महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-148, verse-4

पुष्टो मानुषमांसेन दुर्बुद्धिः पुरुषादकः ।
रक्षत्यसुरराण्नित्यमिमं जनपदं बली ॥४॥

4. puṣṭo mānuṣamāṁsena durbuddhiḥ puruṣādakaḥ ,
rakṣatyasurarāṇnityamimaṁ janapadaṁ balī.

4. puṣṭaḥ mānuṣamāṃsena durabuddhiḥ puruṣādakaḥ
| rakṣati asurarāṭ nityam imam janapadam balī

4. Nourished by human flesh, evil-minded, and a man-eater, this powerful king of demons (asurarāṭ) always protects this region.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्टः (puṣṭaḥ) - nourished, fed, strong

• मानुषमांसेन (mānuṣamāṁsena) - by human flesh

• दुरबुद्धिः (durabuddhiḥ) - evil-minded, foolish, of bad intellect

• पुरुषादकः (puruṣādakaḥ) - man-eater, cannibal

• रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards, preserves

• असुरराट् (asurarāṭ) - king of demons, lord of asuras

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• इमम् (imam) - this

• जनपदम् (janapadam) - region, country, district

• बली (balī) - powerful, strong

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्टः (puṣṭaḥ) - nourished, fed, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣṭa

puṣṭa - nourished, fed, strong, prosperous, grown

Past Passive Participle

from puṣ 'to nourish'

Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Refers to Baka.

मानुषमांसेन (mānuṣamāṁsena) - by human flesh

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mānuṣamāṃsa

mānuṣamāṁsa - human flesh

Compound type : tatpurusha (mānuṣa+māṃsa)

• mānuṣa – human, human being
  adjective (masculine)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the means of nourishment.

दुरबुद्धिः (durabuddhiḥ) - evil-minded, foolish, of bad intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durabuddhi

durabuddhi - evil-minded, foolish, having bad intellect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+buddhi)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to Baka.

पुरुषादकः (puruṣādakaḥ) - man-eater, cannibal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣādaka

puruṣādaka - man-eater, cannibal

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ādaka)

• puruṣa – man, male, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ādaka – eater, one who eats
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from ad 'to eat' + aka suffix
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Appositive to Baka.

रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects, guards, preserves

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present Active

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

असुरराट् (asurarāṭ) - king of demons, lord of asuras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asurarāj

asurarāj - king of asuras, lord of demons

Compound type : tatpurusha (asura+rāj)

• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
• rāj – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of rakṣati, refers to Baka.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Modifies janapadam.

जनपदम् (janapadam) - region, country, district

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - a country, a region, a district, a populace

Note: Object of rakṣati.

बली (balī) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty

Note: Modifies asurarāṭ (or Baka).