महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-117, verse-6

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि भारत ।
न मांसात्परमत्रान्यद्रसतो विद्यते भुवि ॥६॥

6. bhīṣma uvāca ,
evametanmahābāho yathā vadasi bhārata ,
na māṁsātparamatrānyadrasato vidyate bhuvi.

6. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca evam etat mahābāho yathā vadasi bhārata
na māṃsāt param atra anyat rasataḥ vidyate bhuvi

6. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca: he mahābāho,
he bhārata,
yat tvam vadasi,
etat evam.
bhuvi māṃsāt param,
rasataḥ anyat (vastu) na atra vidyate.

6. Bhīṣma said: 'O mighty-armed one, O descendant of Bharata, what you say is indeed true. On earth, there is nothing else superior to meat in terms of taste.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• वदसि (vadasi) - you say, you speak

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• न (na) - not, no

• मांसात् (māṁsāt) - from meat, than meat

• परम् (param) - superior, higher, greater, supreme

• अत्र (atra) - in this world (referring to the earthly realm) (here, in this matter/world)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, anything else

• रसतः (rasataḥ) - from taste, in terms of taste

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of a character in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root of the perfect tense verb 'uvāca'

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way, indeed

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with mighty arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

वदसि (vadasi) - you say, you speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vad

Root of the present tense verb 'vadasi'

Root: vad (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मांसात् (māṁsāt) - from meat, than meat

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

परम् (param) - superior, higher, greater, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, supreme, higher, superior

अत्र (atra) - in this world (referring to the earthly realm) (here, in this matter/world)

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, anything else

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

रसतः (rasataḥ) - from taste, in terms of taste

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rasa

rasa - taste, flavor, essence, juice

Note: The -taḥ suffix indicates ablative sense

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root of the present tense verb 'vidyate'

Root: vid (class 4)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world