महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-113, verse-13

अस्याः शुल्कं प्रदास्यन्ति नृपा राज्यमपि ध्रुवम् ।
किं पुनः श्यामकर्णानां हयानां द्वे चतुःशते ॥१३॥

13. asyāḥ śulkaṁ pradāsyanti nṛpā rājyamapi dhruvam ,
kiṁ punaḥ śyāmakarṇānāṁ hayānāṁ dve catuḥśate.

13. asyāḥ śulkam pradāsyanti nṛpāḥ rājyam api dhruvam
kim punaḥ śyāmakarṇānām hayānām dve catuḥśate

13. Kings will certainly offer her a bride-price, even a kingdom. How much more will they offer two times four hundred (800) black-eared horses?

Words meanings summery:

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, for her

• शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bride-price, fee, toll

• प्रदास्यन्ति (pradāsyanti) - they will give, they will offer

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• किम् (kim) - what, how (used with punaḥ to form 'how much more')

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, how much more

• श्यामकर्णानाम् (śyāmakarṇānām) - of black-eared ones, of horses with black ears

• हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

• द्वे (dve) - two

• चतुःशते (catuḥśate) - 800 (two sets of 400) (four hundred (dual, thus two sets of four hundred, i.e., 800))

Words meanings and morphology

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, for her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, he, it

शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bride-price, fee, toll

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śulka

śulka - bride-price, fee, tax, toll

प्रदास्यन्ति (pradāsyanti) - they will give, they will offer

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of pradā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, government

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, how (used with punaḥ to form 'how much more')

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, how much more

(indeclinable)

श्यामकर्णानाम् (śyāmakarṇānām) - of black-eared ones, of horses with black ears

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śyāmakarṇa

śyāmakarṇa - black-eared

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śyāma+karṇa)

• śyāma – black, dark, dark blue
  adjective
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'catuḥśate' (neuter dual).

चतुःशते (catuḥśate) - 800 (two sets of 400) (four hundred (dual, thus two sets of four hundred, i.e., 800))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of catuḥśata

catuḥśata - four hundred

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+śata)

• catur – four
  numeral
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as the object of 'pradāsyanti'.