महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-14, verse-8

आजौरभ्रं च सुभृशं बहूंश्चोच्चावचान्मृगान् ।
कारयामास कुशलैरन्नपानं सुशोभनम् ॥८॥

8. ājaurabhraṁ ca subhṛśaṁ bahūṁścoccāvacānmṛgān ,
kārayāmāsa kuśalairannapānaṁ suśobhanam.

8. ājaurabhram ca subhṛśam bahūn ca uccāvacān
mṛgān kārayāmāsa kuśalaiḥ annapānam suśobhanam

8. And he had a great quantity of goat and sheep meat, along with many diverse wild animals, prepared by skilled persons. He also arranged for splendid food and drink.

8. הוא הכין גם בשר עזים וכבשים בשפע ובשר חיות רבות ומגוונות, ובעזרת טבחים מיומנים ערך מזון ומשקה מפוארים.

Words meanings summery:

• आजौरभ्रम् (ājaurabhram) - goat and sheep meat, goats and sheep

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - in great quantity (greatly, very much, abundantly)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• च (ca) - and, also

• उच्चावचान् (uccāvacān) - diverse, varied, high and low

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, wild animals

• कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - he caused to be made/prepared, he arranged for the making of

• कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by skilled persons, by experts

• अन्नपानम् (annapānam) - food and drink

• सुशोभनम् (suśobhanam) - very splendid, very beautiful, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

आजौरभ्रम् (ājaurabhram) - goat and sheep meat, goats and sheep

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ājaurabhra

ājaurabhra - goat and sheep/ram (collectively, or their meat)

Dvandva compound of 'aja' (goat) and 'urabhra' (ram/sheep).

Compound type : Dvandva (aja+urabhra)

• aja – goat
  noun (masculine)
• urabhra – ram, sheep
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as an object to 'kārayāmāsa'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - in great quantity (greatly, very much, abundantly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'subhṛśa' (very strong, abundant).

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

उच्चावचान् (uccāvacān) - diverse, varied, high and low

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of uccāvacā

uccāvacā - high and low, uneven, various, diverse

Dvandva compound of 'ucca' (high) and 'avaca' (low).

Compound type : Dvandva (ucca+avaca)

• ucca – high, elevated
  adjective (masculine)
• avaca – low, inferior
  adjective (masculine)

मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, wild animals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, game, wild animal

From root 'mṛg' (to hunt).

Root: mṛg (class 6)

कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - he caused to be made/prepared, he arranged for the making of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Periphrastic Perfect Causative

Formed from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) in causative ('kārayati') + auxiliary verb 'as' (to be) in perfect ('āmāsa').

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The 'āmāsa' ending is characteristic of the periphrastic perfect with causative stems.

कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by skilled persons, by experts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, clever, expert, well, happy

Originally 'grass-cutter', hence careful, skilled.

Note: Refers to the people who prepared the food.

अन्नपानम् (annapānam) - food and drink

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of annapāna

annapāna - food and drink

Dvandva compound of 'anna' (food) and 'pāna' (drink).

Compound type : Dvandva (anna+pāna)

• anna – food, rice
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of 'ad' (to eat).
  Root: ad (class 2)
• pāna – drink, act of drinking
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  From root 'pā' (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

सुशोभनम् (suśobhanam) - very splendid, very beautiful, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suśobhana

suśobhana - very beautiful, splendid, excellent, auspicious

Compound: 'su' (good, very) + 'śobhana' (beautiful, splendid).

Compound type : Pra-ādi Tatpuruṣa (su+śobhana)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• śobhana – beautiful, splendid, shining
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful).
  Root: śubh (class 1)

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