महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-7, verse-7

भीम उवाच ।
नरेन्द्र सूदः परिचारकोऽस्मि ते जानामि सूपान्प्रथमेन केवलान् ।
आस्वादिता ये नृपते पुराभवन्युधिष्ठिरेणापि नृपेण सर्वशः ॥७॥

7. bhīma uvāca ,
narendra sūdaḥ paricārako'smi te; jānāmi sūpānprathamena kevalān ,
āsvāditā ye nṛpate purābhava;nyudhiṣṭhireṇāpi nṛpeṇa sarvaśaḥ.

7. bhīmaḥ uvāca narendra sūdaḥ paricārakaḥ
asmi te jānāmi sūpān prathamena
kevalān āsvāditāḥ ye nṛpate purā
abhavan yudhiṣṭhireṇa api nṛpeṇa sarvaśaḥ

7. Bhīma said: 'O king, I am your cook and servant. I know only how to prepare excellent soups, those, O king, that were formerly tasted thoroughly by King Yudhiṣṭhira himself.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava), terrible, fearful)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he spoke, he said)

• नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king (O king, O lord of men)

• सूदः (sūdaḥ) - cook (cook, preparer of food)

• परिचारकः (paricārakaḥ) - servant (servant, attendant)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• ते (te) - your (referring to King Virāṭa) (to you, of you, your)

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I understand)

• सूपान् (sūpān) - soups (soups, broths)

• प्रथमेन (prathamena) - by the best, excellent (by the first, by the chief, by the best)

• केवलान् (kevalān) - only (these types of soups) (only, sole, exclusive, pure)

• आस्वादिताः (āsvāditāḥ) - which were tasted (tasted, enjoyed, savored)

• ये (ye) - which (soups) (who, which (plural masculine nominative))

• नृपते (nṛpate) - O king (vocative, addressing Virāṭa) (O king)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, anciently, before)

• अभवन् (abhavan) - were (they were, they existed)

• युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa) - by King Yudhiṣṭhira (by Yudhiṣṭhira)

• अपि (api) - himself, even (also, even, too)

• नृपेण (nṛpeṇa) - by the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by the king)

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - thoroughly, completely (entirely, completely, in every way)

Words meanings and morphology

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava), terrible, fearful)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava), terrible, fearful, formidable

Root: bhī (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

root vac, Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king (O king, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men

compound of nara (man) and indra (chief, lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

सूदः (sūdaḥ) - cook (cook, preparer of food)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūda

sūda - cook, preparer of food

Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative for asmi.

परिचारकः (paricārakaḥ) - servant (servant, attendant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paricāraka

paricāraka - servant, attendant, follower

from pari-car (to attend, to serve)

Prefix: pari

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for asmi.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

root as, present indicative, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - your (referring to King Virāṭa) (to you, of you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Used as an enclitic pronoun.

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I understand)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

root jñā, present indicative, 9th class, parasmaipada

Root: jñā (class 9)

सूपान् (sūpān) - soups (soups, broths)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sūpa

sūpa - soup, broth, stew, sauce

Note: Object of jānāmi.

प्रथमेन (prathamena) - by the best, excellent (by the first, by the chief, by the best)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prathama

prathama - first, chief, principal, best

superlative form

Root: prath (class 1)

Note: Often means 'primarily' or 'pre-eminently' when used adverbially. Here it describes the quality of soups.

केवलान् (kevalān) - only (these types of soups) (only, sole, exclusive, pure)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kevala

kevala - only, sole, exclusive, pure, simple, entire

आस्वादिताः (āsvāditāḥ) - which were tasted (tasted, enjoyed, savored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āsvādita

āsvādita - tasted, enjoyed, savored

Past Passive Participle

root svād (to taste) + ā (prefix) + kta pratyaya

Prefix: ā

Root: svād (class 10)

Note: Syntactically linking to ye as the subject of the clause 'ye purābhavan āsvāditāḥ'.

ये (ye) - which (soups) (who, which (plural masculine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to sūpān.

नृपते (nṛpate) - O king (vocative, addressing Virāṭa) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, anciently, before)

(indeclinable)

adverb

Note: Temporal adverb.

अभवन् (abhavan) - were (they were, they existed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

root bhū, imperfect, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa) - by King Yudhiṣṭhira (by Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava), firm in battle

compound of yudhi (in battle, locative of yudh) and sthira (firm, steady)

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  locative of yudh
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agent for the implied passive construction with āsvāditāḥ.

अपि (api) - himself, even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

particle

Note: Emphatic particle.

नृपेण (nṛpeṇa) - by the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - thoroughly, completely (entirely, completely, in every way)

(indeclinable)

formed from sarva + śas (adverbial suffix)

Note: Adverb modifying āsvāditāḥ.