महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-247, verse-4
अपां शैत्यं रसः क्लेदो द्रवत्वं स्नेहसौम्यता ।
जिह्वा विष्यन्दिनी चैव भौमाप्यास्रवणं तथा ॥४॥
जिह्वा विष्यन्दिनी चैव भौमाप्यास्रवणं तथा ॥४॥
4. apāṁ śaityaṁ rasaḥ kledo dravatvaṁ snehasaumyatā ,
jihvā viṣyandinī caiva bhaumāpyāsravaṇaṁ tathā.
jihvā viṣyandinī caiva bhaumāpyāsravaṇaṁ tathā.
4.
apām śaityam rasaḥ kledaḥ dravatvam snehasoumyatā
jihvā viṣyandinī ca eva bhaumāpyāsravaṇam tathā
jihvā viṣyandinī ca eva bhaumāpyāsravaṇam tathā
4.
apām śaityam rasaḥ kledaḥ dravatvam snehasoumyatā
jihvā viṣyandinī ca eva bhaumāpyāsravaṇam tathā
jihvā viṣyandinī ca eva bhaumāpyāsravaṇam tathā
4.
The attributes of water include coolness, taste, wetness, liquidity, unctuousness, gentleness, and the flowing sensation it produces on the tongue. Also, the percolation of water through the earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपाम् (apām) - of waters
- शैत्याम् (śaityām) - coolness, coldness
- रसः (rasaḥ) - taste, essence, juice
- क्लेदः (kledaḥ) - wetness, moisture, dampness
- द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - liquidity, fluidity
- स्नेहसोउम्यता (snehasoumyatā) - unctuousness and gentleness/mildness
- जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
- विष्यन्दिनी (viṣyandinī) - (sensation) on the tongue (flowing, oozing, trickling)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- भौमाप्यास्रवणम् (bhaumāpyāsravaṇam) - seepage of earthly waters, percolation from earth and water
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
Words meanings and morphology
अपाम् (apām) - of waters
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Irregular declension. Always plural.
शैत्याम् (śaityām) - coolness, coldness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śaitya
śaitya - coolness, coldness
Derived from śīta (cold) with suffix -ya.
रसः (rasaḥ) - taste, essence, juice
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rasa
rasa - taste, flavor, juice, essence, sentiment, emotion
From √ras (to taste, feel).
Root: ras (class 1)
क्लेदः (kledaḥ) - wetness, moisture, dampness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kleda
kleda - wetness, moisture, dampness, exudation
From √klid (to be wet).
Root: klid (class 4)
द्रवत्वम् (dravatvam) - liquidity, fluidity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dravatva
dravatva - liquidity, fluidity, melting nature
Derived from drava (liquid) with suffix -tva.
Root: dru (class 1)
स्नेहसोउम्यता (snehasoumyatā) - unctuousness and gentleness/mildness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of snehasoumyatā
snehasoumyatā - the quality of being unctuous (oily) and gentle/mild
Dvanda compound of sneha and soumyatā.
Compound type : dvandva (sneha+soumyatā)
- sneha – oil, fat, unctuousness, affection, love
noun (masculine)
From √snih (to be sticky, love).
Root: snih (class 4) - soumyatā – gentleness, mildness, amiableness, calm
noun (feminine)
From soumya (gentle, mild) with suffix -tā.
जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jihvā
jihvā - tongue, flame
विष्यन्दिनी (viṣyandinī) - (sensation) on the tongue (flowing, oozing, trickling)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣyandin
viṣyandin - flowing, oozing, trickling
Present Active Participle
From vi-√syand (to flow, trickle).
Prefix: vi
Root: syand (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
भौमाप्यास्रवणम् (bhaumāpyāsravaṇam) - seepage of earthly waters, percolation from earth and water
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaumāpyāsravaṇa
bhaumāpyāsravaṇa - flowing from earth and water, seepage, percolation
Compound of bhauma + āpya + āsravaṇa.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhauma+āpya+āsravaṇa)
- bhauma – earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth
adjective
Derived from bhūmi (earth) with suffix -a. - āpya – watery, aquatic, relating to water
adjective
Derived from ap (water) with suffix -ya. - āsravaṇa – flowing, trickling, oozing, seepage, percolation
noun (neuter)
From ā-√sru (to flow).
Prefix: ā
Root: sru (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
(indeclinable)