महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-53, verse-16

मांसप्रकारान्विविधाञ्शाकानि विविधानि च ।
वेसवारविकारांश्च पानकानि लघूनि च ॥१६॥

16. māṁsaprakārānvividhāñśākāni vividhāni ca ,
vesavāravikārāṁśca pānakāni laghūni ca.

16. māṃsa-prakārān vividhān śākāni vividhāni
ca vesavāra-vikārān ca pānakāni laghūni ca

16. [They brought] various kinds of meat dishes, diverse vegetables, preparations made with *vesavāra* (a spiced meat dish), and light beverages.

Words meanings summery:

• मांस-प्रकारान् (māṁsa-prakārān) - various kinds of meat, meat preparations

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

• शाकानि (śākāni) - vegetables, pot-herbs

• विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• वेसवार-विकारान् (vesavāra-vikārān) - dishes made with *vesavāra*, a spiced minced meat preparation (preparations of *vesavāra*)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• पानकानि (pānakāni) - drinks, beverages

• लघूनि (laghūni) - light, easy to digest, subtle

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

मांस-प्रकारान् (māṁsa-prakārān) - various kinds of meat, meat preparations

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of māṃsa-prakāra

māṁsa-prakāra - kind of meat, meat preparation

Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+prakāra)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• prakāra – kind, sort, variety, manner
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds

शाकानि (śākāni) - vegetables, pot-herbs

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śāka

śāka - vegetable, pot-herb

विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of many kinds

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

वेसवार-विकारान् (vesavāra-vikārān) - dishes made with *vesavāra*, a spiced minced meat preparation (preparations of *vesavāra*)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vesavāra-vikāra

vesavāra-vikāra - preparation or dish made with *vesavāra*

Compound type : tatpurusha (vesavāra+vikāra)

• vesavāra – a kind of minced meat preparation with spices; a condiment
  noun (masculine)
• vikāra – a changed form, modification, preparation (often of food), dish
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

पानकानि (pānakāni) - drinks, beverages

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pānaka

pānaka - drink, beverage, syrup

Root: pā (class 1)

लघूनि (laghūni) - light, easy to digest, subtle

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of laghu

laghu - light, quick, small, easy, mild

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)