महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-33, verse-24
अथ वा संस्कृतं भोज्यं दूषयन्तु भुजंगमाः ।
स्वेन मूत्रपुरीषेण सर्वभोज्यविनाशिना ॥२४॥
स्वेन मूत्रपुरीषेण सर्वभोज्यविनाशिना ॥२४॥
24. atha vā saṁskṛtaṁ bhojyaṁ dūṣayantu bhujaṁgamāḥ ,
svena mūtrapurīṣeṇa sarvabhojyavināśinā.
svena mūtrapurīṣeṇa sarvabhojyavināśinā.
24.
atha vā saṁskṛtam bhojyam dūṣayantu bhujagamāḥ
svena mūtra-purīṣeṇa sarva-bhojya-vināśinā
svena mūtra-purīṣeṇa sarva-bhojya-vināśinā
24.
Or else, let the serpents defile the prepared food with their own urine and feces, which would destroy all eatables.
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - or else (then, now, or)
- वा (vā) - or (or, either)
- संस्कृतम् (saṁskṛtam) - the prepared (food) (prepared, consecrated, refined)
- भोज्यम् (bhojyam) - the food (food, eatable, to be eaten)
- दूषयन्तु (dūṣayantu) - let them defile (let them pollute, let them defile, let them corrupt)
- भुजगमाः (bhujagamāḥ) - the serpents (serpents, Nāgas)
- स्वेन (svena) - by their own (by one's own, with one's own)
- मूत्र-पुरीषेण (mūtra-purīṣeṇa) - with urine and feces
- सर्व-भोज्य-विनाशिना (sarva-bhojya-vināśinā) - which would destroy all eatables (which destroys all food)
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - or else (then, now, or)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or (or, either)
(indeclinable)
संस्कृतम् (saṁskṛtam) - the prepared (food) (prepared, consecrated, refined)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saṁskṛta
saṁskṛta - prepared, consecrated, refined, cultivated, adorned
past passive participle
From √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
भोज्यम् (bhojyam) - the food (food, eatable, to be eaten)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhojya
bhojya - food, eatable, to be eaten, suitable for eating
future passive participle (gerundive)
From √bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
Root: bhuj (class 7)
दूषयन्तु (dūṣayantu) - let them defile (let them pollute, let them defile, let them corrupt)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dūṣ
causative verb base
Causative of √dūṣ (to spoil, perish)
Root: dūṣ (class 4)
भुजगमाः (bhujagamāḥ) - the serpents (serpents, Nāgas)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhujagama
bhujagama - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the arm/shoulder')
Compound 'bhuja-gama'
Root: gam (class 1)
स्वेन (svena) - by their own (by one's own, with one's own)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva
sva - one's own, self, own property
मूत्र-पुरीषेण (mūtra-purīṣeṇa) - with urine and feces
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mūtrapurīṣa
mūtrapurīṣa - urine and feces, excrement
Compound type : dvandva (mūtra+purīṣa)
- mūtra – urine
noun (neuter)
From √mūtr (to urinate)
Root: mūtr (class 10) - purīṣa – feces, excrement, dung
noun (neuter)
सर्व-भोज्य-विनाशिना (sarva-bhojya-vināśinā) - which would destroy all eatables (which destroys all food)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sarvabhojyavināśin
sarvabhojyavināśin - destroying all food/eatables
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa / bahuvrīhi (sarva+bhojya+vināśin)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun - bhojya – food, eatable, to be eaten
noun (neuter)
future passive participle
From √bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
Root: bhuj (class 7) - vināśin – destroying, causing ruin, perishable
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective
From √naś (to perish) with prefix vi + suffix -in
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)