महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-65, verse-16

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि स्नातकानां महात्मनाम् ।
उपजीवन्ति राजानमेनं सुचरितव्रतम् ॥१६॥

16. aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakānāṁ mahātmanām ,
upajīvanti rājānamenaṁ sucaritavratam.

16. aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi snātakānām mahātmanām
upajīvanti rājānam enam sucaritavratam

16. Eighty-eight thousand noble graduates (snātaka) who have faithfully observed their sacred vows depend on this king.

16. שמונים ושמונה אלף סְנָאטַקַה בעלי נפש גדולה חיים מתמיכתו של המלך הזה, שהתנהגותו ונדריו טהורים.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand

• स्नातकानाम् (snātakānām) - of graduates (snātaka) (of graduates, of those who have completed their sacred vows)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of noble ones (of great souls, of noble ones)

• उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they depend on (they live by, subsist on, depend on)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - this king (king)

• एनम् (enam) - him (the king) (him, this one)

• सुचरितव्रतम् (sucaritavratam) - who has faithfully observed his sacred vows (whose vows/observances are well-performed)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aṣṭāśītisahasra

aṣṭāśītisahasra - eighty-eight thousand

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṣṭāśīti+sahasra)

• aṣṭāśīti – eighty-eight
  numeral (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of upajīvanti.

स्नातकानाम् (snātakānām) - of graduates (snātaka) (of graduates, of those who have completed their sacred vows)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of snātaka

snātaka - a Brahmin who has completed his Vedic studies and ritual bathing (snāna)

From √snā (to bathe) + -taka suffix

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Governed by upajīvanti (implied 'of whom' for the number).

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of noble ones (of great souls, of noble ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted; a great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with snātakānām.

उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they depend on (they live by, subsist on, depend on)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Present 3rd plural active.

राजानम् (rājānam) - this king (king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Object of upajīvanti.

एनम् (enam) - him (the king) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: From idam, masculine accusative singular. Agrees with rājānam.

सुचरितव्रतम् (sucaritavratam) - who has faithfully observed his sacred vows (whose vows/observances are well-performed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sucaritavrata

sucaritavrata - one whose vows/observances are well-performed; devoted to good practices

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+carita+vrata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• carita – practiced, performed, observed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √car (to move, perform, practice)
  Root: car (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with rājānam and enam.

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