महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-38

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निर्यासः सरलश्चैव कृत्रिमश्चैव ते त्रयः ।
इष्टानिष्टो भवेद्गन्धस्तन्मे विस्तरतः शृणु ॥३८॥

38. niryāsaḥ saralaścaiva kṛtrimaścaiva te trayaḥ ,
iṣṭāniṣṭo bhavedgandhastanme vistarataḥ śṛṇu.

38. niryāsaḥ saralaḥ ca eva kṛtrimaḥ ca eva te trayaḥ
| iṣṭāniṣṭaḥ bhavet gandhaḥ tat me vistara-taḥ śṛṇu

38. niryāsaḥ saralaḥ ca eva kṛtrimaḥ ca eva te trayaḥ gandhaḥ iṣṭāniṣṭaḥ bhavet tat me vistara-taḥ śṛṇu.

38. Natural resin, sarala (pine resin), and artificial substances: these are the three types. Their fragrance may be desirable or undesirable; listen to me in detail concerning that.

Words meanings summery:

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निर्यासः (niryāsaḥ) - (natural) resin (resin, exudation, gum)

सरलः (saralaḥ) - sarala (pine resin) (straight, honest, simple; a pine tree)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

कृत्रिमः (kṛtrimaḥ) - artificial substances (artificial, man-made, imitation)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

ते (te) - these (three) (those, they)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (types) (three)

इष्टानिष्टः (iṣṭāniṣṭaḥ) - desirable or undesirable (desired and undesired, good and bad)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (may be, should be)

गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance (smell, fragrance, odor)

तत् (tat) - concerning that (the desirable/undesirable fragrance) (that, this)

मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

विस्तर-तः (vistara-taḥ) - in detail (in detail, extensively)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me) (listen, hear)

Words meanings and morphology

निर्यासः (niryāsaḥ) - (natural) resin (resin, exudation, gum)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niryāsa

niryāsa - resin, exudation, gum

Prefix: nir

Root: yas (class 4)

Note: Refers to natural resins.

सरलः (saralaḥ) - sarala (pine resin) (straight, honest, simple; a pine tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarala

sarala - straight, honest; a pine tree (Pinus longifolia)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with eva.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

कृत्रिमः (kṛtrimaḥ) - artificial substances (artificial, man-made, imitation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtrima

kṛtrima - artificial, factitious, made, imitation

From kṛtrin, agent noun from kṛ- (to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with eva.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

ते (te) - these (three) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to niryāsaḥ, saralaḥ, kṛtrimaḥ.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (types) (three)

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with te.

इष्टानिष्टः (iṣṭāniṣṭaḥ) - desirable or undesirable (desired and undesired, good and bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣṭāniṣṭa

iṣṭāniṣṭa - desired and undesired, good and bad

Compound type : dvandva (iṣṭa+aniṣṭa)

iṣṭa – desired, wished, liked, sacrificed (ppp of yaj)
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'iṣ' (to wish) or 'yaj' (to worship)
Root: iṣ (class 4)
aniṣṭa – undesired, unwelcome, bad, evil
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'iṣ' (to wish) with negative prefix 'a-'
Prefix: a
Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with gandhaḥ.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be (may be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility.

गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - fragrance (smell, fragrance, odor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, fragrance, odor, perfume

Note: Subject of bhavet.

तत् (tat) - concerning that (the desirable/undesirable fragrance) (that, this)