Shloka 8
भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्
Departure to Behold Bhīṣma
Devanagari script
ततः सहस्रं विप्राणां चतुर्वेदविदां तथा । गवां सहस््रेणैकैंके वाचयामास माधव:
Translation
其后，摩陀婆在行毕阿耆尼霍特罗火供之后，召来通晓四吠陀的一千名婆罗门；他赐予每人一千头牛，并令他们诵读吠陀咒句，宣唱吉祥祝词（svasti）。
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
Formavyaya
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
Formneuter, accusative, singular
विप्राणाम्of Brahmins
विप्राणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
चतुर्वेदविदाम्of knowers of the four Vedas
चतुर्वेदविदाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootचतुर्वेदविद्
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
तथाalso/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Formavyaya
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootगो
Formfeminine, genitive, plural
सहस्रेणwith/by a thousand
सहस्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
एकैकम्one each (to each one)
एकैकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootएकैक
Formneuter, accusative, singular (used distributively)
वाचयामासcaused to recite / had (them) recite
वाचयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (णिच्) + आस् (लिट्-परस्मैपद, periphrastic perfect)
Formperfect (periphrastic), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada, causative sense
माधवःMādhava (Krishna)
माधवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes