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.

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)