महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-97, verse-13
त्रीणि सादिसहस्राणि दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः ।
शकाः काम्बोजबाह्लीका यवनाः पारदास्तथा ॥१३॥
शकाः काम्बोजबाह्लीका यवनाः पारदास्तथा ॥१३॥
13. trīṇi sādisahasrāṇi duryodhanapurogamāḥ ,
śakāḥ kāmbojabāhlīkā yavanāḥ pāradāstathā.
śakāḥ kāmbojabāhlīkā yavanāḥ pāradāstathā.
13.
trīṇi sādisahasrāṇi duryodhanapurogamāḥ
śakāḥ kāmbojabāhlīkāḥ yavanāḥ pāradāḥ tathā
śakāḥ kāmbojabāhlīkāḥ yavanāḥ pāradāḥ tathā
13.
duryodhanapurogamāḥ trīṇi sādisahasrāṇi
śakāḥ kāmbojabāhlīkāḥ yavanāḥ pāradāḥ tathā
śakāḥ kāmbojabāhlīkāḥ yavanāḥ pāradāḥ tathā
13.
Three thousand cavalrymen, led by Duryodhana, comprising Śakas, Kāmbojas, Bāhlīkas, Yavanas, and Pāradas, among others...
Words meanings summery:
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- त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
- सादिसहस्राणि (sādisahasrāṇi) - thousands of cavalrymen, three thousand horsemen
- दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः (duryodhanapurogamāḥ) - having Duryodhana at their forefront, led by Duryodhana
- शकाः (śakāḥ) - Name of a Scythian people, a warrior tribe. (Śakas)
- काम्बोजबाह्लीकाः (kāmbojabāhlīkāḥ) - Names of two peoples/tribes, often mentioned together as foreign warriors. (Kāmbojas and Bāhlīkas)
- यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - Greeks/Ionians or other Westerners mentioned in ancient Indian texts. (Yavanas)
- पारदाः (pāradāḥ) - Name of a people/tribe, possibly from Persian border regions. (Pāradas)
- तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, also, similarly
Words meanings and morphology
त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'sādisahasrāṇi'.
सादिसहस्राणि (sādisahasrāṇi) - thousands of cavalrymen, three thousand horsemen
(noun)
neuter, plural of sādisahasra
sādisahasra - thousand cavalrymen, thousand horsemen
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sādin+sahasra)
- sādin – cavalryman, horseman
noun (masculine)
From 'sāda' (riding) or 'sādh' (to accomplish) - sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter)
Note: Used as part of the subject which continues into the next verse.
दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः (duryodhanapurogamāḥ) - having Duryodhana at their forefront, led by Duryodhana
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of duryodhanapurogama
duryodhanapurogama - having Duryodhana as leader, led by Duryodhana
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (duryodhana+puras+gama)
- duryodhana – Duryodhana (proper name)
proper noun (masculine) - puras – before, in front, prior
indeclinable - gama – going, moving, leader
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/adjective from root 'gam'
From root 'gam' (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject (cavalrymen/tribes).
शकाः (śakāḥ) - Name of a Scythian people, a warrior tribe. (Śakas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaka
śaka - Śaka (name of a Scythian people)
Note: Part of a list of tribes acting as the subject.
काम्बोजबाह्लीकाः (kāmbojabāhlīkāḥ) - Names of two peoples/tribes, often mentioned together as foreign warriors. (Kāmbojas and Bāhlīkas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmbojabāhlīka
kāmbojabāhlīka - Kāmbojas and Bāhlīkas (names of peoples/tribes)
Compound type : dvandva (kāmboja+bāhlīka)
- kāmboja – Kāmboja (name of a people)
proper noun (masculine) - bāhlīka – Bāhlīka (name of a people, from Bactria)
proper noun (masculine)
Note: Dvandva compound of two tribes.
यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - Greeks/Ionians or other Westerners mentioned in ancient Indian texts. (Yavanas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yavana
yavana - Yavana (Greeks, Ionians, or other Western foreigners)
Note: Part of a list of tribes acting as the subject.
पारदाः (pāradāḥ) - Name of a people/tribe, possibly from Persian border regions. (Pāradas)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pārada
pārada - Pārada (name of a people, possibly from Persian border regions)
Note: Part of a list of tribes acting as the subject.
तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, also, similarly
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the list of tribes, implying 'and others like them'.