Shloka 72.23Unverified draft
सुवर्णश्रुङ्गा स्सम्पन्ना स्सवत्सा: कांस्यदोहना:। गवां शतसहस्राणि चत्वारि पुरुषर्षभ:।
Meaning
These cows, gold-horned and abundant in milk, accompanied by their calves and bronze milking-vessels, numbered four hundred thousand in all.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| suvarṇa-śṇṅgāḥ sampannāḥ | सुवर्ण-श्ण्ङ्गाः सम्पन्नाः | golden-horned, well-endowed | Accusative plural (x2) |
| sa-vatsāḥ kāṃsya-dohanāḥ | स-वत्साः कांस्य-दोहनाः | with their calves, milked into bronze [pails] | Accusative plural (x2) |
| gavām śata-sahasrāṇi catvāri | गवाम् शत-सहस्राणि चत्वारि | four hundred thousand cows | Genitive plural / Accusative plural / Accusative |
| puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ | पुरुष-ऋषभः | the bull among men [gave] | Nominative |
Reference: 1.72.23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa