महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-97, verse-16
ततो रथसहस्रेण महारथशतेन च ।
द्विरदानां सहस्रेण द्विसाहस्रैश्च वाजिभिः ॥१६॥
द्विरदानां सहस्रेण द्विसाहस्रैश्च वाजिभिः ॥१६॥
16. tato rathasahasreṇa mahārathaśatena ca ,
dviradānāṁ sahasreṇa dvisāhasraiśca vājibhiḥ.
dviradānāṁ sahasreṇa dvisāhasraiśca vājibhiḥ.
16.
tataḥ rathasahasreṇa mahārathaśatena ca
dviradānām sahasreṇa dvisāhasraiḥ ca vājibhiḥ
dviradānām sahasreṇa dvisāhasraiḥ ca vājibhiḥ
16.
tataḥ rathasahasreṇa mahārathaśatena ca
dviradānām sahasreṇa ca dvisāhasraiḥ vājibhiḥ
dviradānām sahasreṇa ca dvisāhasraiḥ vājibhiḥ
16.
Then, with a thousand chariots, a hundred great charioteers, a thousand elephants, and two thousand horses...
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)
- रथसहस्रेण (rathasahasreṇa) - with a thousand chariots
- महारथशतेन (mahārathaśatena) - with a hundred great charioteers
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- द्विरदानाम् (dviradānām) - of elephants (of elephants (lit. "of those having two tusks"))
- सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - with a thousand (elephants) (with a thousand)
- द्विसाहस्रैः (dvisāhasraiḥ) - with two thousand (horses) (with two thousand)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - with horses
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)
(indeclinable)
From tad (that) + suffix -tas
रथसहस्रेण (rathasahasreṇa) - with a thousand chariots
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of rathasahasra
rathasahasra - a thousand chariots
Compound of ratha (chariot) and sahasra (thousand)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+sahasra)
- ratha – chariot, car
noun (masculine) - sahasra – a thousand
numeral (neuter)
महारथशतेन (mahārathaśatena) - with a hundred great charioteers
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mahārathaśata
mahārathaśata - a hundred great charioteers
Compound of mahāratha (great charioteer) and śata (hundred)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāratha+śata)
- mahāratha – a great warrior, a great charioteer
noun (masculine)
Compound of mahā (great) and ratha (charioteer/chariot) - śata – a hundred
numeral (neuter)
Note: Used collectively.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
द्विरदानाम् (dviradānām) - of elephants (of elephants (lit. "of those having two tusks"))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dvirada
dvirada - an elephant (lit. having two tusks)
Compound of dvi (two) and rada (tusk/tooth)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+rada)
- dvi – two
numeral - rada – tusk, tooth
noun (masculine)
सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - with a thousand (elephants) (with a thousand)
(numeral)
Note: Modifies dviradānām indirectly, meaning "with a thousand of elephants".
द्विसाहस्रैः (dvisāhasraiḥ) - with two thousand (horses) (with two thousand)
(numeral)
Compound type : dvigu (dvi+sahasra)
- dvi – two
numeral - sahasra – a thousand
numeral (neuter)
Note: Adjectival use with vājibhiḥ.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - with horses
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vājin
vājin - swift, spirited, a horse, a warrior
Derived from vāja (strength, speed) + -in