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5,152

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-152, verse-21

सेना पञ्चशतं नागा रथास्तावन्त एव च ।
दशसेना च पृतना पृतना दशवाहिनी ॥२१॥
21. senā pañcaśataṁ nāgā rathāstāvanta eva ca ,
daśasenā ca pṛtanā pṛtanā daśavāhinī.
21. senā pañcaśatam nāgāḥ rathāḥ tāvantaḥ eva
ca daśa-senā ca pṛtanā pṛtanā daśa-vāhinī
21. senā pañcaśatam nāgāḥ rathāḥ ca tāvantaḥ
eva daśa-senā ca pṛtanā pṛtanā daśa-vāhinī
21. A `senā` unit comprises five hundred elephants and an equal number of chariots. Furthermore, ten `senā`s constitute a `pṛtanā`, and a `pṛtanā` is composed of ten `vāhinī`s.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सेना (senā) - army, military force, troop, host
  • पञ्चशतम् (pañcaśatam) - five hundred
  • नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants
  • रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots
  • तावन्तः (tāvantaḥ) - so many, as many, that many
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, exactly, only
  • (ca) - and, also, furthermore
  • दश-सेना (daśa-senā) - ten `senā`s (an army unit consisting of ten senās)
  • (ca) - and, also, furthermore
  • पृतना (pṛtanā) - military unit, army division, battle, host
  • पृतना (pṛtanā) - military unit, army division, battle, host
  • दश-वाहिनी (daśa-vāhinī) - ten `vāhinī`s (an army unit consisting of ten vāhinīs)

Words meanings and morphology

सेना (senā) - army, military force, troop, host
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of senā
senā - army, military force, troop, host
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is' or 'consists of'.
पञ्चशतम् (pañcaśatam) - five hundred
(numeral)
Compound type : dvigu (pañcan+śata)
  • pañcan – five
    numeral
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
Note: Acts as a collective noun here.
नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - elephant, serpent, cobra
Note: Refers to the count of elephants.
रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
Note: Refers to the count of chariots.
तावन्तः (tāvantaḥ) - so many, as many, that many
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tāvat
tāvat - so much, so many, so large
Note: Agreeing with rathāḥ, meaning 'that many' (referring to the five hundred).
एव (eva) - indeed, just, exactly, only
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also, furthermore
(indeclinable)
दश-सेना (daśa-senā) - ten `senā`s (an army unit consisting of ten senās)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of daśa-senā
daśa-senā - a collection or unit of ten senās
Compound type : dvigu (daśan+senā)
  • daśan – ten
    numeral
  • senā – army, military force
    noun (feminine)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'forms'.
(ca) - and, also, furthermore
(indeclinable)
पृतना (pṛtanā) - military unit, army division, battle, host
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛtanā
pṛtanā - military unit, army division, battle, host
Note: Predicative nominative, defining what daśa-senā is.
पृतना (pṛtanā) - military unit, army division, battle, host
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛtanā
pṛtanā - military unit, army division, battle, host
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is composed of'.
दश-वाहिनी (daśa-vāhinī) - ten `vāhinī`s (an army unit consisting of ten vāhinīs)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of daśa-vāhinī
daśa-vāhinī - a collection or unit of ten vāhinīs
Compound type : dvigu (daśan+vāhinī)
  • daśan – ten
    numeral
  • vāhinī – army division, military unit, host
    noun (feminine)
Note: Predicative nominative, defining what pṛtanā is in this context.