महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-90, verse-7

अगारदाही गरदः कुण्डाशी सोमविक्रयी ।
सामुद्रिको राजभृत्यस्तैलिकः कूटकारकः ॥७॥

7. agāradāhī garadaḥ kuṇḍāśī somavikrayī ,
sāmudriko rājabhṛtyastailikaḥ kūṭakārakaḥ.

7. agāradāhī garadaḥ kuṇḍāśī somavikrayī
sāmudrikaḥ rājabhṛtyaḥ tailikaḥ kūṭakārakaḥ

7. agāradāhī garadaḥ kuṇḍāśī somavikrayī
sāmudrikaḥ rājabhṛtyaḥ tailikaḥ kūṭakārakaḥ

7. An arsonist, a poisoner, one who partakes in forbidden food, a seller of Soma, a soothsayer, a government official, an oil merchant, and a deceiver.

Words meanings summery:

• अगारदाही (agāradāhī) - an arsonist, one who sets houses on fire

• गरदः (garadaḥ) - a poisoner, one who gives poison

• कुण्डाशी (kuṇḍāśī) - one who eats from an illicit or impure source; one who eats food given by a woman whose first husband is living but remarried

• सोमविक्रयी (somavikrayī) - a seller of Soma (forbidden for Brahmins), one who sells liquor

• सामुद्रिकः (sāmudrikaḥ) - a palmist, a soothsayer, one who practices divination from marks on the body

• राजभृत्यः (rājabhṛtyaḥ) - a royal servant, a government official

• तैलिकः (tailikaḥ) - an oil-presser, an oilman, an oil merchant

• कूटकारकः (kūṭakārakaḥ) - a forger, a cheat, a fraudulent person

Words meanings and morphology

अगारदाही (agāradāhī) - an arsonist, one who sets houses on fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agāradāhin

agāradāhin - an arsonist, one who sets houses on fire

derived from 'agāra' (house) and root 'dah' (to burn) + suffix 'ṇin'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agāra+dāhin)

• agāra – house
  noun (neuter)
• dāhin – burning, setting on fire, one who burns
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root 'dah' (to burn) with suffix 'ṇin'
  Root: dah (class 1)

गरदः (garadaḥ) - a poisoner, one who gives poison

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garada

garada - a poisoner, one who gives poison

derived from 'gara' (poison) and root 'dā' (to give)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gara+da)

• gara – poison
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛ (class 6)
• da – giving, a giver
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

कुण्डाशी (kuṇḍāśī) - one who eats from an illicit or impure source; one who eats food given by a woman whose first husband is living but remarried

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍāśin

kuṇḍāśin - one who eats from an illicit or impure source (specifically food from a kuṇḍa, an illegitimate son, or a woman who has remarried while her first husband is alive)

derived from 'kuṇḍa' (a kind of illegitimate son or an impure source) and 'āśin' (eater)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṇḍa+āśin)

• kuṇḍa – an illegitimate son (born of a woman whose husband is alive but remarried), a specific vessel/pit
  noun (masculine)
• āśin – eating, one who eats
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root 'aś' (to eat) with suffix 'ṇin'
  Root: aś (class 9)

सोमविक्रयी (somavikrayī) - a seller of Soma (forbidden for Brahmins), one who sells liquor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of somavikrayin

somavikrayin - a seller of Soma, one who sells any intoxicating drink (traditionally forbidden for certain classes, especially Brahmins)

derived from 'soma' (Soma plant/juice) and 'vikrayin' (seller)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (soma+vikrayin)

• soma – the Soma plant, its juice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: su (class 5)
• vikrayin – selling, a seller
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root 'krī' (to buy) with upasarga 'vi' and suffix 'ṇin'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: krī (class 9)

सामुद्रिकः (sāmudrikaḥ) - a palmist, a soothsayer, one who practices divination from marks on the body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmudrika

sāmudrika - one skilled in 'sāmudrikā' (palmistry, divination from bodily marks); a palmist, a soothsayer

derived from 'samudra' (ocean) or 'sāmudrā' (divination) + suffix 'ṭhak'

राजभृत्यः (rājabhṛtyaḥ) - a royal servant, a government official

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājabhṛtya

rājabhṛtya - a royal servant, a government official, one in the king's service

derived from 'rājan' (king) and 'bhṛtya' (servant)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+bhṛtya)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• bhṛtya – servant, dependant, to be supported
  noun (masculine)
  gerundive
  derived from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) with suffix 'tya'
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

तैलिकः (tailikaḥ) - an oil-presser, an oilman, an oil merchant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tailika

tailika - an oil-presser, an oilman, a vendor of oil (traditionally a lower-caste profession)

derived from 'taila' (oil) + suffix 'ṭhak'

कूटकारकः (kūṭakārakaḥ) - a forger, a cheat, a fraudulent person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūṭakāraka

kūṭakāraka - a forger, a cheat, a fraudulent person, one who acts deceitfully

derived from 'kūṭa' (falsehood, deception) and 'kāraka' (doer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kūṭa+kāraka)

• kūṭa – fraud, deception, falsehood, a horn, a peak
  noun (neuter)
• kāraka – doing, making, a doer, a maker
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'ṇvul'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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