महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-93, verse-15

स्वापीनां च सुदोग्ध्रीं च सुवालधिमुखां शुभाम् ।
उपपन्नां गुणैः सर्वैः शीलेनानुत्तमेन च ॥१५॥

15. svāpīnāṁ ca sudogdhrīṁ ca suvāladhimukhāṁ śubhām ,
upapannāṁ guṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ śīlenānuttamena ca.

15. su-āpīnām ca su-dogdhrīm ca su-vālādhimukhām śubhām
upapannām guṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ śīlena an-uttamena ca

15. And that well-nourished, abundantly milking, auspicious cow with a beautiful tail and face, endowed with all excellent qualities and an unsurpassed character.

15. (את הפרה) בעלת העטין המלא, החולבת בשפע, בעלת הזנב והפרצוף היפים, המבורכת, המצוידת בכל המעלות ובאופי שאין נעלה ממנו,

Words meanings summery:

• सु-आपीनाम् (su-āpīnām) - well-fed, very plump, well-nourished

• च (ca) - and

• सु-दोग्ध्रीम् (su-dogdhrīm) - well-milking, yielding much milk

• च (ca) - and

• सु-वालाधिमुखाम् (su-vālādhimukhām) - with a beautiful tail and face, with a good tail and mouth

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - beautiful, auspicious, radiant

• उपपन्नाम् (upapannām) - endowed with, possessed of, furnished with

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, with all

• शीलेन (śīlena) - by character, by good conduct

• अन्-उत्तमेन (an-uttamena) - unsurpassed, unparalleled, most excellent

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

सु-आपीनाम् (su-āpīnām) - well-fed, very plump, well-nourished

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of su-āpīna

su-āpīna - well-fed, very plump

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+āpīna)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• āpīna – swollen, fat, plump
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-√pyāy
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pyāy (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'gām' from the previous verse.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सु-दोग्ध्रीम् (su-dogdhrīm) - well-milking, yielding much milk

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of su-dogdhrī

su-dogdhrī - well-milking, yielding much milk

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dogdhrī)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• dogdhrī – milker, yielding milk (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  Agent Noun
  Feminine agent noun from √duh (to milk)
  Root: duh (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'gām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सु-वालाधिमुखाम् (su-vālādhimukhām) - with a beautiful tail and face, with a good tail and mouth

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of su-vālādhimukhā

su-vālādhimukhā - having a beautiful tail and face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vālādhi+mukha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vālādhi – tail
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'gām'.

शुभाम् (śubhām) - beautiful, auspicious, radiant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - beautiful, auspicious, bright

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'gām'.

उपपन्नाम् (upapannām) - endowed with, possessed of, furnished with

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upapanna

upapanna - accomplished, endowed, possessed

Past Passive Participle

From upa-√pad (to approach, to happen, to be furnished)

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'gām'.

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, string

Note: Governed by upapannām.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all, with all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with guṇaiḥ.

शीलेन (śīlena) - by character, by good conduct

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - character, conduct, virtue

Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Governed by upapannām.

अन्-उत्तमेन (an-uttamena) - unsurpassed, unparalleled, most excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of an-uttama

an-uttama - unsurpassed, unparalleled

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of uttama

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'ud' or 'ud-tara'
  Prefix: ud

Note: Agrees with śīlena.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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