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6,11

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-11, verse-5

चत्वारि च सहस्राणि वर्षाणां कुरुसत्तम ।
आयुःसंख्या कृतयुगे संख्याता राजसत्तम ॥५॥
5. catvāri ca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṁ kurusattama ,
āyuḥsaṁkhyā kṛtayuge saṁkhyātā rājasattama.
5. catvāri ca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇām kurusattama
āyuḥsaṃkhyā kṛtayuge saṃkhyātā rājasattama
5. kurusattama rājasattama kṛtayuge āyuḥsaṃkhyā
catvāri ca sahasrāṇi varṣāṇām saṃkhyātā
5. O best of the Kurus, O foremost of kings, the life-span (āyuḥsaṃkhyā) in the Kṛta Yuga is reckoned as four thousand years.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चत्वारि (catvāri) - four
  • (ca) - and
  • सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
  • वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years
  • कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O best of Kurus)
  • आयुःसंख्या (āyuḥsaṁkhyā) - the calculation of life-span, number of years of life
  • कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛta Yuga
  • संख्याता (saṁkhyātā) - calculated, reckoned
  • राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O best of kings)

Words meanings and morphology

चत्वारि (catvāri) - four
(numeral adjective)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(numeral noun)
वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - year, rain, region
कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O best of Kurus)
(compound noun)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+sattama)
  • kuru – name of an ancient king or his descendants, the Kurus
    proper noun (masculine)
  • sattama – best, most excellent
    adjective (masculine)
    Superlative degree from sat (good, existing)
    Root: as (class 2)
आयुःसंख्या (āyuḥsaṁkhyā) - the calculation of life-span, number of years of life
(compound noun)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (āyus+saṃkhyā)
  • āyus – life, vitality, duration of life
    noun (neuter)
  • saṃkhyā – number, reckoning, calculation
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from saṃ-√khyā (to enumerate)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: khyā (class 2)
कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛta Yuga
(proper noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kṛtayuga
kṛtayuga - the Kṛta Yuga, the first age
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛta+yuga)
  • kṛta – done, made, perfect
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of √kṛ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • yuga – age, epoch, period, pair
    noun (neuter)
संख्याता (saṁkhyātā) - calculated, reckoned
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyāta
saṁkhyāta - enumerated, counted, calculated, reckoned
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of saṃ-√khyā.
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O best of kings)
(compound noun)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
  • sattama – best, most excellent
    adjective (masculine)
    Superlative degree from sat (good, existing)
    Root: as (class 2)