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5,37

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-37, verse-40

तव पुत्रशतं चैव कर्णः पञ्च च पाण्डवाः ।
पृथिवीमनुशासेयुरखिलां सागराम्बराम् ॥४०॥
40. tava putraśataṁ caiva karṇaḥ pañca ca pāṇḍavāḥ ,
pṛthivīmanuśāseyurakhilāṁ sāgarāmbarām.
40. tava putraśatam ca eva karṇaḥ pañca ca pāṇḍavāḥ
pṛthivīm anuśāseyuḥ akhilām sāgarāmbarām
40. Your hundred sons, along with Karṇa and the five Pāṇḍavas, would (jointly) govern the entire earth, which is surrounded by oceans.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तव (tava) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (your, of you)
  • पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's hundred sons, the Kauravas. (a hundred sons)
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
  • कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (name of a warrior)
  • पञ्च (pañca) - Refers to the five Pāṇḍavas. (five)
  • (ca) - and
  • पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas
  • पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
  • अनुशासेयुः (anuśāseyuḥ) - Meaning 'they would govern' or 'they would administer'. (they would rule, they would govern, they would instruct)
  • अखिलाम् (akhilām) - entire, whole, complete
  • सागराम्बराम् (sāgarāmbarām) - ocean-clad, surrounded by oceans

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)
Note: Possessive for `putraśatam`.
पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's hundred sons, the Kauravas. (a hundred sons)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of putraśata
putraśata - a hundred sons
Tatpurusha compound: `putra` (son) + `śata` (hundred).
Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+śata)
  • putra – son, child
    noun (masculine)
  • śata – hundred
    noun (neuter)
Note: Subject.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (name of a warrior)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - Karṇa (name of a hero in the Mahābhārata, son of Kuntī and Sūrya), ear
Note: Subject.
पञ्च (pañca) - Refers to the five Pāṇḍavas. (five)
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies `pāṇḍavāḥ`.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, one of the Pāṇḍavas
Patronymic from Pāṇḍu.
Note: Subject.
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, world
From `pṛthu` (broad, wide).
Note: Direct object of `anuśāseyuḥ`.
अनुशासेयुः (anuśāseyuḥ) - Meaning 'they would govern' or 'they would administer'. (they would rule, they would govern, they would instruct)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of anuśās
Optative mood, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada.
From `anu` + root `śās` (to rule, teach).
Prefix: anu
Root: śās (class 2)
अखिलाम् (akhilām) - entire, whole, complete
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of akhila
akhila - entire, whole, complete, undivided
Negative compound: `a` (not) + `khila` (gap, remnant).
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+khila)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix.
  • khila – gap, vacant ground, remnant, deficient
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies `pṛthivīm`.
सागराम्बराम् (sāgarāmbarām) - ocean-clad, surrounded by oceans
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sāgarāmbara
sāgarāmbara - ocean-clad, having oceans as garment, bordered by the ocean
Bahuvrīhi compound: `sāgara` (ocean) + `ambara` (garment, sky).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāgara+ambara)
  • sāgara – ocean, sea
    noun (masculine)
    From `sa` (with) + `gara` (poison, water) or related to `sarga`.
  • ambara – garment, clothing, sky
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies `pṛthivīm`.