
गोसंख्याता भविष्यामि विराटस्य महीपतेः ।
प्रतिषेद्धा च दोग्धा च संख्याने कुशलो गवाम् ॥६॥

6. sahadeva uvāca ,
gosaṁkhyātā bhaviṣyāmi virāṭasya mahīpateḥ ,
pratiṣeddhā ca dogdhā ca saṁkhyāne kuśalo gavām.

6. sahadevaḥ uvāca gosaṃkhyātā bhaviṣyāmi virāṭasya
mahīpateḥ pratiṣeddhā ca dogdhā ca saṃkhyāne kuśalaḥ gavām

6. Sahadeva said: 'I will become the cow accountant for King Virata. I will be skilled in restraining cows, milking them, and counting them.'

Words meanings summery:

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• गोसंख्याता (gosaṁkhyātā) - cow accountant, cow counter

• भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I will be, I will become

• विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virata

• महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of King Virata (of the king, of the ruler)

• प्रतिषेद्धा (pratiṣeddhā) - one who restrains (cows) (one who restrains, obstructs)

• च (ca) - and, also

• दोग्धा (dogdhā) - one who milks

• च (ca) - and, also

• संख्याने (saṁkhyāne) - in counting (cows) (in counting, in calculation)

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled, expert, well

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

Words meanings and morphology

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (youngest Pandava brother)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

गोसंख्याता (gosaṁkhyātā) - cow accountant, cow counter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gosaṃkhyātṛ

gosaṁkhyātṛ - cow accountant, one who counts cows

agent noun

From 'go' (cow) and 'saṃkhyātṛ' (counter, calculator). Nominative singular form of the agent noun in -tṛ.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+saṃkhyātṛ)

• go – cow, ox
  noun (feminine)
• saṃkhyātṛ – counter, reckoner
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From 'saṃkhyā' (counting) which is from 'khyā' (to tell) with 'sam' prefix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhaviṣyāmi'.

भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I will be, I will become

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Active

Root 'bhū', future stem.

Root: bhū (class 1)

विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virata

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of virāṭa

virāṭa - name of a king and his kingdom

Note: Qualifies 'mahīpateḥ'.

महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of King Virata (of the king, of the ruler)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, ruler of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies for whom Sahadeva will work.

प्रतिषेद्धा (pratiṣeddhā) - one who restrains (cows) (one who restrains, obstructs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiṣeddhṛ

pratiṣeddhṛ - restrainer, prohibitor, obstructor

agent noun

From 'pratiṣidh' (to restrain, forbid). Nominative singular of the agent noun in -tṛ.

Prefix: prati

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for implied 'I will be'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दोग्धा (dogdhā) - one who milks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dogdhṛ

dogdhṛ - milker

agent noun

From root 'duh' (to milk). Nominative singular of the agent noun in -tṛ.

Root: duh (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for implied 'I will be'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संख्याने (saṁkhyāne) - in counting (cows) (in counting, in calculation)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃkhyāna

saṁkhyāna - counting, enumeration, calculation

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled, expert, well

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, clever, good, well, able

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I'.

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox

Note: Governed by 'saṃkhyāne'.