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.

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)