वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्
vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam
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book-1, chapter-13, verse-41
गवां शतसहस्राणि दश तेभ्यो ददौ नृपः ।
दशकोटिं सुवर्णस्य रजतस्य चतुर्गुणम् ॥४१॥
दशकोटिं सुवर्णस्य रजतस्य चतुर्गुणम् ॥४१॥
41. gavāṃ śatasahasrāṇi daśa tebhyo dadau nṛpaḥ ,
daśakoṭiṃ suvarṇasya rajatasya caturguṇam.
daśakoṭiṃ suvarṇasya rajatasya caturguṇam.
41.
gavām śatasahasrāṇi daśa tebhyaḥ dadau nṛpaḥ
daśakoṭim suvarṇasya rajatasya caturguṇam
daśakoṭim suvarṇasya rajatasya caturguṇam
41.
nṛpaḥ tebhyaḥ daśa śatasahasrāṇi gavām daśakoṭim
suvarṇasya ca caturguṇam rajatasya dadau
suvarṇasya ca caturguṇam rajatasya dadau
41.
The king gave them a million cows, along with ten crores (100 million) of gold, and four times that amount in silver.
Words meanings summery:
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- गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, cattle
- शतसहस्राणि (śatasahasrāṇi) - hundreds of thousands, lakhs, one million
- दश (daśa) - ten
- तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them, for them
- ददौ (dadau) - he gave
- नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king
- दशकोटिम् (daśakoṭim) - ten crores, one hundred million
- सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of gold
- रजतस्य (rajatasya) - of silver
- चतुर्गुणम् (caturguṇam) - fourfold, four times
Words meanings and morphology
गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, cattle
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light
शतसहस्राणि (śatasahasrāṇi) - hundreds of thousands, lakhs, one million
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śatasahasra
śatasahasra - hundred thousand, a lakh
Compound type : dvigu (śata+sahasra)
- śata – hundred
numeral (neuter) - sahasra – thousand
numeral (neuter)
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them, for them
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, this
ददौ (dadau) - he gave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Perfect Past (liṭ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - protector of men, king
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)
- nṛ – man, person
noun (masculine) - pa – protector, drinking
noun (masculine)
दशकोटिम् (daśakoṭim) - ten crores, one hundred million
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of daśakoṭi
daśakoṭi - ten crores (100 million)
Compound type : dvigu (daśa+koṭi)
- daśa – ten
numeral - koṭi – crore (ten million), edge, summit
noun (feminine)
सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of gold
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of suvarṇa
suvarṇa - gold, good color
रजतस्य (rajatasya) - of silver
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of rajata
rajata - silver, white
चतुर्गुणम् (caturguṇam) - fourfold, four times
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of caturguṇa
caturguṇa - four times, fourfold, quadrupled
Compound type : tatpurusha (catur+guṇa)
- catur – four
numeral - guṇa – quality, multiple, thread
noun (masculine)