महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-37

अल्पक्षीरास्तथा गावो भविष्यन्ति जनाधिप ।
अल्पपुष्पफलाश्चापि पादपा बहुवायसाः ॥३७॥

37. alpakṣīrāstathā gāvo bhaviṣyanti janādhipa ,
alpapuṣpaphalāścāpi pādapā bahuvāyasāḥ.

37. alpakṣīrāḥ tathā gāvaḥ bhaviṣyanti janādhipa
alpapuṣpaphalāḥ ca api pādapāḥ bahuvāyasāḥ

37. O lord of the people (janādhipa), cows will give little milk, and trees will bear few flowers and fruits, while there will be many crows.

37. הו שליט העם, גם הפרות יתנו מעט חלב, והעצים ישאו מעט פרחים ופירות ויהיו מלאים בעורבים.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्पक्षीराः (alpakṣīrāḥ) - yielding little milk (referring to cows) (those with little milk, less milky)

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be (they will be, they will become)

• जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O lord of the people (O lord of men, O king)

• अल्पपुष्पफलाः (alpapuṣpaphalāḥ) - bearing few flowers and fruits (referring to trees) (those with few flowers and fruits)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

• बहुवायसाः (bahuvāyasāḥ) - there will be many crows (having many crows, many crows)

Words meanings and morphology

अल्पक्षीराः (alpakṣīrāḥ) - yielding little milk (referring to cows) (those with little milk, less milky)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of alpakṣīra

alpakṣīra - having little milk, poor in milk

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (alpa+kṣīra)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• kṣīra – milk, sap, juice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṣī

Note: Adjective modifying 'gāvaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)

(indeclinable)

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, bull, earth, ray of light

भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be (they will be, they will become)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense formation (sya + ti).

Root: bhū (class 1)

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O lord of the people (O lord of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - ruler of men, king

Vocative singular of a-stem noun.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jana+adhipa)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan
• adhipa – lord, ruler, king
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

अल्पपुष्पफलाः (alpapuṣpaphalāḥ) - bearing few flowers and fruits (referring to trees) (those with few flowers and fruits)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alpapuṣpaphalā

alpapuṣpaphalā - having few flowers and fruits

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (alpa+puṣpa+phala)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal

Note: Adjective modifying 'pādapāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (literally, 'foot-drinker')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, quarter
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinking, guarding, protecting
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'pā' (to drink) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: pā (class 1)

बहुवायसाः (bahuvāyasāḥ) - there will be many crows (having many crows, many crows)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahuvāyasa

bahuvāyasa - having many crows

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahu+vāyasa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• vāyasa – crow
  noun (masculine)

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