महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-37, verse-16

अरुणा मृत्तिका चैव तथा चैव पिपीलकाः ।
श्लेष्मातकस्तथा विप्रैरभक्ष्यं विषमेव च ॥१६॥

16. aruṇā mṛttikā caiva tathā caiva pipīlakāḥ ,
śleṣmātakastathā viprairabhakṣyaṁ viṣameva ca.

16. aruṇā mṛttikā ca eva tathā ca eva pipīlakāḥ
śleṣmātakaḥ tathā vipraiḥ abhakṣyam viṣam eva ca

16. aruṇā mṛttikā ca eva pipīlakāḥ ca eva tathā
śleṣmātakaḥ vipraiḥ abhakṣyam ca eva viṣam

16. Red earth, ants, and the fruit of the Śleṣmātaka tree are considered unfit for consumption by Brahmins, as is poison itself.

Words meanings summery:

• अरुणा (aruṇā) - red (red, reddish)

• मृत्तिका (mṛttikā) - earth (earth, clay, soil)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - also (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• तथा (tathā) - as well as, similarly (thus, so, likewise)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - also (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• पिपीलकाः (pipīlakāḥ) - ants

• श्लेष्मातकः (śleṣmātakaḥ) - the fruits of the Śleṣmātaka tree (a tree (Cordia dichotoma) known for its sticky fruit)

• तथा (tathā) - as well as, similarly (thus, so, likewise)

• विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins (by Brahmins, by learned persons)

• अभक्ष्यम् (abhakṣyam) - unfit for consumption (inedible, not to be eaten, improper food)

• विषम् (viṣam) - poison

• एव (eva) - itself (indeed, certainly, only, just)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

अरुणा (aruṇā) - red (red, reddish)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aruṇa

aruṇa - red, reddish, dawn

मृत्तिका (mṛttikā) - earth (earth, clay, soil)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛttikā

mṛttikā - earth, clay, soil

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - also (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used for emphasis or inclusion.

तथा (tathā) - as well as, similarly (thus, so, likewise)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - also (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used for emphasis or inclusion.

पिपीलकाः (pipīlakāḥ) - ants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pipīlaka

pipīlaka - ant

श्लेष्मातकः (śleṣmātakaḥ) - the fruits of the Śleṣmātaka tree (a tree (Cordia dichotoma) known for its sticky fruit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śleṣmātaka

śleṣmātaka - a tree (Cordia dichotoma) or its fruit

Note: Refers to the tree, by extension its fruit.

तथा (tathā) - as well as, similarly (thus, so, likewise)

(indeclinable)

विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins (by Brahmins, by learned persons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest, inspired person, learned man

Root: vip (class 4)

Note: Agent of 'abhakṣyam' (inedible).

अभक्ष्यम् (abhakṣyam) - unfit for consumption (inedible, not to be eaten, improper food)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhakṣya

abhakṣya - not to be eaten, inedible, improper food

Gerundive

Negative particle a- + bhakṣya (to be eaten). From root bhakṣ (to eat)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhakṣya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhakṣya – edible, to be eaten
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root bhakṣ (to eat) + yaṭ suffix
  Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicative use, implies 'is inedible'.

विषम् (viṣam) - poison

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison

एव (eva) - itself (indeed, certainly, only, just)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)