महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-85

आजं गव्यं च यन्मांसं मायूरं चैव वर्जयेत् ।
वर्जयेच्छुष्कमांसं च तथा पर्युषितं च यत् ॥८५॥

85. ājaṁ gavyaṁ ca yanmāṁsaṁ māyūraṁ caiva varjayet ,
varjayecchuṣkamāṁsaṁ ca tathā paryuṣitaṁ ca yat.

85. ājam gavyam ca yat māṃsam māyūram ca eva varjayet
varjayet śuṣkamāṃsam ca tathā paryuṣitam ca yat

85. yat ājam māṃsam gavyam ca māyūram eva ca varjayet
tathā yat śuṣkamāṃsam ca paryuṣitam ca varjayet

85. One should avoid goat meat, beef, and peacock meat. Similarly, one should avoid dried meat and any meat that is stale.

Words meanings summery:

• आजम् (ājam) - goat meat (goat's, relating to goat)

• गव्यम् (gavyam) - beef, cow meat (cow's, relating to cow)

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - whatever (meat) (which, whatever)

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat (meat, flesh)

• मायूरम् (māyūram) - peacock meat (peacock's, relating to peacock)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, very)

• वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - one should avoid (one should avoid, reject)

• वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - one should avoid (one should avoid, reject)

• शुष्कमांसम् (śuṣkamāṁsam) - dried meat (dry meat)

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

• पर्युषितम् (paryuṣitam) - stale (meat) (stale, left overnight)

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - whatever (meat) (which, whatever)

Words meanings and morphology

आजम् (ājam) - goat meat (goat's, relating to goat)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āja

āja - goat's, from goat

derived from aja (goat) + aṇ (possessive/relation)

Note: Qualifies māṃsam (implied)

गव्यम् (gavyam) - beef, cow meat (cow's, relating to cow)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gavya

gavya - fit for cows, from cows, cow's

derived from go (cow) + yat (possessive/relation)

Note: Qualifies māṃsam (implied)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever (meat) (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, whatever, that

Note: Refers to māṃsam

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat (meat, flesh)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: Object of varjayet

मायूरम् (māyūram) - peacock meat (peacock's, relating to peacock)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māyūra

māyūra - peacock's, from a peacock

derived from mayūra (peacock) + aṇ (possessive/relation)

Note: Qualifies māṃsam (implied)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word

वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - one should avoid (one should avoid, reject)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √vṛj

Optative

3rd person singular optative active

Root: √vṛj (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is 'one'

वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - one should avoid (one should avoid, reject)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √vṛj

Optative

3rd person singular optative active

Root: √vṛj (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is 'one'

शुष्कमांसम् (śuṣkamāṁsam) - dried meat (dry meat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śuṣkamāṃsa

śuṣkamāṁsa - dry meat

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śuṣka+māṃsa)

• śuṣka – dry, dried
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √śuṣ (to dry)
  Root: √śuṣ (class 4)
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of varjayet

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two avoidance rules

पर्युषितम् (paryuṣitam) - stale (meat) (stale, left overnight)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paryuṣita

paryuṣita - stale, left overnight, cold (food)

Past Passive Participle

from pari-√vas (to dwell/stay around)

Prefix: pari

Root: √vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies māṃsam (implied)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - whatever (meat) (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, whatever, that

Note: Refers to māṃsam (implied)