महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-215, verse-2

ब्राह्मणो बहुभोक्तास्मि भुञ्जेऽपरिमितं सदा ।
भिक्षे वार्ष्णेयपार्थौ वामेकां तृप्तिं प्रयच्छताम् ॥२॥

2. brāhmaṇo bahubhoktāsmi bhuñje'parimitaṁ sadā ,
bhikṣe vārṣṇeyapārthau vāmekāṁ tṛptiṁ prayacchatām.

2. brāhmaṇaḥ bahubhoktā asmi bhuñje aparimitam sadā
bhikṣe vārṣṇeyapārthau vām ekām tṛptim prayacchatām

2. I am a brahmin, a great eater; I always consume immeasurable amounts. O Vārṣṇeya and Pārtha, I beg you two to grant me one satisfying meal.

2. הוא אמר, אני בְּרַהְמִין שאוכל הרבה, ואני אוכל תמיד בלי מידה. הו וָארְשְׁנֵיַה ופָּארְטְהַא, אני מבקש מכם שתעניקו לי שובע אחד.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

• बहुभोक्ता (bahubhoktā) - a great eater, one who consumes much

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• भुञ्जे (bhuñje) - I eat, I enjoy, I consume

• अपरिमितम् (aparimitam) - immeasurable, unlimited, boundless

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, ever

• भिक्षे (bhikṣe) - I beg, I ask for alms

• वार्ष्णेयपार्थौ (vārṣṇeyapārthau) - O Vārṣṇeya and Pārtha (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)

• वाम् (vām) - to you two, you two

• एकाम् (ekām) - one, a single

• तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction, contentment, gratification; a full meal

• प्रयच्छताम् (prayacchatām) - let them two give, let them two grant

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

बहुभोक्ता (bahubhoktā) - a great eater, one who consumes much

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahubhoktṛ

bahubhoktṛ - a great eater, one who consumes much

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (bahu+bhoktṛ)

• bahu – much, many, great
  adjective (masculine)
• bhoktṛ – eater, consumer, enjoyer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root bhuj with suffix -tṛ
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Present (Laṭ) of as

Present tense (Laṭ)

1st person singular, active voice, Present tense

Root: as (class 2)

भुञ्जे (bhuñje) - I eat, I enjoy, I consume

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, Present (Laṭ) of bhuj

Present tense (Laṭ)

1st person singular, middle voice, Present tense

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अपरिमितम् (aparimitam) - immeasurable, unlimited, boundless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aparimita

aparimita - immeasurable, unlimited, boundless

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Derived from root mā with prefix pari and negative a-

Prefixes: a+pari

Root: mā (class 3)

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly, ever

(indeclinable)

भिक्षे (bhikṣe) - I beg, I ask for alms

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, Present (Laṭ) of bhikṣ

Present tense (Laṭ)

1st person singular, middle voice, Present tense

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

वार्ष्णेयपार्थौ (vārṣṇeyapārthau) - O Vārṣṇeya and Pārtha (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, dual of vārṣṇeyapārtha

vārṣṇeyapārtha - Vārṣṇeya and Pārtha (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)

Compound type : Itaretara Dvandva (vārṣṇeya+pārtha)

• vārṣṇeya – descendant of Vṛṣṇi (an epithet for Kṛṣṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pārtha – son of Pṛthā (an epithet for Arjuna)
  proper noun (masculine)

वाम् (vām) - to you two, you two

(pronoun)

Dative, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (dual)

Note: Can be dative or accusative dual.

एकाम् (ekām) - one, a single

(numeral)

तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction, contentment, gratification; a full meal

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, gratification; a full meal

प्रयच्छताम् (prayacchatām) - let them two give, let them two grant

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, Imperative (Loṭ) of pra-yam

Imperative tense (Loṭ)

3rd person dual, active voice, Imperative tense

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

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