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2,30

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-30, verse-5

अवर्षं चातिवर्षं च व्याधिपावकमूर्छनम् ।
सर्वमेतत्तदा नासीद्धर्मनित्ये युधिष्ठिरे ॥५॥
5. avarṣaṁ cātivarṣaṁ ca vyādhipāvakamūrchanam ,
sarvametattadā nāsīddharmanitye yudhiṣṭhire.
5. avarṣam ca ativarṣam ca vyādhipāvakamūrchanam
sarvam etat tadā na āsīt dharmanitye yudhiṣṭhire
5. At that time, there was neither drought nor excessive rain, nor disease, fire, or unconsciousness, because Yudhiṣṭhira was always firm in his natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अवर्षम् (avarṣam) - drought, no rain, lack of rain
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अतिवर्षम् (ativarṣam) - excessive rain, inundation
  • (ca) - and, also
  • व्याधिपावकमूर्छनम् (vyādhipāvakamūrchanam) - disease, fire, and unconsciousness (as a collective noun)
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, every
  • एतत् (etat) - this, these
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • (na) - not, no
  • आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
  • धर्मनित्ये (dharmanitye) - in the one steadfast in natural law (dharma)
  • युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - in King Yudhiṣṭhira (in Yudhiṣṭhira)

Words meanings and morphology

अवर्षम् (avarṣam) - drought, no rain, lack of rain
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avarṣa
avarṣa - drought, lack of rain
a (negation) + varṣa (rain)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+varṣa)
  • a – not, no
    indeclinable
  • varṣa – rain, a year
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Context implies nominative.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अतिवर्षम् (ativarṣam) - excessive rain, inundation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ativarṣa
ativarṣa - excessive rain
ati (excessive) + varṣa (rain)
Compound type : praadi-tatpuruṣa (ati+varṣa)
  • ati – excessive, over, beyond
    indeclinable
  • varṣa – rain, a year
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Context implies nominative.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
व्याधिपावकमूर्छनम् (vyādhipāvakamūrchanam) - disease, fire, and unconsciousness (as a collective noun)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyādhipāvakamūrchana
vyādhipāvakamūrchana - disease, fire, and unconsciousness
Compound of vyādhi (disease), pāvaka (fire), and mūrcana (unconsciousness).
Compound type : dvandva (vyādhi+pāvaka+mūrcana)
  • vyādhi – disease, sickness
    noun (masculine)
    Prefixes: vi+ā
    Root: ā-dhā (class 3)
  • pāvaka – fire, purifier
    noun (masculine)
    from root pū (to purify)
    Root: pū (class 1)
  • mūrcana – fainting, unconsciousness, stupefaction
    noun (neuter)
    Root: mūrc (class 1)
Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Context implies nominative.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, every
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, entire
Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Refers to the list of calamities.
एतत् (etat) - this, these
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Also accusative singular neuter.
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
from demonstrative pronoun tad + dā (suffix indicating time)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.
from root as (to be), augmented with a- prefix for imperfect.
Root: as (class 2)
धर्मनित्ये (dharmanitye) - in the one steadfast in natural law (dharma)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of dharmanitya
dharmanitya - always practicing natural law (dharma), firm in natural law (dharma), devoted to natural law (dharma)
compound of dharma (natural law) and nitya (constant, eternal, always).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+nitya)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • nitya – constant, eternal, always, perpetual
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies Yudhiṣṭhira.
युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - in King Yudhiṣṭhira (in Yudhiṣṭhira)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)
firm in battle (yudhi + sthira).
Compound type : aluk-saptamī-tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)
  • yudh – battle, fight
    noun (feminine)
    Root: yudh (class 4)
  • sthira – firm, steady, stable
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Refers to King Yudhiṣṭhira.