महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-139, verse-8

गच्छ जानीहि के त्वेते शेरते वनमाश्रिताः ।
मानुषो बलवान्गन्धो घ्राणं तर्पयतीव मे ॥८॥

8. gaccha jānīhi ke tvete śerate vanamāśritāḥ ,
mānuṣo balavāngandho ghrāṇaṁ tarpayatīva me.

8. gaccha jānīhi ke tu ete śerate vanam āśritāḥ
mānuṣaḥ balavān gandhaḥ ghrāṇam tarpayati iva me

8. Go, and ascertain who these are, lying (taking refuge) in the forest. A strong human scent seems to be invigorating my nose.

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed, move

• जानीहि (jānīhi) - know, ascertain, perceive

• के (ke) - who, which, what

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• एते (ete) - these

• शेरते (śerate) - they lie, they rest, they sleep

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

• आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - resorting to, having taken refuge in, dependent on

• मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - human, pertaining to man

• बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty

• गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell, scent, fragrance, odor

• घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - nose, organ of smell, sense of smell

• तर्पयति (tarpayati) - satisfies, pleases, refreshes, invigorates

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as, seems

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed, move

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative Active

Root gam (P.1) + 2nd person singular imperative ending -hi (with Gaccha form)

Root: gam (class 1)

जानीहि (jānīhi) - know, ascertain, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

Imperative Active

Root jñā (U.9) + 2nd person singular imperative ending -hi

Root: jñā (class 9)

के (ke) - who, which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, which, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this

शेरते (śerate) - they lie, they rest, they sleep

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Present Atmanepada

Root śī (At.2) + 3rd person plural Atmanepada ending -ate

Root: śī (class 2)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - resorting to, having taken refuge in, dependent on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

from root śri (P.1) + prefix ā + kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Participial adjective, agrees with 'ke' and 'ete'

मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - human, pertaining to man

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, man, pertaining to man

Note: agrees with gandhaḥ

बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

possessive suffix -vat

Note: agrees with gandhaḥ

गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell, scent, fragrance, odor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, scent, fragrance, odor

घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - nose, organ of smell, sense of smell

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa

ghrāṇa - nose, organ of smell

Root: ghrā (class 1)

तर्पयति (tarpayati) - satisfies, pleases, refreshes, invigorates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tṛp

Present Active (Causative)

Root tṛp (P.4) + causative suffix -ay- + 3rd person singular ending -ti

Root: tṛp (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as, seems

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form