महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-346, verse-7
मूलं फलं वा पर्णं वा पयो वा द्विजसत्तम ।
आहारहेतोरन्नं वा भोक्तुमर्हसि ब्राह्मण ॥७॥
आहारहेतोरन्नं वा भोक्तुमर्हसि ब्राह्मण ॥७॥
7. mūlaṁ phalaṁ vā parṇaṁ vā payo vā dvijasattama ,
āhārahetorannaṁ vā bhoktumarhasi brāhmaṇa.
āhārahetorannaṁ vā bhoktumarhasi brāhmaṇa.
7.
mūlam phalam vā parṇam vā payaḥ vā dvijasattama
āhārahetoḥ annam vā bhoktum arhasi brāhmaṇa
āhārahetoḥ annam vā bhoktum arhasi brāhmaṇa
7.
O best among the twice-born (dvija), O Brahmin, you should partake of roots, or fruits, or leaves, or milk, or food for your sustenance.
Words meanings summery:
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- मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin
- फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result
- वा (vā) - or
- पर्णम् (parṇam) - leaf
- वा (vā) - or
- पयः (payaḥ) - milk, water
- वा (vā) - or
- द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of Brahmins (O best of twice-born ones)
- आहारहेतोः (āhārahetoḥ) - for the sake of food/sustenance
- अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain
- वा (vā) - or
- भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to eat, to enjoy
- अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you deserve
- ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - O Brahmin
Words meanings and morphology
मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mūla
mūla - root, basis, origin
फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, reward
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
पर्णम् (parṇam) - leaf
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of parṇa
parṇa - leaf, feather
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
पयः (payaḥ) - milk, water
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of payas
payas - milk, water, fluid
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of Brahmins (O best of twice-born ones)
(compound)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)
- dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, a kṣatriya, a vaiśya; a bird; a tooth)
noun (masculine)
Derived from √jan with prefix dvi-
Prefix: dvi
Root: jan (class 4) - sattama – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative suffix -tama
Note: Referring to a Brahmin.
आहारहेतोः (āhārahetoḥ) - for the sake of food/sustenance
(compound)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āhāra+hetu)
- āhāra – food, sustenance, taking in
noun (masculine)
Derived from √hṛ with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1) - hetu – cause, reason, motive
noun (masculine)
Note: Used with a verb of partaking/eating.
अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain, boiled rice
Past passive participle of √ad (to eat) used as a noun
Root: ad (class 2)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to eat, to enjoy
(verb)
infinitive of bhuj
Infinitive
Infinitive form of √bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you deserve
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh
Present Tense, Second Person, Singular, Active Voice
From √arh (to be worthy), class 1
Root: arh (class 1)
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - O Brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, relating to Brahman