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14,50

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-50, verse-16

ओषधान्यगदादीनी नानाविद्याश्च सर्वशः ।
तपसैव प्रसिध्यन्ति तपोमूलं हि साधनम् ॥१६॥
16. oṣadhānyagadādīnī nānāvidyāśca sarvaśaḥ ,
tapasaiva prasidhyanti tapomūlaṁ hi sādhanam.
16. oṣadhānyagadādīnī nānāvidyāḥ ca sarvaśaḥ tapasā
eva prasidhyanti tapaḥ mūlam hi sādhanam
16. Herbs, remedies, and various sciences are all perfected solely through ascetic practice (tapas). Indeed, ascetic practice (tapas) is the very foundation of all accomplishment.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ओषधान्यगदादीनी (oṣadhānyagadādīnī) - herbs, antidotes, and the like
  • नानाविद्याः (nānāvidyāḥ) - various kinds of knowledge, diverse sciences
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, entirely, in every way, everywhere
  • तपसा (tapasā) - by ascetic practice (tapas) (by (tapas), by asceticism, by austerity)
  • एव (eva) - solely (only, just, indeed, precisely)
  • प्रसिध्यन्ति (prasidhyanti) - they are perfected (they are accomplished, they succeed, they are perfected)
  • तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practice (tapas) ((tapas), ascetic practice, austerity)
  • मूलम् (mūlam) - foundation (root, foundation, origin)
  • हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)
  • साधनम् (sādhanam) - accomplishment (means, instrument, accomplishment, successful attainment)

Words meanings and morphology

ओषधान्यगदादीनी (oṣadhānyagadādīnī) - herbs, antidotes, and the like
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of oṣadhānyagadādīni
oṣadhānyagadādīni - herbs, medicines, antidotes, and similar remedies
Compound of oṣadhi, agada, and ādi
Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (oṣadhi+agada+ādi)
  • oṣadhi – herb, medicine
    noun (feminine)
  • agada – antidote, remedy (literally 'not poison')
    noun (masculine)
  • ādi – beginning, first; used as 'etcetera' when at the end of a compound
    noun (masculine)
नानाविद्याः (nānāvidyāḥ) - various kinds of knowledge, diverse sciences
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nānāvidyā
nānāvidyā - various kinds of knowledge or sciences
Compound of nānā (various) and vidyā (knowledge)
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (nānā+vidyā)
  • nānā – various, diverse, manifold
    indeclinable
  • vidyā – knowledge, science, learning
    noun (feminine)
    Root: vid (class 2)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Particle
सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, entirely, in every way, everywhere
(indeclinable)
Formed from sarva (all) + suffix -śas (in every way)
तपसा (tapasā) - by ascetic practice (tapas) (by (tapas), by asceticism, by austerity)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - ascetic practice, austerity, penance, spiritual heat, devotional fervor
Root: tap (class 1)
एव (eva) - solely (only, just, indeed, precisely)
(indeclinable)
Particle
प्रसिध्यन्ति (prasidhyanti) - they are perfected (they are accomplished, they succeed, they are perfected)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pra-sidh
Present tense, third person plural
Formed from prefix pra and root sidh
Prefix: pra
Root: sidh (class 4)
तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practice (tapas) ((tapas), ascetic practice, austerity)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - ascetic practice, austerity, penance, spiritual heat, devotional fervor
Root: tap (class 1)
मूलम् (mūlam) - foundation (root, foundation, origin)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla
mūla - root, basis, origin, foundation
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
Particle
साधनम् (sādhanam) - accomplishment (means, instrument, accomplishment, successful attainment)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhana
sādhana - means, instrument, accomplishment, successful attainment, performance
From root sādh (to accomplish)
Root: sādh (class 5)