महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-76, verse-25

न दुष्यत्यनिलो नाग्निर्न सुवर्णं न चोदधिः ।
नामृतेनामृतं पीतं वत्सपीता न वत्सला ॥२५॥

25. na duṣyatyanilo nāgnirna suvarṇaṁ na codadhiḥ ,
nāmṛtenāmṛtaṁ pītaṁ vatsapītā na vatsalā.

25. na duṣyati anilaḥ na agniḥ na suvarṇam na ca
udadhiḥ na amṛtena amṛtam pītam vatsapītā na vatsalā

25. anilaḥ na agniḥ na suvarṇam na ca udadhiḥ na duṣyati amṛtam
pītam amṛtena na duṣyati vatsalā vatsapītā na duṣyati

25. Neither air, nor fire, nor gold, nor the ocean becomes tainted. Nectar (amṛta) is not defiled even when consumed by nectar itself, nor is an affectionate mother cow (vatsalā) defiled whose milk has been drunk by her calf.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• दुष्यति (duṣyati) - becomes corrupted, is tainted, gets spoiled

• अनिलः (anilaḥ) - air, wind

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - and, also

• उदधिः (udadhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अमृतेन (amṛtena) - by nectar, by immortality

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

• पीतम् (pītam) - drunk, consumed, imbibed

• वत्सपीता (vatsapītā) - referring to a mother cow whose milk has been drunk by her calf (whose milk has been drunk by a calf)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• वत्सला (vatsalā) - affectionate mother cow (affectionate, loving (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

दुष्यति (duṣyati) - becomes corrupted, is tainted, gets spoiled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of duṣ

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: duṣ (class 4)

अनिलः (anilaḥ) - air, wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anila

anila - air, wind

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, good color

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उदधिः (udadhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udadhi

udadhi - ocean, sea, cloud

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अमृतेन (amṛtena) - by nectar, by immortality

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, nectar, ambrosia, immortality

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar, immortality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, nectar, ambrosia, immortality

पीतम् (pītam) - drunk, consumed, imbibed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pīta

pīta - drunk, consumed, imbibed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √pā (to drink) with suffix -ta.

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'amṛtam'.

वत्सपीता (vatsapītā) - referring to a mother cow whose milk has been drunk by her calf (whose milk has been drunk by a calf)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vatsapītā

vatsapītā - whose milk has been drunk by a calf (feminine)

Compound formed from 'vatsa' (calf) and 'pīta' (drunk). Feminine form.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vatsa+pīta)

• vatsa – calf, child
  noun (masculine)
• pīta – drunk, consumed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pā (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'vatsalā'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

वत्सला (vatsalā) - affectionate mother cow (affectionate, loving (feminine))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vatsala

vatsala - affectionate, loving, tender, a mother cow