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5,118

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-118, verse-8

वैडूर्याङ्कुरकल्पानि मृदूनि हरितानि च ।
चरन्ती शष्पमुख्यानि तिक्तानि मधुराणि च ॥८॥
8. vaiḍūryāṅkurakalpāni mṛdūni haritāni ca ,
carantī śaṣpamukhyāni tiktāni madhurāṇi ca.
8. vaiḍūrya-aṅkura-kalpāni mṛdūni haritāni ca
carantī śaṣpa-mukhyāni tiktāni madhurāṇi ca
8. Grazing on the foremost shoots of grass—tender, green, bitter, and sweet—which resembled emerald sprouts.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वैडूर्य-अङ्कुर-कल्पानि (vaiḍūrya-aṅkura-kalpāni) - resembling emerald sprouts, like sapphire sprouts
  • मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - tender, soft, delicate
  • हरितानि (haritāni) - green, fresh
  • (ca) - and
  • चरन्ती (carantī) - grazing, moving about
  • शष्प-मुख्यानि (śaṣpa-mukhyāni) - chief sprouts of grass, foremost grass shoots
  • तिक्तानि (tiktāni) - bitter
  • मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) - sweet
  • (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

वैडूर्य-अङ्कुर-कल्पानि (vaiḍūrya-aṅkura-kalpāni) - resembling emerald sprouts, like sapphire sprouts
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vaiḍūrya-aṅkura-kalpa
vaiḍūrya-aṅkura-kalpa - resembling emerald sprouts
Compound type : bahuvrīhi or karmadhāraya ending in kalpa (compound of compounds) (vaiḍūrya+aṅkura+kalpa)
  • vaiḍūrya – emerald, cat's-eye gem, lapis lazuli
    noun (neuter)
  • aṅkura – sprout, shoot, germ, bud
    noun (masculine)
  • kalpa – resembling, like, similar to
    adjective (masculine)
    Suffix used to indicate similarity.
Note: Qualifies 'śaṣpa-mukhyāni'.
मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - tender, soft, delicate
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of mṛdu
mṛdu - soft, tender, delicate, gentle
Note: Qualifies 'śaṣpa-mukhyāni'.
हरितानि (haritāni) - green, fresh
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of harita
harita - green, greenish-yellow, fresh
Note: Qualifies 'śaṣpa-mukhyāni'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects adjectives.
चरन्ती (carantī) - grazing, moving about
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of carant
carant - grazing, moving, wandering
Present Active Participle
Feminine nominative singular of present active participle of root 'car'
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject (the female ascetic from 62081).
शष्प-मुख्यानि (śaṣpa-mukhyāni) - chief sprouts of grass, foremost grass shoots
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śaṣpa-mukhya
śaṣpa-mukhya - chief or foremost grass shoots
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaṣpa+mukhya)
  • śaṣpa – young grass, sprout, blade of grass
    noun (neuter)
  • mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, primary
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Object of the verb 'carantī'.
तिक्तानि (tiktāni) - bitter
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of tikta
tikta - bitter, pungent
Note: Qualifies 'śaṣpa-mukhyāni'.
मधुराणि (madhurāṇi) - sweet
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of madhura
madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming
Note: Qualifies 'śaṣpa-mukhyāni'.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects adjectives.