महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-201, verse-7
क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तौ जटावल्कलधारिणौ ।
मलोपचितसर्वाङ्गौ वायुभक्षौ बभूवतुः ॥७॥
मलोपचितसर्वाङ्गौ वायुभक्षौ बभूवतुः ॥७॥
7. kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntau jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇau ,
malopacitasarvāṅgau vāyubhakṣau babhūvatuḥ.
malopacitasarvāṅgau vāyubhakṣau babhūvatuḥ.
7.
kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntau jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇau
malopacitasarvāṅgau vāyubhakṣau babhūvatuḥ
malopacitasarvāṅgau vāyubhakṣau babhūvatuḥ
7.
They were exhausted by hunger and thirst, wearing matted hair and bark garments. Their entire bodies were covered with dirt, and they subsisted only on air.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तौ (kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntau) - exhausted by hunger and thirst
- जटावल्कलधारिणौ (jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇau) - wearing matted hair and bark garments
- मलोपचितसर्वाङ्गौ (malopacitasarvāṅgau) - having all limbs covered with dirt/filth
- वायुभक्षौ (vāyubhakṣau) - subsisting on air
- बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became, they were
Words meanings and morphology
क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तौ (kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntau) - exhausted by hunger and thirst
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kṣutpipāsāpariśrānta
kṣutpipāsāpariśrānta - exhausted by hunger and thirst
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣudh+pipāsā+pariśrānta)
- kṣudh – hunger, appetite
noun (feminine) - pipāsā – thirst, desire to drink
noun (feminine)
desiderative formation from pā- (to drink)
Root: pā (class 1) - pariśrānta – exhausted, weary, tired
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: pari
Root: śram (class 4)
जटावल्कलधारिणौ (jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇau) - wearing matted hair and bark garments
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of jaṭāvalkaladhārin
jaṭāvalkaladhārin - wearing matted hair and bark garments
Compound type : tatpuruṣa, upapada-samāsa (jaṭā+valkala+dhārin)
- jaṭā – matted hair, braid
noun (feminine) - valkala – bark garment
noun (neuter) - dhārin – bearing, holding, wearing, possessing
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
suffix -in
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
मलोपचितसर्वाङ्गौ (malopacitasarvāṅgau) - having all limbs covered with dirt/filth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of malopacitasarvāṅga
malopacitasarvāṅga - with entire body covered in dirt
Compound type : karmadhāraya-bahuvrīhi (mala+upacita+sarva+aṅga)
- mala – dirt, filth, impurity
noun (masculine/neuter) - upacita – accumulated, covered, increased
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: upa
Root: ci (class 5) - sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun/adjective (masculine) - aṅga – limb, body part, body
noun (neuter)
वायुभक्षौ (vāyubhakṣau) - subsisting on air
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vāyubhakṣa
vāyubhakṣa - subsisting on air, air-eater
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+bhakṣa)
- vāyu – wind, air, god of wind
noun (masculine) - bhakṣa – food, eating, consuming
noun (masculine)
derived from root bhakṣ (to eat)
Root: bhakṣ (class 10)
बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they became, they were
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)