महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-171, verse-18

आपोमयाः सर्वरसाः सर्वमापोमयं जगत् ।
तस्मादप्सु विमुञ्चेमं क्रोधाग्निं द्विजसत्तम ॥१८॥

18. āpomayāḥ sarvarasāḥ sarvamāpomayaṁ jagat ,
tasmādapsu vimuñcemaṁ krodhāgniṁ dvijasattama.

18. āpomayāḥ sarvarasāḥ sarvam āpomayam jagat tasmāt
apsu vimuñca imam krodhāgnim dvijasattama

18. All essences are water-borne, and the entire world is composed of water. Therefore, O best among twice-born (dvija) ones, release this fire of anger into the waters.

18. כל הטעמים והמהויות עשויים ממים, והעולם כולו עשוי ממים. לכן שחרר אל המים את אש הכעס הזו, הו הנעלה שבין הבְּרַהְמִינִים.

Words meanings summery:

• आपोमयाः (āpomayāḥ) - consisting of water, watery, made of water

• सर्वरसाः (sarvarasāḥ) - all essences, all tastes

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the entire

• आपोमयम् (āpomayam) - consisting of water, watery

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters

• विमुञ्च (vimuñca) - release!, abandon!

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine singular)

• क्रोधाग्निम् (krodhāgnim) - the fire of anger

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among brahmins! (O best among the twice-born!)

Words meanings and morphology

आपोमयाः (āpomayāḥ) - consisting of water, watery, made of water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āpomaya

āpomaya - made of water, consisting of water

Tatpuruṣa compound of āpas (water) + maya (made of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āpas+maya)

• āpas – water
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix
  Suffix -maya used to form adjectives meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

सर्वरसाः (sarvarasāḥ) - all essences, all tastes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvarasa

sarvarasa - all essences, all tastes

Karmadhāraya compound: sarva (all) + rasa (essence, taste).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+rasa)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• rasa – essence, juice, taste, fluid
  noun (masculine)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the entire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

आपोमयम् (āpomayam) - consisting of water, watery

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpomaya

āpomaya - made of water, consisting of water

Tatpuruṣa compound of āpas (water) + maya (made of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āpas+maya)

• āpas – water
  noun (feminine)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix
  Suffix -maya used to form adjectives meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving, living; the world, the universe, people

Present Active Participle

From √gam (to go), literally 'that which moves'.

Root: gam (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of the pronoun 'tad', used adverbially.

अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

विमुञ्च (vimuñca) - release!, abandon!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vimuñc

From √muc (to release) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

क्रोधाग्निम् (krodhāgnim) - the fire of anger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krodhāgni

krodhāgni - fire of anger

Tatpuruṣa compound: krodha (anger) + agni (fire).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krodha+agni)

• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among brahmins! (O best among the twice-born!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (brahmins)

Tatpuruṣa compound: dvija (twice-born) + sattama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya; also bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: dvi (two) + ja (born).
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama added to sat (good, excellent).

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