महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-116, verse-11
शते द्वे तु ममाश्वानामीदृशानां द्विजोत्तम ।
इतरेषां सहस्राणि सुबहूनि चरन्ति मे ॥११॥
इतरेषां सहस्राणि सुबहूनि चरन्ति मे ॥११॥
11. śate dve tu mamāśvānāmīdṛśānāṁ dvijottama ,
itareṣāṁ sahasrāṇi subahūni caranti me.
itareṣāṁ sahasrāṇi subahūni caranti me.
11.
śate dve tu mama aśvānām īdṛśānām dvijottama
itareṣām sahasrāṇi subahūni caranti me
itareṣām sahasrāṇi subahūni caranti me
11.
O best among brahmins, I indeed have two hundred such horses. And many thousands of other horses graze for me.
Words meanings summery:
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- शते (śate) - two hundreds
- द्वे (dve) - two
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- मम (mama) - my, of me
- अश्वानाम् (aśvānām) - of horses
- ईदृशानाम् (īdṛśānām) - of such (horses), of this kind/quality
- द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the twice-born, O best brahmin
- इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of others
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- सुबहूनि (subahūni) - very many, numerous
- चरन्ति (caranti) - they graze, they wander, they move
- मे (me) - for me, to me
Words meanings and morphology
शते (śate) - two hundreds
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of śata
śata - hundred, a hundred
द्वे (dve) - two
(numeral)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
अश्वानाम् (aśvānām) - of horses
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of aśva
aśva - horse
ईदृशानाम् (īdṛśānām) - of such (horses), of this kind/quality
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of īdṛśa
īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this
द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the twice-born, O best brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama
dvijottama - best among the twice-born, chief of brahmins
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)
- dvija – twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth
noun (masculine) - uttama – best, highest, excellent
adjective
इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of others
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of itara
itara - other, another
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
सुबहूनि (subahūni) - very many, numerous
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of subahu
subahu - very many, very much
चरन्ति (caranti) - they graze, they wander, they move
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of car
Root: car (class 1)
मे (me) - for me, to me
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Can also be genitive, but dative 'for me' fits the context better.