महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-34, verse-48
संपन्नतरमेवान्नं दरिद्रा भुञ्जते सदा ।
क्षुत्स्वादुतां जनयति सा चाढ्येषु सुदुर्लभा ॥४८॥
क्षुत्स्वादुतां जनयति सा चाढ्येषु सुदुर्लभा ॥४८॥
48. saṁpannataramevānnaṁ daridrā bhuñjate sadā ,
kṣutsvādutāṁ janayati sā cāḍhyeṣu sudurlabhā.
kṣutsvādutāṁ janayati sā cāḍhyeṣu sudurlabhā.
48.
sampannataram eva annam daridrāḥ bhuñjate sadā
kṣut svādutām janayati sā ca āḍhyeṣu sudurlabhā
kṣut svādutām janayati sā ca āḍhyeṣu sudurlabhā
48.
The poor always eat even the most sumptuous food. Hunger creates deliciousness, and that [hunger] is very difficult for the wealthy to experience.
Words meanings summery:
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- सम्पन्नतरम् (sampannataram) - food that is more delicious or satisfying (due to hunger) (more complete, more opulent, more sumptuous)
- एव (eva) - emphasizing 'even' the simple food seems sumptuous (indeed, only, even, just)
- अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain, nourishment
- दरिद्राः (daridrāḥ) - poor people (the poor)
- भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they eat, they enjoy
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever, continuously
- क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger
- स्वादुताम् (svādutām) - deliciousness, tastefulness
- जनयति (janayati) - produces, creates, gives birth to
- सा (sā) - referring to 'hunger' (kṣudh, feminine) (she, that (feminine))
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- आढ्येषु (āḍhyeṣu) - among wealthy people (among the wealthy, in the rich)
- सुदुर्लभा (sudurlabhā) - very difficult for them to experience (very rare, very difficult to obtain)
Words meanings and morphology
सम्पन्नतरम् (sampannataram) - food that is more delicious or satisfying (due to hunger) (more complete, more opulent, more sumptuous)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sampannatara
sampannatara - more complete, more opulent, more sumptuous, more successful
Comparative of Past Passive Participle
Derived from `sampanna` (Past Passive Participle of root `sampad`) with the comparative suffix `-tara`.
Prefix: sam
Root: pad (class 4)
एव (eva) - emphasizing 'even' the simple food seems sumptuous (indeed, only, even, just)
(indeclinable)
अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain, nourishment
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, cooked rice, grain, sustenance
Past Passive Participle
Originally PPP of `ad` (to eat), meaning 'eaten', then substantivized to 'food'.
Root: ad (class 2)
दरिद्राः (daridrāḥ) - poor people (the poor)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of daridra
daridra - poor, indigent, destitute, needy
भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they eat, they enjoy
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
सदा (sadā) - always, ever, continuously
(indeclinable)
क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣudh
kṣudh - hunger, appetite, desire
Root `kṣudh` (to be hungry), noun `kṣudh` (hunger).
Root: kṣudh (class 4)
स्वादुताम् (svādutām) - deliciousness, tastefulness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of svādutā
svādutā - deliciousness, sweetness, good taste
Derived from `svādu` (sweet, delicious) with the feminine suffix `-tā`.
जनयति (janayati) - produces, creates, gives birth to
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jan
Causative
Causative form of the root `jan`.
Root: jan (class 4)
सा (sā) - referring to 'hunger' (kṣudh, feminine) (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
आढ्येषु (āḍhyeṣu) - among wealthy people (among the wealthy, in the rich)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of āḍhya
āḍhya - rich, wealthy, opulent
सुदुर्लभा (sudurlabhā) - very difficult for them to experience (very rare, very difficult to obtain)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sudurlabhā
sudurlabha - very difficult to obtain, very rare, hardly available
Compound adjective formed with prefixes `su-` (very) and `dur-` (difficult), modifying `labha` (obtainable).
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+dur+labha)
- su – good, well, very, easily
indeclinable - dur – difficult, bad, ill, hard
indeclinable - labha – obtainable, to be gained
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Derived from root `labh` (to obtain) with suffix `-a` (a-type gerundive/kṛt suffix).
Root: labh (class 1)