महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-34, verse-47
आढ्यानां मांसपरमं मध्यानां गोरसोत्तरम् ।
लवणोत्तरं दरिद्राणां भोजनं भरतर्षभ ॥४७॥
लवणोत्तरं दरिद्राणां भोजनं भरतर्षभ ॥४७॥
47. āḍhyānāṁ māṁsaparamaṁ madhyānāṁ gorasottaram ,
lavaṇottaraṁ daridrāṇāṁ bhojanaṁ bharatarṣabha.
lavaṇottaraṁ daridrāṇāṁ bhojanaṁ bharatarṣabha.
47.
āḍhyānām māṃsaparamam madhyānām gorasottaram
lavaṇottaram daridrāṇām bhojanam bharatarṣabha
lavaṇottaram daridrāṇām bhojanam bharatarṣabha
47.
O best among the Bharatas, the primary food for the wealthy is meat, for the middle class it is dairy products, and for the poor, it is predominantly salty provisions.
Words meanings summery:
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- आढ्यानाम् (āḍhyānām) - of the rich people (of the wealthy, of the rich)
- मांसपरमम् (māṁsaparamam) - with meat as the principal component (of their food) (primarily meat, having meat as chief (food))
- मध्यानाम् (madhyānām) - of the middle-class people (of the middle, of the average)
- गोरसोत्तरम् (gorasottaram) - with dairy products as the principal component (of their food) (primarily dairy products, having dairy products as chief (food))
- लवणोत्तरम् (lavaṇottaram) - with salty provisions as the principal component (of their food) (primarily salty, having salt as chief (food))
- दरिद्राणाम् (daridrāṇām) - of the poor people (of the poor, of the destitute)
- भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, eating, meal
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An address to a prominent member of the Bharata lineage, such as Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna. (O best of Bharatas, O bull of the Bharatas)
Words meanings and morphology
आढ्यानाम् (āḍhyānām) - of the rich people (of the wealthy, of the rich)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of āḍhya
āḍhya - rich, wealthy, affluent
मांसपरमम् (māṁsaparamam) - with meat as the principal component (of their food) (primarily meat, having meat as chief (food))
(compound noun)
Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+parama)
- māṃsa – meat, flesh
noun (neuter) - parama – supreme, chief, principal, highest
adjective (masculine)
Note: Predicate to implied 'is' or 'consists of'.
मध्यानाम् (madhyānām) - of the middle-class people (of the middle, of the average)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of madhya
madhya - middle, intermediate, average, central
गोरसोत्तरम् (gorasottaram) - with dairy products as the principal component (of their food) (primarily dairy products, having dairy products as chief (food))
(compound noun)
Compound type : tatpurusha (gorasa+uttara)
- gorasa – milk, dairy products, cow's milk
noun (masculine) - uttara – superior, predominant, chief, later
adjective (masculine)
Note: Predicate to implied 'is' or 'consists of'.
लवणोत्तरम् (lavaṇottaram) - with salty provisions as the principal component (of their food) (primarily salty, having salt as chief (food))
(compound noun)
Compound type : tatpurusha (lavaṇa+uttara)
- lavaṇa – salt, salty
noun (masculine) - uttara – superior, predominant, chief, later
adjective (masculine)
Note: Predicate to implied 'is' or 'consists of'.
दरिद्राणाम् (daridrāṇām) - of the poor people (of the poor, of the destitute)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of daridra
daridra - poor, destitute, indigent
भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, eating, meal
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojana
bhojana - food, eating, meal, nourishment
agent noun/action noun
Derived from root `bhuj` (to eat) with suffix `-ana`.
Root: bhuj (class 7)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An address to a prominent member of the Bharata lineage, such as Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna. (O best of Bharatas, O bull of the Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas (a title of respect)
Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king, a name for India
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
noun (masculine)