महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-109, verse-9

मृग उवाच ।
काममन्युपरीतापि बुद्ध्यङ्गरहितापि च ।
वर्जयन्ति नृशंसानि पापेष्वभिरता नराः ॥९॥

9. mṛga uvāca ,
kāmamanyuparītāpi buddhyaṅgarahitāpi ca ,
varjayanti nṛśaṁsāni pāpeṣvabhiratā narāḥ.

9. mṛgaḥ uvāca kāmamanyuparītā api buddhy-aṅga-rahitā
api ca varjayanti nṛśaṃsāni pāpeṣu abhiratā narāḥ

9. The deer said: "Even when overcome by desire (kāma) and anger, and even though devoid of intellectual faculties, men (nara) who are engrossed in sinful acts (pāpa) still avoid truly cruel deeds."

Words meanings summery:

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, animal

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• काममन्युपरीता (kāmamanyuparītā) - afflicted by desire and anger, overcome by lust and wrath

• अपि (api) - even, although, also

• बुद्ध्य्-अङ्ग-रहिता (buddhy-aṅga-rahitā) - devoid of intellectual faculties, lacking discernment

• अपि (api) - even, although, also

• च (ca) - and, also

• वर्जयन्ति (varjayanti) - they avoid, abandon, shun

• नृशंसानि (nṛśaṁsāni) - cruel deeds, atrocities

• पापेषु (pāpeṣu) - in sins, in sinful acts

• अभिरताः (abhiratāḥ) - engaged in, devoted to, intent on

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

Words meanings and morphology

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, musk deer

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

काममन्युपरीता (kāmamanyuparītā) - afflicted by desire and anger, overcome by lust and wrath

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāmamanyuparīta

kāmamanyuparīta - surrounded, overcome, or afflicted by desire and anger

Compound of 'kāma' and 'manyu' followed by 'parīta' (PPP of pari-i 'to go around, surround').

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kāma+manyu+parīta)

• kāma – desire, lust, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• manyu – anger, wrath, fury
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'man' (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)
• parīta – surrounded, afflicted, overcome
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'pari-'.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, although, also

(indeclinable)

बुद्ध्य्-अङ्ग-रहिता (buddhy-aṅga-rahitā) - devoid of intellectual faculties, lacking discernment

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhy-aṅga-rahita

buddhy-aṅga-rahita - devoid of intellectual faculties or limbs of intellect

Tatpurusha compound of 'buddhi' and 'aṅga', followed by 'rahita' (devoid of).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (buddhi+aṅga+rahita)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to know, perceive).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, part, faculty
  noun (neuter)
• rahita – devoid of, abandoned, left
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'rah' (to abandon, leave).
  Root: rah (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, although, also

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वर्जयन्ति (varjayanti) - they avoid, abandon, shun

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of varjay

Present Active

Causal form of root 'vṛj' (to avert).

Root: vṛj (class 10)

नृशंसानि (nṛśaṁsāni) - cruel deeds, atrocities

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nṛśaṃsa

nṛśaṁsa - cruel, savage, atrocious (as adjective); cruelty, atrocity (as neuter noun)

Derived from 'nṛ' (man) and 'śaṃsā' (praise), but usually means 'cursing men' or 'harming men'.

Note: Object of 'varjayanti'.

पापेषु (pāpeṣu) - in sins, in sinful acts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wickedness (as noun); sinful, wicked (as adjective)

From root 'pā' (to protect) or 'pat' (to fall), suggesting that which causes one to fall.

Note: Indicates the sphere of 'abhiratā'.

अभिरताः (abhiratāḥ) - engaged in, devoted to, intent on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhirata

abhirata - delighted in, engaged in, attached to

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ram' (to delight, be pleased) with prefix 'abhi-'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'.

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of 'varjayanti'.