महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-152, verse-17

सुसंग्राहाः सुसंतोषा हेमभाण्डपरिच्छदाः ।
अनेकशतसाहस्रास्ते च सादिवशे स्थिताः ॥१७॥

17. susaṁgrāhāḥ susaṁtoṣā hemabhāṇḍaparicchadāḥ ,
anekaśatasāhasrāste ca sādivaśe sthitāḥ.

17. susangrāhāḥ susantoṣāḥ hemabhāṇḍaparicchadāḥ
anekaśatasāhasrāḥ te ca sādi-vaśe sthitāḥ

17. te ca susangrāhāḥ susantoṣāḥ hemabhāṇḍaparicchadāḥ
anekaśatasāhasrāḥ sādi-vaśe sthitāḥ

17. And those horses were easily manageable, well-fed, adorned with golden ornaments, numbering many hundreds of thousands, and remained under the control of their riders.

Words meanings summery:

• सुसन्ग्राहाः (susangrāhāḥ) - Describes the horses as easy to control for their riders. (easily manageable, easily seized/held)

• सुसन्तोषाः (susantoṣāḥ) - Describes the horses as being well-cared for and therefore docile. (well-contented, well-satisfied, well-fed)

• हेमभाण्डपरिच्छदाः (hemabhāṇḍaparicchadāḥ) - Describes the rich embellishments of the horses. (having golden equipment/adornments, adorned with golden trappings)

• अनेकशतसाहस्राः (anekaśatasāhasrāḥ) - Emphasizes the immense quantity of horses. (numbering many hundreds of thousands)

• ते (te) - Refers to the `hayāḥ` (horses) from the previous verse. (they)

• च (ca) - Connects this verse to the previous description of horses. (and)

• सादि-वशे (sādi-vaśe) - Describes the discipline and obedience of the horses. (in the power/control of the riders)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - They were held or remained under the riders' control. (stood, remained, situated)

Words meanings and morphology

सुसन्ग्राहाः (susangrāhāḥ) - Describes the horses as easy to control for their riders. (easily manageable, easily seized/held)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of susangrāha

susangrāha - easy to manage, easy to seize, easily restrained

Compound with prefix 'su-' (easy) and saṃgrāha (grasping, holding).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+saṃgrāha)

• su – well, good, easy
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'easy'.
• saṃgrāha – grasping, seizing, restraining; collection
  noun (masculine)
  nominal derivative from root √grah
  From root √grah (to seize, hold) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `hayāḥ` (implied from previous verse and `te`).

सुसन्तोषाः (susantoṣāḥ) - Describes the horses as being well-cared for and therefore docile. (well-contented, well-satisfied, well-fed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of susantoṣa

susantoṣa - well-contented, easily pleased, well-fed

Compound with prefix 'su-' (well) and santoṣa (contentment).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+santoṣa)

• su – well, good, easy
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'.
• santoṣa – contentment, satisfaction, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  nominal derivative from root √tuṣ
  From root √tuṣ (to be pleased, satisfied) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `hayāḥ` (implied from previous verse and `te`).

हेमभाण्डपरिच्छदाः (hemabhāṇḍaparicchadāḥ) - Describes the rich embellishments of the horses. (having golden equipment/adornments, adorned with golden trappings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hemabhāṇḍaparicchada

hemabhāṇḍaparicchada - furnished with golden ornaments/equipment

Compound of heman (gold), bhāṇḍa (goods/articles), and paricchada (equipment, trappings).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heman+bhāṇḍa+paricchada)

• heman – gold
  noun (neuter)
• bhāṇḍa – vessel, article, goods, equipment
  noun (neuter)
• paricchada – covering, equipment, retinue, trappings
  noun (masculine)
  nominal derivative from root √chad
  Derived from root √chad (to cover) with prefix pari-.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `hayāḥ` (implied from previous verse and `te`).

अनेकशतसाहस्राः (anekaśatasāhasrāḥ) - Emphasizes the immense quantity of horses. (numbering many hundreds of thousands)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anekaśatasāhasra

anekaśatasāhasra - many hundreds of thousands

Compound of aneka (not one, many), śata (hundred), and sahasra (thousand).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aneka+śata+sahasra)

• aneka – many, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative compound of na + eka.
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `hayāḥ` (implied from previous verse and `te`).

ते (te) - Refers to the `hayāḥ` (horses) from the previous verse. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

च (ca) - Connects this verse to the previous description of horses. (and)

(indeclinable)

सादि-वशे (sādi-vaśe) - Describes the discipline and obedience of the horses. (in the power/control of the riders)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sādi-vaśa

sādi-vaśa - control of the rider

Compound of sādin (rider) and vaśa (control).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sādin+vaśa)

• sādin – rider, horseman
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √sad (to sit) with suffix -in.
  Root: sad (class 1)
• vaśa – will, power, control, subjection
  noun (masculine)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - They were held or remained under the riders' control. (stood, remained, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, remaining, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `hayāḥ` (implied from previous verse and `te`).