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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-18

अमृतं मङ्गलं विद्धि महद्विषममङ्गलम् ।
ओषध्यो ह्यमृतं सर्वं विषं तेजोऽग्निसंभवम् ॥१८॥
18. amṛtaṁ maṅgalaṁ viddhi mahadviṣamamaṅgalam ,
oṣadhyo hyamṛtaṁ sarvaṁ viṣaṁ tejo'gnisaṁbhavam.
18. amṛtam maṅgalam viddhi mahat viṣam amaṅgalam
oṣadhyaḥ hi amṛtam sarvam viṣam tejaḥ agni-saṃbhavam
18. amṛtam maṅgalam viddhi mahat viṣam amaṅgalam
oṣadhyaḥ hi sarvam amṛtam viṣam tejaḥ agni-saṃbhavam
18. Understand nectar to be auspicious, and great poison to be inauspicious. Indeed, all medicinal herbs are nectar, whereas poison is a potent essence originating from fire.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (nectar, ambrosia, immortality)
  • मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam) - auspicious (auspicious, blessed, prosperous; an auspicious thing)
  • विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (know, understand, realize)
  • महत् (mahat) - great, significant (great, large, mighty, significant)
  • विषम् (viṣam) - poison (poison, venom)
  • अमङ्गलम् (amaṅgalam) - inauspicious (inauspicious, unlucky, misfortune)
  • ओषध्यः (oṣadhyaḥ) - medicinal herbs (herbs, medicinal plants)
  • हि (hi) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, for, because)
  • अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (nectar, ambrosia, immortality)
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entirely (all, every, whole)
  • विषम् (viṣam) - poison (poison, venom)
  • तेजः (tejaḥ) - potent essence, brilliance, fire (brilliance, luster, energy, power, fire)
  • अग्नि-संभवम् (agni-saṁbhavam) - originating from fire (born from fire, originating from fire)

Words meanings and morphology

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (nectar, ambrosia, immortality)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛta
amṛta - nectar, ambrosia; immortal
Negation of mṛta (dead). A + mṛta.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)
  • a – not, non
    indeclinable
  • mṛta – dead, deceased
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root mṛ (to die)
    Root: mṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of viddhi.
मङ्गलम् (maṅgalam) - auspicious (auspicious, blessed, prosperous; an auspicious thing)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maṅgala
maṅgala - auspicious, blessed, prosperous; an auspicious thing, welfare
Note: Predicative accusative with viddhi.
विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (know, understand, realize)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
Present Active Imperative
Second person singular, present tense, active voice, imperative mood. From root vid, class 2P.
Root: vid (class 2)
महत् (mahat) - great, significant (great, large, mighty, significant)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, significant
Note: Qualifies viṣam.
विषम् (viṣam) - poison (poison, venom)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of viṣa
viṣa - poison, venom; object of sense
Note: Object of viddhi.
अमङ्गलम् (amaṅgalam) - inauspicious (inauspicious, unlucky, misfortune)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of amaṅgala
amaṅgala - inauspicious, unlucky, misfortune
Negation of maṅgala. A + maṅgala.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+maṅgala)
  • a – not, non
    indeclinable
  • maṅgala – auspicious, blessed, prosperous
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Predicative accusative with viddhi.
ओषध्यः (oṣadhyaḥ) - medicinal herbs (herbs, medicinal plants)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of oṣadhi
oṣadhi - herb, medicinal plant, annual plant
Note: Subject of implicit 'are'.
हि (hi) - indeed, truly (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (nectar, ambrosia, immortality)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta
amṛta - nectar, ambrosia; immortal
Negation of mṛta (dead). A + mṛta.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)
  • a – not, non
    indeclinable
  • mṛta – dead, deceased
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root mṛ (to die)
    Root: mṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for oṣadhyaḥ.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entirely (all, every, whole)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Modifies amṛtam adverbially.
विषम् (viṣam) - poison (poison, venom)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣa
viṣa - poison, venom; object of sense
Note: Subject of implicit 'is'.
तेजः (tejaḥ) - potent essence, brilliance, fire (brilliance, luster, energy, power, fire)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - brilliance, luster, energy, power, fire; essence, spirit
Note: Predicate nominative for viṣam.
अग्नि-संभवम् (agni-saṁbhavam) - originating from fire (born from fire, originating from fire)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of agni-saṃbhava
agni-saṁbhava - born from fire, produced by fire
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+saṃbhava)
  • agni – fire, god of fire
    noun (masculine)
  • saṃbhava – birth, origin, production; possible, existing
    adjective (masculine)
    Verbal derivative noun/adjective
    From root bhū with prefix sam-
    Prefix: sam
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Qualifies tejaḥ.