महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-53, verse-17

रसालापूपकांश्चित्रान्मोदकानथ षाडवान् ।
रसान्नानाप्रकारांश्च वन्यं च मुनिभोजनम् ॥१७॥

17. rasālāpūpakāṁścitrānmodakānatha ṣāḍavān ,
rasānnānāprakārāṁśca vanyaṁ ca munibhojanam.

17. rasālā-apūpakān citrān modakān atha ṣāḍavān
rasān nānā-prakārān ca vanyam ca muni-bhojanam

17. [They also brought] diverse *rasālā* (sweet dishes with curds), cakes, elaborate *modaka* (sweet dumplings), and *ṣāḍava* (sweet and sour condiments). Additionally, there were various kinds of flavorful dishes and forest produce suitable for the sage (muni).

Words meanings summery:

• रसाला-अपूपकान् (rasālā-apūpakān) - dishes of *rasālā* and cakes

• चित्रान् (citrān) - variegated, diverse, elaborate, attractive

• मोदकान् (modakān) - *modaka* (sweet dumplings or balls)

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, and, moreover

• षाडवान् (ṣāḍavān) - *ṣāḍava* (a sour-sweet condiment or drink)

• रसान् (rasān) - juices, essences, flavorful dishes

• नाना-प्रकारान् (nānā-prakārān) - of many kinds, various sorts

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• वन्यम् (vanyam) - wild produce, forest food

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मुनि-भोजनम् (muni-bhojanam) - food for the sage

Words meanings and morphology

रसाला-अपूपकान् (rasālā-apūpakān) - dishes of *rasālā* and cakes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rasālā-apūpaka

rasālā-apūpaka - *rasālā* (a sweet dish of curds, sugar, and spices) and cakes/pancakes

Compound type : dvandva (rasālā+apūpaka)

• rasālā – a kind of sweet dish made of curds, sugar, and spices
  noun (feminine)
• apūpaka – cake, pancake, sweet fritter
  noun (masculine)

चित्रान् (citrān) - variegated, diverse, elaborate, attractive

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of citra

citra - clear, bright, excellent, variegated, diverse, elaborate

मोदकान् (modakān) - *modaka* (sweet dumplings or balls)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of modaka

modaka - a kind of sweetmeat, sweet dumpling or ball (often made of rice flour, jaggery, and coconut)

Root: mud (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

षाडवान् (ṣāḍavān) - *ṣāḍava* (a sour-sweet condiment or drink)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṣāḍava

ṣāḍava - a sour-sweet condiment, a kind of drink or soup with six tastes

रसान् (rasān) - juices, essences, flavorful dishes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rasa

rasa - juice, sap, fluid, essence, taste, flavor, relish

नाना-प्रकारान् (nānā-prakārān) - of many kinds, various sorts

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nānā-prakāra

nānā-prakāra - of many kinds, various sorts, diverse

Compound type : tatpurusha (nānā+prakāra)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• prakāra – kind, sort, variety, manner
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

वन्यम् (vanyam) - wild produce, forest food

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vanya

vanya - belonging to the forest, wild; (as noun) forest produce, wild vegetables/fruits

Note: Used substantively here to mean 'forest food/produce'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मुनि-भोजनम् (muni-bhojanam) - food for the sage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muni-bhojana

muni-bhojana - food for a sage or ascetic

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+bhojana)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• bhojana – food, meal, eating
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)