महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-66, verse-11

अन्नं चापि प्रभवति पानीयात्कुरुसत्तम ।
नीरजातेन हि विना न किंचित्संप्रवर्तते ॥११॥

11. annaṁ cāpi prabhavati pānīyātkurusattama ,
nīrajātena hi vinā na kiṁcitsaṁpravartate.

11. annam ca api prabhavati pānīyāt kurusattama
| nīrajātena hi vinā na kiñcit sampravartate

11. kurusattama,
annam ca api pānīyāt prabhavati hi nīrajātena vinā kiñcit na sampravartate

11. And food also originates from water, O best of the Kurus. For truly, without what is produced from water, nothing whatsoever can flourish.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice, grain

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• प्रभवति (prabhavati) - originates, arises (originates, arises, prevails, is powerful)

• पानीयात् (pānīyāt) - from water (from water, from drinkable (substance))

• कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O best of the Kurus

• नीरजातेन (nīrajātena) - by things produced from water, such as crops or vegetation (by that which is water-born, by water-produced things (e.g., crops))

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing whatsoever (anything, something, whatsoever)

• सम्प्रवर्तते (sampravartate) - can flourish, can proceed (proceeds completely, flourishes thoroughly, comes into full existence)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice, grain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'prabhavati'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic, 'even food' or 'food, too'.

प्रभवति (prabhavati) - originates, arises (originates, arises, prevails, is powerful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prabhū

Present Indicative

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The source is indicated by the ablative case 'pānīyāt'.

पानीयात् (pānīyāt) - from water (from water, from drinkable (substance))

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pānīya

pānīya - drinkable, water, beverage

Gerundive

Literally 'that which is to be drunk'; derived from root pā (to drink).

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Indicates the source of origin.

कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O best of the Kurus

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurusattama

kurusattama - best among the Kurus, most excellent of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+sattama)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama, derived from sat (good, existing)

नीरजातेन (nīrajātena) - by things produced from water, such as crops or vegetation (by that which is water-born, by water-produced things (e.g., crops))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nīrajāta

nīrajāta - water-born, produced from water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīra+jāta)

• nīra – water
  noun (neuter)
• jāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Governed by 'vinā'.

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Explanatory particle.

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - nothing whatsoever (anything, something, whatsoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, whatsoever

Note: Subject of 'sampravartate'.

सम्प्रवर्तते (sampravartate) - can flourish, can proceed (proceeds completely, flourishes thoroughly, comes into full existence)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sampravṛt

Present Indicative

Compound verb formed with prefixes sam and pra added to the root vṛt (to turn, to exist, to proceed).

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)