महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-16

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वातपित्तकफान्रक्तं त्वङ्मांसं स्नायुमस्थि च ।
मज्जां चैव सिराजालैस्तर्पयन्ति रसा नृणाम् ॥१६॥

16. vātapittakaphānraktaṁ tvaṅmāṁsaṁ snāyumasthi ca ,
majjāṁ caiva sirājālaistarpayanti rasā nṛṇām.

16. vātam pittam kapham raktaṃ tvak māṃsam snāyum asthi
ca majjām ca eva sirājālaiḥ tarpayanti rasā nṛṇām

16. nṛṇām rasāḥ vātam pittam kapham raktaṃ tvak māṃsam
snāyum asthi ca majjām ca eva sirājālaiḥ tarpayanti

16. The essential bodily fluids (rasa) of human beings nourish the wind (vāta), bile (pitta), phlegm (kapha), blood, skin, flesh, sinews, bone, and marrow, through networks of channels.

Words meanings summery:

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वातम् (vātam) - the humor `vāta` (wind), responsible for movement in the body (wind, air, one of the three humors)

पित्तम् (pittam) - the humor `pitta` (bile), responsible for metabolism and heat (bile, one of the three humors)

कफम् (kapham) - the humor `kapha` (phlegm), responsible for structure and lubrication (phlegm, one of the three humors)

रक्तं (raktaṁ) - blood, as one of the bodily constituents (dhātus) (blood, red)

त्वक् (tvak) - the skin, as a bodily constituent (skin, hide)

मांसम् (māṁsam) - the flesh/muscle tissue, as a bodily constituent (dhātu) (flesh, meat)

स्नायुम् (snāyum) - the sinews/tendons, as bodily connective tissues (sinew, tendon, ligament)

अस्थि (asthi) - the bones, as skeletal components and a bodily constituent (dhātu) (bone)

च (ca) - connecting elements in the list of bodily constituents (and, also)

मज्जाम् (majjām) - the bone marrow, as a bodily constituent (dhātu) (marrow, pith)

च (ca) - connecting the final item in the list (`majjām`) (and, also)

एव (eva) - emphasizing the completeness or certainty of the preceding statement, 'and indeed' (indeed, just, only)

सिराजालैः (sirājālaiḥ) - the means by which nourishment is distributed throughout the body (by networks of channels, by systems of veins)

तर्पयन्ति (tarpayanti) - the process of bodily fluids nourishing the various constituents (they nourish, they satisfy, they gladden)

रसाः (rasāḥ) - the essential bodily fluids (e.g., lymph, chyle, plasma) that circulate and nourish (juices, essential fluids, tastes, essence)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - specifying that these bodily processes occur in humans (of men, of human beings)

Words meanings and morphology

वातम् (vātam) - the humor `vāta` (wind), responsible for movement in the body (wind, air, one of the three humors)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air, the humor `vāta` (wind)

From root `vā` (to blow).

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Direct object of `tarpayanti`.

पित्तम् (pittam) - the humor `pitta` (bile), responsible for metabolism and heat (bile, one of the three humors)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitta

pitta - bile, gall, the humor `pitta` (bile)

Note: Direct object of `tarpayanti`.

कफम् (kapham) - the humor `kapha` (phlegm), responsible for structure and lubrication (phlegm, one of the three humors)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kapha

kapha - phlegm, mucus, the humor `kapha` (phlegm)

Note: Direct object of `tarpayanti`.

रक्तं (raktaṁ) - blood, as one of the bodily constituents (dhātus) (blood, red)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rakta

rakta - blood, red, colored, dyed

Past Passive Participle

From root `rañj` (to color, dye).

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Direct object of `tarpayanti`.

त्वक् (tvak) - the skin, as a bodily constituent (skin, hide)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvac

tvac - skin, hide, bark

Note: Direct object of `tarpayanti`.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - the flesh/muscle tissue, as a bodily constituent (dhātu) (flesh, meat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat, muscle

Note: Direct object of `tarpayanti`.

स्नायुम् (snāyum) - the sinews/tendons, as bodily connective tissues (sinew, tendon, ligament)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of snāyu

snāyu - sinew, tendon, ligament, nerve

Note: Direct object of `tarpayanti`.

अस्थि (asthi) - the bones, as skeletal components and a bodily constituent (dhātu) (bone)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asthi

asthi - bone

Note: Direct object of `tarpayanti`.

च (ca) - connecting elements in the list of bodily constituents (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मज्जाम् (majjām) - the bone marrow, as a bodily constituent (dhātu) (marrow, pith)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of majjā

majjā - marrow, pith

Root: majj (class 1)

Note: Direct object of `tarpayanti`.

च (ca) - connecting the final item in the list (`majjām`) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - emphasizing the completeness or certainty of the preceding statement, 'and indeed' (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सिराजालैः (sirājālaiḥ) - the means by which nourishment is distributed throughout the body (by networks of channels, by systems of veins)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sirājāla

sirājāla - network of channels/veins, system of ducts

Compound of `sirā` (channel, vein) and `jāla` (net, network).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sirā+jāla)

sirā – channel, vein, artery, duct
noun (feminine)
From root `sṛ` (to flow).
Root: sṛ (class 1)
jāla – net, network, web, snare
noun (neuter)
From root `jal` (to cover, deceive).
Root: jal (class 10)

Note: Indicates the instrument of nourishment.

तर्पयन्ति (tarpayanti) - the process of bodily fluids nourishing the various constituents (they nourish, they satisfy, they gladden)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of tṛp

Present Tense, 3rd Person Plural

Causal form `tarpayati` (from `tṛp`, 4th class).

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: The subject is `rasāḥ`.

रसाः (rasāḥ) - the essential bodily fluids (e.g., lymph, chyle, plasma) that circulate and nourish (juices, essential fluids, tastes, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rasa

rasa - juice, fluid, essence, taste, sap, plasma