महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-58, verse-17

प्रादात्काञ्चनमेकैकं निष्कं विप्राय पाण्डवः ।
अलंकृतं चाश्वशतं वासांसीष्टाश्च दक्षिणाः ॥१७॥

17. prādātkāñcanamekaikaṁ niṣkaṁ viprāya pāṇḍavaḥ ,
alaṁkṛtaṁ cāśvaśataṁ vāsāṁsīṣṭāśca dakṣiṇāḥ.

17. prādāt kāñcanam ekam ekam niṣkam viprāya pāṇḍavaḥ
alaṅkṛtam ca aśvaśatam vāsāṃsi iṣṭāḥ ca dakṣiṇāḥ

17. pāṇḍavaḥ ekam ekam niṣkam kāñcanam viprāya prādāt
alaṅkṛtam aśvaśatam ca vāsāṃsi iṣṭāḥ dakṣiṇāḥ ca

17. The descendant of Pandu gave to each Brahmin a pure gold coin, along with one hundred adorned horses, garments, and desired sacrificial fees.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - he gave, he bestowed, he presented

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden, made of gold

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, each

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single, each

• निष्कम् (niṣkam) - a gold coin (a gold coin, a necklace of gold coins, a weight of gold)

• विप्राय (viprāya) - to the brahmin

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhishthira (descendant of Pandu, Yudhishthira)

• अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated

• च (ca) - and

• अश्वशतम् (aśvaśatam) - one hundred horses

• वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - garments, clothes

• इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - desired, wished for, esteemed, prescribed

• च (ca) - and

• दक्षिणाः (dakṣiṇāḥ) - sacrificial fees, gifts given to priests

Words meanings and morphology

प्रादात् (prādāt) - he gave, he bestowed, he presented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of pradā

root dā with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, gold

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, each

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, a certain, each

एकम् (ekam) - one, single, each

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, a certain, each

निष्कम् (niṣkam) - a gold coin (a gold coin, a necklace of gold coins, a weight of gold)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣka

niṣka - a gold coin, ornament

विप्राय (viprāya) - to the brahmin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, wise man, seer

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhishthira (descendant of Pandu, Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu

अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alaṅkṛta

alaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated

Past Passive Participle

kṛ with alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अश्वशतम् (aśvaśatam) - one hundred horses

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśvaśata

aśvaśata - one hundred horses

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+śata)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - garments, clothes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vāsas

vāsas - garment, cloth

इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - desired, wished for, esteemed, prescribed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, liked, dear, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

from root iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दक्षिणाः (dakṣiṇāḥ) - sacrificial fees, gifts given to priests

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - sacrificial gift, fee to priests

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