महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-45, verse-20

सप्तावरे महाघोरे निरये कालसाह्वये ।
स्वेदं मूत्रं पुरीषं च तस्मिन्प्रेत उपाश्नुते ॥२०॥

20. saptāvare mahāghore niraye kālasāhvaye ,
svedaṁ mūtraṁ purīṣaṁ ca tasminpreta upāśnute.

20. saptāvare mahāghore niraye kālasāhvaye svedam
mūtram purīṣam ca tasmin pretaḥ upāśnute

20. tasmin saptāvare mahāghore kālasāhvaye niraye
pretaḥ svedam mūtram ca purīṣam upāśnute

20. In the seventh, lowest, most dreadful hell called Kāla, the departed spirit (preta) consumes sweat, urine, and feces.

Words meanings summery:

• सप्तावरे (saptāvare) - in the seventh, lowest (hell) (in the lowest of seven, in the seven lower)

• महाघोरे (mahāghore) - in the very dreadful, in the most terrible

• निरये (niraye) - in hell, in the netherworld

• कालसाह्वये (kālasāhvaye) - in the hell named Kāla (in the one called Kāla (god of death, time), named Kāla)

• स्वेदम् (svedam) - sweat, perspiration

• मूत्रम् (mūtram) - urine

• पुरीषम् (purīṣam) - feces, excrement

• च (ca) - and

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (hell) (in that, in him)

• प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - departed spirit, ghost, deceased

• उपाश्नुते (upāśnute) - experiences, partakes of, obtains, eats

Words meanings and morphology

सप्तावरे (saptāvare) - in the seventh, lowest (hell) (in the lowest of seven, in the seven lower)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saptāvara

saptāvara - lowest of seven, relating to seven lower (generations or regions)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saptan+avara)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• avara – lower, inferior, lowest
  adjective

Note: Agrees with niraye (hell).

महाघोरे (mahāghore) - in the very dreadful, in the most terrible

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāghora

mahāghora - very dreadful, exceedingly terrible

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ghora)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, awful
  adjective

Note: Agrees with niraye.

निरये (niraye) - in hell, in the netherworld

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, purgatory, abyss

कालसाह्वये (kālasāhvaye) - in the hell named Kāla (in the one called Kāla (god of death, time), named Kāla)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kālasāhvaya

kālasāhvaya - named Kāla, called Kāla

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+sāhvaya)

• kāla – time, death, lord of death
  noun (masculine)
• sāhvaya – named, called, designated
  adjective

Note: Agrees with niraye.

स्वेदम् (svedam) - sweat, perspiration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sveda

sveda - sweat, perspiration

मूत्रम् (mūtram) - urine

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mūtra

mūtra - urine

पुरीषम् (purīṣam) - feces, excrement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of purīṣa

purīṣa - feces, ordure, excrement

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (hell) (in that, in him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the hell mentioned.

प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - departed spirit, ghost, deceased

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preta

preta - departed, deceased, ghost, spirit of the dead

Past Passive Participle

from pra-i (to depart)

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

उपाश्नुते (upāśnute) - experiences, partakes of, obtains, eats

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upa-aś

present middle indicative

3rd person singular present middle indicative

Prefix: upa

Root: aś (class 5)

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