महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-55

न वाससां न रामाणां नापां स्पर्शस्तथा सुखः ।
शिशोरालिङ्ग्यमानस्य स्पर्शः सूनोर्यथा सुखः ॥५५॥

55. na vāsasāṁ na rāmāṇāṁ nāpāṁ sparśastathā sukhaḥ ,
śiśorāliṅgyamānasya sparśaḥ sūnoryathā sukhaḥ.

55. na vāsasāṃ na rāmāṇāṃ na apāṃ sparśaḥ tathā sukhaḥ
śiśoḥ āliṅgyamānasya sparśaḥ sūnoḥ yathā sukhaḥ

55. The touch of clothes, or of women, or of water is not as delightful as the touch of one's own son when he is embraced.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• वाससां (vāsasāṁ) - of clothes, of garments

• न (na) - not, no

• रामाणां (rāmāṇāṁ) - of women, of beautiful women

• न (na) - not, no

• अपां (apāṁ) - of water

• स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch, contact

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant, delightful, happy

• शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - of a child, of an infant

• आलिङ्ग्यमानस्य (āliṅgyamānasya) - of one being embraced

• स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch, contact

• सूनोः (sūnoḥ) - of a son

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant, delightful, happy

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वाससां (vāsasāṁ) - of clothes, of garments

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vāsas

vāsas - garment, cloth, apparel

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

रामाणां (rāmāṇāṁ) - of women, of beautiful women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of rāmā

rāmā - woman, beautiful woman, beloved

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपां (apāṁ) - of water

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch, contact

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch

Root: spṛś (class 6)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant, delightful, happy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukha

sukha - pleasant, happy, agreeable, comfortable

शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - of a child, of an infant

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young one

आलिङ्ग्यमानस्य (āliṅgyamānasya) - of one being embraced

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āliṅgyamāna

āliṅgyamāna - being embraced, being hugged

Present Passive Participle

Root liṅg with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: liṅg (class 1)

स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch, contact

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch

Root: spṛś (class 6)

सूनोः (sūnoḥ) - of a son

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūnu

sūnu - son

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant, delightful, happy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukha

sukha - pleasant, happy, agreeable, comfortable