महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-7, verse-38
पूर्णे शतसहस्रे द्वे हयानां भरतर्षभ ।
नरकोट्यस्तथा तिस्रो बलमेतत्तवाभवत् ॥३८॥
नरकोट्यस्तथा तिस्रो बलमेतत्तवाभवत् ॥३८॥
38. pūrṇe śatasahasre dve hayānāṁ bharatarṣabha ,
narakoṭyastathā tisro balametattavābhavat.
narakoṭyastathā tisro balametattavābhavat.
38.
pūrṇe śatasahasre dve hayānām bharatarṣabha
narakoṭyaḥ tathā tisraḥ balam etat tava abhavat
narakoṭyaḥ tathā tisraḥ balam etat tava abhavat
38.
bharatarṣabha,
hayānām pūrṇe dve śatasahasre tathā tisraḥ narakoṭyaḥ.
etat balam tava abhavat
hayānām pūrṇe dve śatasahasre tathā tisraḥ narakoṭyaḥ.
etat balam tava abhavat
38.
O best of Bharatas (bharatarṣabha), there were two full hundred thousand horses, and three crores (thirty million) of infantry. This was your army.
Words meanings summery:
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- पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - Signifying a complete count of the given number. (full, complete)
- शतसहस्रे (śatasahasre) - Two hundred thousands, indicating 200,000. (hundred thousands (lakhs))
- द्वे (dve) - two
- हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressing Dhritarashtra. (O best of Bharatas)
- नरकोट्यः (narakoṭyaḥ) - Referring to infantry soldiers in terms of crores (ten millions). (crores of men, millions of infantry)
- तथा (tathā) - Connects the count of horses with the count of infantry. (and, thus, so also)
- तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
- बलम् (balam) - Referring to the entire military strength described. (army, forces)
- एतत् (etat) - Referring to the previously enumerated forces. (this)
- तव (tava) - Referring to Dhritarashtra's army (the Kaurava army). (your, of yours)
- अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became
Words meanings and morphology
पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - Signifying a complete count of the given number. (full, complete)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of pūrṇa
pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, abundant
Past Passive Participle
From root pṛ (to fill).
Root: pṛ (class 3)
शतसहस्रे (śatasahasre) - Two hundred thousands, indicating 200,000. (hundred thousands (lakhs))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of śatasahasra
śatasahasra - a hundred thousand, lakh
Compound noun, a dvandva or tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+sahasra)
- śata – hundred
noun (neuter) - sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter)
द्वे (dve) - two
(numeral)
हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of haya
haya - horse
Root: hi (class 5)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressing Dhritarashtra. (O best of Bharatas)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas, best among Bharatas
Compound noun, a tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata, India, a king
proper noun (masculine)
Root: bhṛ (class 1) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
नरकोट्यः (narakoṭyaḥ) - Referring to infantry soldiers in terms of crores (ten millions). (crores of men, millions of infantry)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of narakoṭi
narakoṭi - a crore of men, a million men
Compound noun, a tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+koṭi)
- nara – man, person, human being
noun (masculine)
Root: nṛ (class 1) - koṭi – crore (ten million), edge, extremity, highest point
noun (feminine)
Root: kuṭ (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - Connects the count of horses with the count of infantry. (and, thus, so also)
(indeclinable)
तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
(numeral)
बलम् (balam) - Referring to the entire military strength described. (army, forces)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - strength, power, force, army, troops
एतत् (etat) - Referring to the previously enumerated forces. (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
Demonstrative pronoun.
तव (tava) - Referring to Dhritarashtra's army (the Kaurava army). (your, of yours)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)
Genitive singular of the second person pronoun yuṣmad.
अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect Active
From root bhū (to be, become), 3rd person singular imperfect active.
Root: bhū (class 1)