महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-91, verse-37
सर्पिःपङ्का ह्रदा यत्र बहवश्चान्नपर्वताः ।
रसालाकर्दमाः कुल्या बभूवुर्भरतर्षभ ॥३७॥
रसालाकर्दमाः कुल्या बभूवुर्भरतर्षभ ॥३७॥
37. sarpiḥpaṅkā hradā yatra bahavaścānnaparvatāḥ ,
rasālākardamāḥ kulyā babhūvurbharatarṣabha.
rasālākardamāḥ kulyā babhūvurbharatarṣabha.
37.
sarpiḥ-paṅkāḥ hradāḥ yatra bahavaḥ ca anna-parvatāḥ
rasālā-kardamāḥ kulyāḥ babhūvuḥ bharatarṣabha
rasālā-kardamāḥ kulyāḥ babhūvuḥ bharatarṣabha
37.
bharatarṣabha yatra sarpiḥ-paṅkāḥ hradāḥ ca bahavaḥ
anna-parvatāḥ rasālā-kardamāḥ kulyāḥ babhūvuḥ
anna-parvatāḥ rasālā-kardamāḥ kulyāḥ babhūvuḥ
37.
O best of Bharatas, where there were lakes muddy with ghee, and many mountains of food; and canals became muddy with rasālā (a sweet dish).
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्पिः-पङ्काः (sarpiḥ-paṅkāḥ) - having mud consisting of ghee (muddy with ghee)
- ह्रदाः (hradāḥ) - large pools of water (lakes, pools)
- यत्र (yatra) - in which (ritual) (where, in which)
- बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (mountains of food) (many, numerous)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अन्न-पर्वताः (anna-parvatāḥ) - huge piles of food (mountains of food)
- रसाला-कर्दमाः (rasālā-kardamāḥ) - having mud consisting of rasālā (a sweet, creamy dish) (muddy with rasālā (a sweet dish))
- कुल्याः (kulyāḥ) - artificial channels for water/liquids (canals, small rivers, streams)
- बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they (lakes, mountains, canals) became (they became, they were)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharata dynasty (addressing the narrator's audience, e.g., Dhritarashtra) (O best of Bharatas)
Words meanings and morphology
सर्पिः-पङ्काः (sarpiḥ-paṅkāḥ) - having mud consisting of ghee (muddy with ghee)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarpiḥ-paṅka
sarpiḥ-paṅka - muddy with ghee
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpiḥ+paṅka)
- sarpiḥ – ghee, clarified butter
noun (neuter) - paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'hradāḥ'.
ह्रदाः (hradāḥ) - large pools of water (lakes, pools)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hrada
hrada - lake, pool, deep part of a river
Note: Subject of the sentence, along with 'anna-parvatāḥ' and 'kulyāḥ'.
यत्र (yatra) - in which (ritual) (where, in which)
(indeclinable)
बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (mountains of food) (many, numerous)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - much, many, numerous, abundant
Note: Agrees with 'anna-parvatāḥ'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अन्न-पर्वताः (anna-parvatāḥ) - huge piles of food (mountains of food)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anna-parvata
anna-parvata - mountain of food, huge heap of food
Compound type : tatpurusha (anna+parvata)
- anna – food, cooked rice
noun (neuter) - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the sentence, along with 'hradāḥ' and 'kulyāḥ'.
रसाला-कर्दमाः (rasālā-kardamāḥ) - having mud consisting of rasālā (a sweet, creamy dish) (muddy with rasālā (a sweet dish))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of rasālā-kardama
rasālā-kardama - muddy with rasālā
Compound type : tatpurusha (rasālā+kardama)
- rasālā – a sweet, creamy dish, curd mixed with sugar and spices
noun (feminine) - kardama – mud, mire, dirt
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'kulyāḥ'.
कुल्याः (kulyāḥ) - artificial channels for water/liquids (canals, small rivers, streams)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kulyā
kulyā - canal, ditch, artificial channel, small river
Note: Subject of the sentence, along with 'hradāḥ' and 'anna-parvatāḥ'.
बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they (lakes, mountains, canals) became (they became, they were)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharata dynasty (addressing the narrator's audience, e.g., Dhritarashtra) (O best of Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas
Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – name of a legendary king, descendant of Bharata (often referring to Kuru dynasty)
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
noun (masculine)
Note: Used as an address.