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6,46

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-46, verse-52

रथानामयुतं पक्षौ शिरश्च नियुतं तथा ।
पृष्ठमर्बुदमेवासीत्सहस्राणि च विंशतिः ।
ग्रीवायां नियुतं चापि सहस्राणि च सप्ततिः ॥५२॥
52. rathānāmayutaṁ pakṣau śiraśca niyutaṁ tathā ,
pṛṣṭhamarbudamevāsītsahasrāṇi ca viṁśatiḥ ,
grīvāyāṁ niyutaṁ cāpi sahasrāṇi ca saptatiḥ.
52. rathānām ayutam pakṣau śiraḥ ca
niyutam tathā pṛṣṭham arbudam eva āsīt
sahasrāṇi ca viṃśatiḥ grīvāyām
niyutam ca api sahasrāṇi ca saptatiḥ
52. (yatra) pakṣau rathānām ayutam (āsīt),
ca tathā śiraḥ niyutam (āsīt).
pṛṣṭham arbudam ca viṃśatiḥ sahasrāṇi eva āsīt.
grīvāyām ca api niyutam ca saptatiḥ sahasrāṇi (āsīt)
52. The two wings (of the formation) had ten thousand chariots, and the head likewise had one hundred thousand. The back indeed comprised one hundred million and twenty thousand (chariots). In the neck, there were also one hundred seventy thousand (chariots).

Words meanings summery:

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  • रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
  • अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand
  • पक्षौ (pakṣau) - the two wings of the military formation (two wings, two sides)
  • शिरः (śiraḥ) - the head or front part of the military formation (head, front)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • नियुतम् (niyutam) - one hundred thousand, a lakh
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
  • पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - the back or rear part of the military formation (back, rear)
  • अर्बुदम् (arbudam) - ten crores, one hundred million
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly
  • आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
  • सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
  • (ca) - and, also
  • विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty
  • ग्रीवायाम् (grīvāyām) - in the neck-part of the military formation (in the neck, in the throat)
  • नियुतम् (niyutam) - one hundred thousand, a lakh
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सप्ततिः (saptatiḥ) - seventy

Words meanings and morphology

रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ratha
ratha - chariot; car
Note: Possessive case.
अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand
(numeral)
Note: Acts as a count for chariots.
पक्षौ (pakṣau) - the two wings of the military formation (two wings, two sides)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pakṣa
pakṣa - wing; side; flank; party; fortnight
Note: Subject of an implied 'āsīt'.
शिरः (śiraḥ) - the head or front part of the military formation (head, front)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head; front; top
Note: Subject of an implied 'āsīt'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
नियुतम् (niyutam) - one hundred thousand, a lakh
(numeral)
Note: Acts as a count for chariots.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb.
पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - the back or rear part of the military formation (back, rear)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pṛṣṭha
pṛṣṭha - back; rear; surface; top
Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.
अर्बुदम् (arbudam) - ten crores, one hundred million
(numeral)
Note: Acts as a count for chariots.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Implies existence or state.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(numeral)
Note: Part of a compound number.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty
(numeral)
Note: Combines with 'sahasrāṇi' to form 'twenty thousand'.
ग्रीवायाम् (grīvāyām) - in the neck-part of the military formation (in the neck, in the throat)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of grīvā
grīvā - neck; throat
Note: Location in the formation.
नियुतम् (niyutam) - one hundred thousand, a lakh
(numeral)
Note: Acts as a count for chariots.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic/additive particle.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(numeral)
Note: Part of a compound number.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
सप्ततिः (saptatiḥ) - seventy
(numeral)
Note: Combines with 'sahasrāṇi' to form 'seventy thousand'.