महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-10, chapter-7, verse-36
पातारोऽसृग्वसाद्यानां मांसान्त्रकृतभोजनाः ।
चूडालाः कर्णिकालाश्च प्रकृशाः पिठरोदराः ॥३६॥
चूडालाः कर्णिकालाश्च प्रकृशाः पिठरोदराः ॥३६॥
36. pātāro'sṛgvasādyānāṁ māṁsāntrakṛtabhojanāḥ ,
cūḍālāḥ karṇikālāśca prakṛśāḥ piṭharodarāḥ.
cūḍālāḥ karṇikālāśca prakṛśāḥ piṭharodarāḥ.
36.
pātāraḥ asṛk-vasā-ādyānām māṃsa-antra-kṛta-bhojanāḥ
cūḍālāḥ karṇikālāḥ ca prakṛśāḥ piṭhara-udarāḥ
cūḍālāḥ karṇikālāḥ ca prakṛśāḥ piṭhara-udarāḥ
36.
asṛk-vasā-ādyānām pātāraḥ māṃsa-antra-kṛta-bhojanāḥ
cūḍālāḥ karṇikālāḥ ca prakṛśāḥ piṭhara-udarāḥ
cūḍālāḥ karṇikālāḥ ca prakṛśāḥ piṭhara-udarāḥ
36.
They devour blood, fat, and similar substances, making flesh and entrails their food. They possess top-knots and large ears, appearing very lean yet having pot-bellies.
Words meanings summery:
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- पातारः (pātāraḥ) - devourers, drinkers (drinkers, protectors, guardians)
- असृक्-वसा-आद्यानाम् (asṛk-vasā-ādyānām) - of substances like blood and fat (of blood, fat, and the like)
- मांस-अन्त्र-कृत-भोजनाः (māṁsa-antra-kṛta-bhojanāḥ) - those for whom flesh and entrails constitute their meal (those who have made flesh and entrails their food)
- चूडालाः (cūḍālāḥ) - having top-knots (having a top-knot, crested)
- कर्णिकालाः (karṇikālāḥ) - having large ears (having large ears, having ear ornaments)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- प्रकृशाः (prakṛśāḥ) - very lean (very lean, emaciated)
- पिठर-उदराः (piṭhara-udarāḥ) - with pot-bellies (pot-bellied, having a belly like a pot)
Words meanings and morphology
पातारः (pātāraḥ) - devourers, drinkers (drinkers, protectors, guardians)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pātar
pātar - drinker, protector, guardian
Agent noun
From root pā (to drink or protect)
Root: pā (class 1)
असृक्-वसा-आद्यानाम् (asṛk-vasā-ādyānām) - of substances like blood and fat (of blood, fat, and the like)
(adjective)
Genitive, neuter, plural of asṛk-vasā-ādya
asṛk-vasā-ādya - starting with blood and fat, consisting of blood and fat etc.
Compound type : Dvandva Tatpuruṣa (asṛj+vasā+ādya)
- asṛj – blood
noun (neuter) - vasā – fat, marrow, grease
noun (feminine) - ādya – first, beginning with, and so on
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
from ā-di (root: do, class 3)
Prefix: ā
Root: do (class 3)
Note: Adjective used as a noun in genitive plural, referring to 'things of blood, fat, etc.'
मांस-अन्त्र-कृत-भोजनाः (māṁsa-antra-kṛta-bhojanāḥ) - those for whom flesh and entrails constitute their meal (those who have made flesh and entrails their food)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsa-antra-kṛta-bhojana
māṁsa-antra-kṛta-bhojana - having flesh and entrails as food
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (māṃsa+antra+kṛta+bhojana)
- māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - antra – entrail, gut, intestine
noun (neuter) - kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8) - bhojana – food, eating, meal
noun (neuter)
from root bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
चूडालाः (cūḍālāḥ) - having top-knots (having a top-knot, crested)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of cūḍāla
cūḍāla - having a crest or top-knot
Derived from cūḍā (crest, top-knot) with 'la' suffix
कर्णिकालाः (karṇikālāḥ) - having large ears (having large ears, having ear ornaments)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of karṇikāla
karṇikāla - having large ears, or adorned with ear-pendants
Derived from karṇikā (ear-lobe, ear-ring) with 'la' suffix
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
प्रकृशाः (prakṛśāḥ) - very lean (very lean, emaciated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prakṛśa
prakṛśa - very lean, extremely thin, emaciated
pra (intensifier) + kṛśa (lean)
Compound type : Prādi Tatpuruṣa (pra+kṛśa)
- pra – intensely, very
indeclinable - kṛśa – lean, thin, slender
adjective (masculine)
Root: kṛś (class 1)
पिठर-उदराः (piṭhara-udarāḥ) - with pot-bellies (pot-bellied, having a belly like a pot)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of piṭhara-udara
piṭhara-udara - pot-bellied
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (piṭhara+udara)
- piṭhara – pot, cauldron
noun (neuter) - udara – belly, abdomen
noun (neuter)