महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-66, verse-14
देवानाममृतं चान्नं नागानां च सुधा तथा ।
पितॄणां च स्वधा प्रोक्ता पशूनां चापि वीरुधः ॥१४॥
पितॄणां च स्वधा प्रोक्ता पशूनां चापि वीरुधः ॥१४॥
14. devānāmamṛtaṁ cānnaṁ nāgānāṁ ca sudhā tathā ,
pitṝṇāṁ ca svadhā proktā paśūnāṁ cāpi vīrudhaḥ.
pitṝṇāṁ ca svadhā proktā paśūnāṁ cāpi vīrudhaḥ.
14.
devānām amṛtam ca annam nāgānām ca sudhā tathā
pitṝṇām ca svadhā proktā paśūnām ca api vīrudhaḥ
pitṝṇām ca svadhā proktā paśūnām ca api vīrudhaḥ
14.
devānām amṛtam ca annam ca nāgānām sudhā tathā
pitṝṇām ca svadhā proktā paśūnām ca api vīrudhaḥ
pitṝṇām ca svadhā proktā paśūnām ca api vīrudhaḥ
14.
Ambrosia and food are for the gods, and similarly nectar for the Nāgas. Svadhā is declared to be for the ancestors, and plants are also for animals.
Words meanings summery:
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- देवानाम् (devānām) - for the gods (of the gods)
- अमृतम् (amṛtam) - ambrosia (ambrosia, immortality, nectar)
- च (ca) - and (and; also)
- अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain, meal)
- नागानाम् (nāgānām) - for the Nāgas (of the Nāgas (serpents, divine serpent-beings))
- च (ca) - and (and; also)
- सुधा (sudhā) - nectar (nectar, ambrosia, lime, plaster)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
- पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - for the ancestors (of the ancestors, of the fathers)
- च (ca) - and (and; also)
- स्वधा (svadhā) - Svadhā (the offering to ancestors) (inherent power, self-power, offering to ancestors, a ritual exclamation)
- प्रोक्ता (proktā) - is declared (said, declared, proclaimed)
- पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - for animals (of animals, of cattle)
- च (ca) - and (and; also)
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
- वीरुधः (vīrudhaḥ) - plants (plants, creepers, herbs)
Words meanings and morphology
देवानाम् (devānām) - for the gods (of the gods)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Indicates possession or relation.
अमृतम् (amṛtam) - ambrosia (ambrosia, immortality, nectar)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta
amṛta - immortality, ambrosia, nectar
a (neg.) + mṛta (PPP of √mṛ 'to die')
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Predicate noun.
च (ca) - and (and; also)
(indeclinable)
अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain, meal)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain, meal
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Predicate noun.
नागानाम् (nāgānām) - for the Nāgas (of the Nāgas (serpents, divine serpent-beings))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga
nāga - serpent, cobra, divine serpent-being (Nāga)
Note: Indicates possession or relation.
च (ca) - and (and; also)
(indeclinable)
सुधा (sudhā) - nectar (nectar, ambrosia, lime, plaster)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sudhā
sudhā - nectar, ambrosia, good drink
Compound: su (good) + dhā (drink/sustenance)
Note: Predicate noun.
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
(indeclinable)
पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - for the ancestors (of the ancestors, of the fathers)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
Note: Indicates possession or relation.
च (ca) - and (and; also)
(indeclinable)
स्वधा (svadhā) - Svadhā (the offering to ancestors) (inherent power, self-power, offering to ancestors, a ritual exclamation)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svadhā
svadhā - inherent power, self-power, oblation to the manes, a ritual exclamation
From sva + dhā (to place, hold)
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Predicate noun.
प्रोक्ता (proktā) - is declared (said, declared, proclaimed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prokta
prokta - said, declared, proclaimed
Past Passive Participle
PPP of √vac (to speak) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: PPP used as predicate.
पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - for animals (of animals, of cattle)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of paśu
paśu - animal, cattle, beast
Note: Indicates possession or relation.
च (ca) - and (and; also)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
वीरुधः (vīrudhaḥ) - plants (plants, creepers, herbs)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vīrudh
vīrudh - creeper, plant, herb, shrub
Note: Predicate noun for paśūnām.