महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-140, verse-17
पक्वौषधिवनस्फीतः फलवानल्पमक्षिकः ।
निष्पङ्को रसवत्तोयो नात्युष्णशिशिरः सुखः ॥१७॥
निष्पङ्को रसवत्तोयो नात्युष्णशिशिरः सुखः ॥१७॥
17. pakvauṣadhivanasphītaḥ phalavānalpamakṣikaḥ ,
niṣpaṅko rasavattoyo nātyuṣṇaśiśiraḥ sukhaḥ.
niṣpaṅko rasavattoyo nātyuṣṇaśiśiraḥ sukhaḥ.
17.
pakvauṣadhivanaspītaḥ phalavān alpamakṣikaḥ
niṣpaṅkaḥ rasavat toyaḥ na ati uṣṇa śiśiraḥ sukhaḥ
niṣpaṅkaḥ rasavat toyaḥ na ati uṣṇa śiśiraḥ sukhaḥ
17.
(ayam māsaḥ) pakvauṣadhivanaspītaḥ phalavān alpamakṣikaḥ niṣpaṅkaḥ rasavat toyaḥ (ca asti).
(saḥ) na ati uṣṇaḥ na (ca) śiśiraḥ (kintu) sukhaḥ (asti).
(saḥ) na ati uṣṇaḥ na (ca) śiśiraḥ (kintu) sukhaḥ (asti).
17.
is abundant with ripened herbs and forests, full of fruits, with few flies, mudless, with waters full of essence, neither too hot nor too cold, and pleasant.
Words meanings summery:
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- पक्वौषधिवनस्पीतः (pakvauṣadhivanaspītaḥ) - abundant with ripened herbs and forests
- फलवान् (phalavān) - fruitful, bearing fruit
- अल्पमक्षिकः (alpamakṣikaḥ) - having few flies
- निष्पङ्कः (niṣpaṅkaḥ) - mudless, free from mud
- रसवत् (rasavat) - juicy, tasteful, full of essence
- तोयः (toyaḥ) - water
- न (na) - not, no
- अति (ati) - too much, excessively
- उष्ण (uṣṇa) - hot, warm
- शिशिरः (śiśiraḥ) - cold, cool
- सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant, comfortable, happy
Words meanings and morphology
पक्वौषधिवनस्पीतः (pakvauṣadhivanaspītaḥ) - abundant with ripened herbs and forests
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pakvauṣadhivanaspīta
pakvauṣadhivanaspīta - abundant with ripened herbs and forests; having full-grown herbs and trees
Bahuvrīhi compound: pakva (ripe) + auṣadhi (herb) + vana (forest) + spīta (abundant)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pakva+auṣadhi+vana+spīta)
- pakva – ripe, cooked, mature
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root pac 'to cook, ripen'
Root: pac (class 1) - auṣadhi – herb, medicinal plant
noun (feminine) - vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter) - spīta – swollen, abundant, prosperous, increased
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root sphāy 'to swell'
Root: sphāy
Note: Qualifies 'māsaḥ'.
फलवान् (phalavān) - fruitful, bearing fruit
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of phalavat
phalavat - bearing fruit, fruitful, productive
Derived from phala (fruit) with the possessive suffix -vat.
Note: Qualifies 'māsaḥ'.
अल्पमक्षिकः (alpamakṣikaḥ) - having few flies
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of alpamakṣika
alpamakṣika - having few flies, free from many flies
Bahuvrīhi compound: alpa (few) + makṣikā (fly).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+makṣikā)
- alpa – small, few, little
adjective (masculine) - makṣikā – fly (insect)
noun (feminine)
Note: Qualifies 'māsaḥ'.
निष्पङ्कः (niṣpaṅkaḥ) - mudless, free from mud
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣpaṅka
niṣpaṅka - free from mud, mudless
Compound: nis (without) + paṅka (mud)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+paṅka)
- nis – out, forth, without, free from
indeclinable
prefix - paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'māsaḥ'.
रसवत् (rasavat) - juicy, tasteful, full of essence
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rasavat
rasavat - juicy, tasty, flavorful, full of essence
Derived from rasa (juice/taste) with the possessive suffix -vat.
Note: Part of the compound 'rasavattayaḥ'.
तोयः (toyaḥ) - water
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of toya
toya - water
Root: tu
Note: Forms part of the adjective 'rasavattayaḥ' (having tasty waters) which qualifies 'māsaḥ'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to negate 'ati uṣṇa śiśiraḥ'.
अति (ati) - too much, excessively
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here to qualify uṣṇa and śiśira.
उष्ण (uṣṇa) - hot, warm
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uṣṇa
uṣṇa - hot, warm, fervent
From root uṣ 'to burn'
Root: uṣ
Note: Part of the larger descriptive phrase 'not too hot, not too cold'.
शिशिरः (śiśiraḥ) - cold, cool
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śiśira
śiśira - cool, cold, frosty; the cool/dewy season (late winter/early spring)
Note: Part of the larger descriptive phrase 'not too hot, not too cold'.
सुखः (sukhaḥ) - pleasant, comfortable, happy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sukha
sukha - pleasant, agreeable, happy, easy
Note: Qualifies 'māsaḥ'.