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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-71

निर्विशेषा जनपदा नरावृष्टिभिरर्दिताः ।
आश्रमानभिपत्स्यन्ति फलमूलोपजीविनः ॥७१॥
71. nirviśeṣā janapadā narāvṛṣṭibhirarditāḥ ,
āśramānabhipatsyanti phalamūlopajīvinaḥ.
71. nirviśeṣāḥ janapadāḥ narāḥ avṛṣṭibhiḥ arditāḥ
āśramān abhipatsyanti phalamūlopajīvinaḥ
71. Regions will become undifferentiated, and people afflicted by droughts will resort to hermitages (āśrama), subsisting on fruits and roots.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निर्विशेषाः (nirviśeṣāḥ) - without distinction, undifferentiated, lacking special characteristics
  • जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - regions, districts, countries
  • नराः (narāḥ) - people, men
  • अवृष्टिभिः (avṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by droughts, by lack of rain
  • अर्दिताः (arditāḥ) - afflicted, tormented
  • आश्रमान् (āśramān) - to hermitages (āśrama), traditional dwelling places for spiritual practice (to hermitages, to monastic settlements)
  • अभिपत्स्यन्ति (abhipatsyanti) - will resort to, will go to
  • फलमूलोपजीविनः (phalamūlopajīvinaḥ) - those who subsist on fruits and roots

Words meanings and morphology

निर्विशेषाः (nirviśeṣāḥ) - without distinction, undifferentiated, lacking special characteristics
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nirviśeṣa
nirviśeṣa - without distinction, undifferentiated, common, general
Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'viśeṣa' (distinction, specific characteristic)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+viśeṣa)
  • nis – without, free from, out
    indeclinable
    Prefix
  • viśeṣa – distinction, particularity, special quality, difference
    noun (masculine)
    From vi-śiṣ + a
    Prefix: vi
    Root: śiṣ (class 7)
Note: Modifies janapadāḥ
जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - regions, districts, countries
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of janapada
janapada - a country, region, district, population, community
Compound of jana (people) and pada (foot, place)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+pada)
  • jana – people, individual, person
    noun (masculine)
    From root jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
  • pada – foot, step, place, country, abode
    noun (neuter)
    From root pad (to go)
    Root: pad (class 4)
नराः (narāḥ) - people, men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Root: nṛ
अवृष्टिभिः (avṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by droughts, by lack of rain
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of avṛṣṭi
avṛṣṭi - drought, want of rain
Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'vṛṣṭi' (rain)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vṛṣṭi)
  • a – negation particle, not
    indeclinable
  • vṛṣṭi – rain, showering
    noun (feminine)
    From root vṛṣ + ti
    Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
अर्दिताः (arditāḥ) - afflicted, tormented
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ardita
ardita - afflicted, oppressed, tormented, distressed
Past Passive Participle
From root ard + kta
Root: ard (class 1)
Note: Modifies narāḥ
आश्रमान् (āśramān) - to hermitages (āśrama), traditional dwelling places for spiritual practice (to hermitages, to monastic settlements)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of āśrama
āśrama - hermitage, a secluded dwelling for ascetics, a monastery; a stage of life (e.g., brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, saṃnyāsa)
From ā-śram + a
Prefix: ā
Root: śram (class 4)
अभिपत्स्यन्ति (abhipatsyanti) - will resort to, will go to
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhipat
From abhi-pat
Prefix: abhi
Root: pat (class 1)
फलमूलोपजीविनः (phalamūlopajīvinaḥ) - those who subsist on fruits and roots
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of phalamūlopajīvin
phalamūlopajīvin - living on fruits and roots, subsisting on fruits and roots
Compound of phala (fruit), mūla (root), and upajīvin (subsisting)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+mūla+upajīvin)
  • phala – fruit, result, consequence
    noun (neuter)
  • mūla – root, origin, source
    noun (neuter)
  • upajīvin – one who lives upon, subsisting on, dependent on
    adjective (masculine)
    Agent Noun/Adjective
    From upa-jīv + in
    Prefix: upa
    Root: jīv (class 1)
Note: Modifies the implied 'they' (people)