महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-62, verse-50
क्षीरं स्रवन्त्यः सरितस्तथा चैवान्नपर्वताः ।
प्रासादाः पाण्डुराभ्राभाः शय्याश्च कनकोज्ज्वलाः ।
तानन्नदाः प्रपद्यन्ते तस्मादन्नप्रदो भव ॥५०॥
प्रासादाः पाण्डुराभ्राभाः शय्याश्च कनकोज्ज्वलाः ।
तानन्नदाः प्रपद्यन्ते तस्मादन्नप्रदो भव ॥५०॥
50. kṣīraṁ sravantyaḥ saritastathā caivānnaparvatāḥ ,
prāsādāḥ pāṇḍurābhrābhāḥ śayyāśca kanakojjvalāḥ ,
tānannadāḥ prapadyante tasmādannaprado bhava.
prāsādāḥ pāṇḍurābhrābhāḥ śayyāśca kanakojjvalāḥ ,
tānannadāḥ prapadyante tasmādannaprado bhava.
50.
kṣīram sravantyaḥ saritaḥ tathā ca eva
annaparvatāḥ prāsādāḥ pāṇḍurābhrābhāḥ
śayyāḥ ca kanakojjvalāḥ tān annadāḥ
prapadyante tasmāt annapradaḥ bhava
annaparvatāḥ prāsādāḥ pāṇḍurābhrābhāḥ
śayyāḥ ca kanakojjvalāḥ tān annadāḥ
prapadyante tasmāt annapradaḥ bhava
50.
kṣīram sravantyaḥ saritaḥ tathā ca eva
annaparvatāḥ prāsādāḥ pāṇḍurābhrābhāḥ
śayyāḥ ca kanakojjvalāḥ annadāḥ tān
prapadyante tasmāt annapradaḥ bhava
annaparvatāḥ prāsādāḥ pāṇḍurābhrābhāḥ
śayyāḥ ca kanakojjvalāḥ annadāḥ tān
prapadyante tasmāt annapradaḥ bhava
50.
There are rivers flowing with milk, and similarly, mountains of food; palaces radiant like white clouds, and couches shining brightly with gold. Givers of food attain these [rewards]. Therefore, one should become a giver of food.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk
- स्रवन्त्यः (sravantyaḥ) - flowing (with milk) (flowing, streaming; rivers)
- सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers (rivers, streams)
- तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, in that manner; similarly, and)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just, quite)
- अन्नपर्वताः (annaparvatāḥ) - mountains made of food (mountains of food)
- प्रासादाः (prāsādāḥ) - palaces (palaces, mansions, temples)
- पाण्डुराभ्राभाः (pāṇḍurābhrābhāḥ) - radiant like white clouds (having the luster of white clouds, radiant like white clouds)
- शय्याः (śayyāḥ) - couches (couches, beds, resting places)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- कनकोज्ज्वलाः (kanakojjvalāḥ) - shining brightly with gold (shining with gold, golden-bright)
- तान् (tān) - those (referring to the rewards/worlds) (those (masc. pl. acc.))
- अन्नदाः (annadāḥ) - givers of food
- प्रपद्यन्ते (prapadyante) - they attain (they attain, approach, reach, surrender)
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
- अन्नप्रदः (annapradaḥ) - giver of food
- भव (bhava) - become (a giver) (be, become (imperative))
Words meanings and morphology
क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣīra
kṣīra - milk, milky juice
Root: kṣar (class 1)
स्रवन्त्यः (sravantyaḥ) - flowing (with milk) (flowing, streaming; rivers)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sravantī
sravantī - a river, stream; flowing, current
Present Active Participle (feminine form of sravat)
from root sru (to flow)
Root: sru (class 1)
सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers (rivers, streams)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit
sarit - a river, stream
from root sṛ (to flow, move)
Root: sṛ (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, in that manner; similarly, and)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just (indeed, only, just, quite)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
अन्नपर्वताः (annaparvatāḥ) - mountains made of food (mountains of food)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of annaparvata
annaparvata - a mountain of food
Compound type : tatpurusha (anna+parvata)
- anna – food, rice, corn
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle of ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2) - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
प्रासादाः (prāsādāḥ) - palaces (palaces, mansions, temples)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prāsāda
prāsāda - a palace, temple, large mansion
from root sad (to sit) with prefixes pra-ā
Prefixes: pra+ā
Root: sad (class 1)
पाण्डुराभ्राभाः (pāṇḍurābhrābhāḥ) - radiant like white clouds (having the luster of white clouds, radiant like white clouds)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍurābhrābha
pāṇḍurābhrābha - having the luster or brilliance of white clouds
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇḍura+abhra+ābha)
- pāṇḍura – whitish, pale, yellowish-white
adjective - abhra – cloud, sky
noun (neuter) - ābha – splendor, luster, appearance, resembling
noun (masculine)
From root bhā (to shine) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with prāsādāḥ.
शय्याः (śayyāḥ) - couches (couches, beds, resting places)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śayyā
śayyā - a bed, couch, resting-place; sleeping
from root śī (to lie, sleep)
Root: śī (class 2)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
कनकोज्ज्वलाः (kanakojjvalāḥ) - shining brightly with gold (shining with gold, golden-bright)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kanakojjvala
kanakojjvala - shining like gold, bright with gold
Compound type : tatpurusha (kanaka+ujjvala)
- kanaka – gold
noun (neuter) - ujjvala – bright, radiant, splendid
adjective
From root jval (to shine) with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: jval (class 1)
Note: Agrees with śayyāḥ.
तान् (tān) - those (referring to the rewards/worlds) (those (masc. pl. acc.))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun
अन्नदाः (annadāḥ) - givers of food
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of annada
annada - food-giver, one who gives food
Compound formed from anna (food) and da (giver, from root dā 'to give')
Compound type : tatpurusha (anna+da)
- anna – food, rice, corn
noun (neuter)
Root: ad (class 2) - da – giving, a giver
noun (masculine)
Derived from root dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Subject of 'prapadyante'.
प्रपद्यन्ते (prapadyante) - they attain (they attain, approach, reach, surrender)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-pad
Atmanepada, present tense
Prefix: pra
Root: pad (class 4)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)
(indeclinable)
Demonstrative pronoun (ablative singular masculine/neuter)
अन्नप्रदः (annapradaḥ) - giver of food
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of annaprada
annaprada - food-giver, bestower of food
Compound from anna (food) and prada (giver, bestower, from root dā 'to give' with prefix pra)
Compound type : tatpurusha (anna+prada)
- anna – food, rice, corn
noun (neuter)
Root: ad (class 2) - prada – giving, bestowing, a giver
noun (masculine)
Derived from root dā (to give) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Predicate nominative for `bhava`.
भव (bhava) - become (a giver) (be, become (imperative))
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Parasmaipada, imperative, 2nd person singular
Root: bhū (class 1)