महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-48, verse-38

नाभुक्तवन्तं नाहृष्टं नासुभिक्षं कथंचन ।
अपश्यं सर्ववर्णानां युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने ॥३८॥

38. nābhuktavantaṁ nāhṛṣṭaṁ nāsubhikṣaṁ kathaṁcana ,
apaśyaṁ sarvavarṇānāṁ yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane.

38. na abhuktavantam na ahṛṣṭam na asubhikṣam kathaṃcana
apaśyam sarvavarṇānām yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane

38. In Yudhishthira's encampment, I never saw anyone from any social class (varṇa) who was unfed, unhappy, or in want.

38. לא ראיתי אף אחד מבני כל המעמדות בבית יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה שלא אכל, שלא שמח, או שלא קיבל מזון טוב בשום פנים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• अभुक्तवन्तम् (abhuktavantam) - unfed, one who had not eaten

• न (na) - nor

• अहृष्टम् (ahṛṣṭam) - unhappy, not joyful

• न (na) - nor

• असुभिक्षम् (asubhikṣam) - facing scarcity, not well-fed, not having abundance of food

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, ever

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

• सर्ववर्णानाम् (sarvavarṇānām) - of all social classes

• युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने (yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane) - in Yudhishthira's abode/encampment

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभुक्तवन्तम् (abhuktavantam) - unfed, one who had not eaten

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhuktavat

abhuktavat - one who has not eaten

Past Active Participle

Negation 'a' + root 'bhuj' (to eat/enjoy) + active participle suffix 'tavat'

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+bhuktavat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• bhuktavat – one who has eaten, having eaten
  participle (masculine)
  Past Active Participle
  Root 'bhuj' (to eat/enjoy) + active participle suffix 'tavat'
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - nor

(indeclinable)

अहृष्टम् (ahṛṣṭam) - unhappy, not joyful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahṛṣṭa

ahṛṣṭa - unhappy, not joyful

Past Passive Participle

Negation 'a' + root 'hṛṣ' (to rejoice) + passive participle suffix 'ta'

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+hṛṣṭa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• hṛṣṭa – pleased, joyful, happy
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'hṛṣ' (to rejoice) + passive participle suffix 'ta'
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

न (na) - nor

(indeclinable)

असुभिक्षम् (asubhikṣam) - facing scarcity, not well-fed, not having abundance of food

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asubhikṣa

asubhikṣa - not well-fed, experiencing scarcity, famine

Negation 'a' + 'subhikṣa' (having good food, prosperous)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+subhikṣa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• subhikṣa – good alms, abundance of food, prosperous
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound 'su' (good) + 'bhikṣa' (alms)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, ever

(indeclinable)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root form, conjugated in imperfect tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्ववर्णानाम् (sarvavarṇānām) - of all social classes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvavarṇa

sarvavarṇa - all social classes, all colors

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'varṇa' (social class, color)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+varṇa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇa – social class, color, letter
  noun (masculine)

युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने (yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane) - in Yudhishthira's abode/encampment

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yudhiṣṭhiraniveśana

yudhiṣṭhiraniveśana - Yudhishthira's abode/encampment

Compound of 'Yudhiṣṭhira' (proper noun) and 'niveśana' (abode, encampment)

Compound type : Genitive Tatpurusha (Yudhiṣṭhira+niveśana)

• Yudhiṣṭhira – Yudhishthira (name of a king, eldest Pandava)
  proper noun (masculine)
• niveśana – abode, dwelling, encampment, settlement
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)

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