योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-101, verse-25

द्रोणैर्नवनवत्या तैस्तस्यां द्रोणेन चान्धसः ।
तत्र द्रोणशतं हीनं रन्धितं बहुभोजिभिः ॥ २५ ॥

droṇairnavanavatyā taistasyāṃ droṇena cāndhasaḥ ,
tatra droṇaśataṃ hīnaṃ randhitaṃ bahubhojibhiḥ 25

25. droṇaiḥ navanavatya taiḥ tasyām droṇena ca andhasaḥ
tatra droṇaśatam hīnam randhitam bahubhojibhiḥ

25. taiḥ bahubhojibhiḥ tasyām tatra navanavatya droṇaiḥ
ca andhasaḥ droṇena droṇaśatam hīnam randhitam

25. With ninety-nine `droṇa` measures and one `droṇa` of food in that pot, a total of one hundred `droṇa` measures minus one (i.e., ninety-nine `droṇa` measures) was cooked there by those many eaters.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रोणैः (droṇaiḥ) - with droṇa measures

• नवनवत्य (navanavatya) - by ninety-nine

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those men (by those)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that pot (in that)

• द्रोणेन (droṇena) - with one droṇa measure

• च (ca) - and

• अन्धसः (andhasaḥ) - of food, of cooked grain

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that situation

• द्रोणशतम् (droṇaśatam) - a hundred droṇa measures

• हीनम् (hīnam) - minus one, indicating 99 (less, deficient, diminished)

• रन्धितम् (randhitam) - cooked, prepared

• बहुभोजिभिः (bahubhojibhiḥ) - by the three men (by many eaters, by those who eat much)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रोणैः (droṇaiḥ) - with droṇa measures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of droṇa

droṇa - a measure of capacity (approx. 32 seers), a bucket

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Acts as a measure for the ingredients.

नवनवत्य (navanavatya) - by ninety-nine

(numeral)

Note: Modifies `droṇaiḥ` (by number).

तैः (taiḥ) - by those men (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'three men' (narāḥ trayaḥ) from previous verses.

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that pot (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the `sthālī` (pot).

द्रोणेन (droṇena) - with one droṇa measure

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - a measure of capacity (approx. 32 seers), a bucket

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Used here for a single measure of food.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two `droṇa` measures.

अन्धसः (andhasaḥ) - of food, of cooked grain

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of andhas

andhas - food, cooked grain, sacrificial food

From root 'andh' (to prepare)

Root: andh

Note: Possessive, 'of food'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that situation

(indeclinable)

द्रोणशतम् (droṇaśatam) - a hundred droṇa measures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of droṇaśata

droṇaśata - a hundred droṇa measures

Compound type : karmadharaya (droṇa+śata)

• droṇa – a measure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dru (class 1)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

Note: Refers to the quantity.

हीनम् (hīnam) - minus one, indicating 99 (less, deficient, diminished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hīna

hīna - less, deficient, lacking, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hā' (to abandon, to leave)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `droṇaśatam`.

रन्धितम् (randhitam) - cooked, prepared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of randhita

randhita - cooked, prepared, accomplished

Past Passive Participle of causative

From causative of root 'radh' (to prepare, to cook)

Root: radh (class 1)

Note: Main action of the clause, describing the food.

बहुभोजिभिः (bahubhojibhiḥ) - by the three men (by many eaters, by those who eat much)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahubhojin

bahubhojin - eating much, a great eater, glutton

Compound type : karmadharaya (bahu+bhojin)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (masculine)
• bhojin – eating, enjoying, an eater
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'bhuj' (to eat)
  From root 'bhuj' with suffix '-in'
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agent of `randhitam`.