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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-139, verse-53

मृगाणामधमं श्वानं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ।
तस्याप्यधम उद्देशः शरीरस्योरुजाघनी ॥५३॥
53. mṛgāṇāmadhamaṁ śvānaṁ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ ,
tasyāpyadhama uddeśaḥ śarīrasyorujāghanī.
53. mṛgāṇām adhamam śvānam pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
tasya api adhamaḥ uddeśaḥ śarīrasya ūrujāghanī
53. manīṣiṇaḥ mṛgāṇām adhamam śvānam pravadanti
tasya api adhamaḥ uddeśaḥ śarīrasya ūrujāghanī
53. The wise declare a dog to be the lowest among animals. Even lower than a dog is the region of the body, namely the thighs and buttocks.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - among animals (of animals, of deer)
  • अधमम् (adhamam) - lowest, most inferior
  • श्वानम् (śvānam) - a dog
  • प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they declare, they call
  • मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, learned ones
  • तस्य (tasya) - of it (the dog) (of it, of that)
  • अपि (api) - even, also
  • अधमः (adhamaḥ) - lower, inferior
  • उद्देशः (uddeśaḥ) - part, region, specification
  • शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body
  • ऊरुजाघनी (ūrujāghanī) - the thighs and buttocks/hips

Words meanings and morphology

मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - among animals (of animals, of deer)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛga
mṛga - animal, beast, deer
अधमम् (adhamam) - lowest, most inferior
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of adhama
adhama - lowest, vilest, meanest, worst
श्वानम् (śvānam) - a dog
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śvan
śvan - dog
प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they declare, they call
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-vad
present active indicative
root vad (1st class) with prefix pra, present indicative
Prefix: pra
Root: vad (class 1)
मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, learned ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, a sage
तस्य (tasya) - of it (the dog) (of it, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
अधमः (adhamaḥ) - lower, inferior
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhama
adhama - lowest, vilest, meanest, worst, inferior
उद्देशः (uddeśaḥ) - part, region, specification
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uddeśa
uddeśa - indication, specification, part, region, place
शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, corporeal
ऊरुजाघनी (ūrujāghanī) - the thighs and buttocks/hips
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ūrujāghanī
ūrujāghanī - the thighs and buttocks/hips (as a region)
Compound type : dvandva (ūru+jāghanī)
  • ūru – thigh
    noun (masculine)
  • jāghanī – buttock, hip
    noun (feminine)