महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-44, verse-9

सर्वेषां भक्ष्यभोज्यानामन्नं परममुच्यते ।
द्रवाणां चैव सर्वेषां पेयानामाप उत्तमाः ॥९॥

9. sarveṣāṁ bhakṣyabhojyānāmannaṁ paramamucyate ,
dravāṇāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ peyānāmāpa uttamāḥ.

9. sarveṣām bhakṣyabhojyānām annam paramam ucyate
| dravāṇām ca eva sarveṣām peyānām āpaḥ uttamāḥ

9. annam paramam ucyate sarveṣām bhakṣyabhojyānām
ca eva āpaḥ uttamāḥ sarveṣām dravāṇām peyānām

9. Among all things that can be eaten and consumed, food is declared to be supreme. And among all liquids and drinks, water is the best.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone

• भक्ष्यभोज्यानाम् (bhakṣyabhojyānām) - of things to be eaten and consumed, of eatables and edibles

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, best

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is called

• द्रवाणाम् (dravāṇām) - of liquids, of fluids

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone

• पेयानाम् (peyānām) - of drinks, of things to be drunk

• आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, water

• उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - best, highest, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

भक्ष्यभोज्यानाम् (bhakṣyabhojyānām) - of things to be eaten and consumed, of eatables and edibles

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhakṣyabhojya

bhakṣyabhojya - eatable and edible things, various kinds of food

Compound of two gerundives.

Compound type : dvandva (bhakṣya+bhojya)

• bhakṣya – to be eaten, eatable, food
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root bhakṣ (to eat) + ya-pratyaya (kṛtya).
  Root: bhakṣ (class 1)
• bhojya – to be consumed, edible, food
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root bhuj (to eat/enjoy) + ya-pratyaya (kṛtya).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to various categories of solid food.

अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, cooked rice, grain

Past Passive Participle

From root ad (to eat) + kta. Originally a participle, commonly used as a noun.

Root: ad (class 2)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, best, ultimate

Superlative form of para.

Note: Agrees with 'annam'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Middle Passive

Root vac, passive form from yaka-vikaraṇa. The root vac undergoes samprasarana to 'uc'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'annam'.

द्रवाणाम् (dravāṇām) - of liquids, of fluids

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of drava

drava - liquid, fluid, water

From root dru (to run, to flow).

Root: dru (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, of everyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

पेयानाम् (peyānām) - of drinks, of things to be drunk

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of peya

peya - drinkable, to be drunk, a drink

Gerundive

Root pā (to drink) + ya-pratyaya (kṛtya).

Root: pā (class 1)

आपः (āpaḥ) - waters, water

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Irregular noun, always plural in Sanskrit for 'water'.

उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - best, highest, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

Superlative of ud.

Note: Agrees with 'āpaḥ'.