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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-20

वस्त्राणां प्रवरा शाणी धान्यानां कोरदूषकाः ।
भार्यामित्राश्च पुरुषा भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये ॥२०॥
20. vastrāṇāṁ pravarā śāṇī dhānyānāṁ koradūṣakāḥ ,
bhāryāmitrāśca puruṣā bhaviṣyanti yugakṣaye.
20. vastrāṇām pravarā śāṇī dhānyānām koradūṣakāḥ
bhāryā-mitrāḥ ca puruṣāḥ bhaviṣyanti yuga-kṣaye
20. Among garments, hempen cloth will be considered the best, and among grains, the inferior `koradūṣaka` will be preferred. And men (puruṣa) will have only their wives as friends at the destruction of the age (yuga).

Words meanings summery:

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  • वस्त्राणाम् (vastrāṇām) - of clothes, of garments
  • प्रवरा (pravarā) - best, excellent, chief
  • शाणी (śāṇī) - hempen cloth, canvas
  • धान्यानाम् (dhānyānām) - of grains, of cereals
  • कोरदूषकाः (koradūṣakāḥ) - a type of inferior grain (Paspalum scrobiculatum)
  • भार्यामित्राः (bhāryāmitrāḥ) - whose friends are their wives, having wives as friends
  • (ca) - and
  • पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons (puruṣa)
  • भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become
  • युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the destruction of the age (yuga), at the end of the age

Words meanings and morphology

वस्त्राणाम् (vastrāṇām) - of clothes, of garments
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of vastra
vastra - cloth, garment, dress, apparel
प्रवरा (pravarā) - best, excellent, chief
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pravara
pravara - best, excellent, principal, chief, highest
From root 'vṛ' (to choose) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛ (class 9)
शाणी (śāṇī) - hempen cloth, canvas
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śāṇī
śāṇī - hempen cloth, canvas, coarse cloth
Derived from 'śāṇa' (hemp).
धान्यानाम् (dhānyānām) - of grains, of cereals
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of dhānya
dhānya - grain, corn, cereal, paddy
From root 'dhā' (to place, nourish).
Root: dhā (class 3)
कोरदूषकाः (koradūṣakāḥ) - a type of inferior grain (Paspalum scrobiculatum)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of koradūṣaka
koradūṣaka - a species of inferior grain (Paspalum scrobiculatum), kodrava
भार्यामित्राः (bhāryāmitrāḥ) - whose friends are their wives, having wives as friends
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāryāmitra
bhāryāmitra - having wives as friends, whose only friends are their wives
Bahuvrihi compound of 'bhāryā' (wife) and 'mitra' (friend).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhāryā+mitra)
  • bhāryā – wife, she who is to be supported
    noun (feminine)
    Gerundive
    From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) with suffix 'ṇya'.
    Root: bhṛ (class 1)
  • mitra – friend, companion, sun-god (Mitra)
    noun (masculine)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons (puruṣa)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, human being, person, soul, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū
Future tense, 3rd person plural.
Root: bhū (class 1)
युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the destruction of the age (yuga), at the end of the age
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yugakṣaya
yugakṣaya - destruction of an age (yuga), end of an epoch
Compound of 'yuga' and 'kṣaya'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (yuga+kṣaya)
  • yuga – age, epoch, yoke, pair, period
    noun (neuter)
    From root 'yuj' (to join).
    Root: yuj (class 7)
  • kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, end, decline
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'kṣi' (to destroy, perish).
    Root: kṣi (class 5)