महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-166, verse-27

राजा तु रक्षसाविष्टः सूदमाह गतव्यथः ।
अप्येनं नरमांसेन भोजयेति पुनः पुनः ॥२७॥

27. rājā tu rakṣasāviṣṭaḥ sūdamāha gatavyathaḥ ,
apyenaṁ naramāṁsena bhojayeti punaḥ punaḥ.

27. rājā tu rakṣasā āviṣṭaḥ sūdam āha gatavyathaḥ
api enam naramāṃsena bhojaya iti punaḥ punaḥ

27. However, the king, now possessed by a demon (rakṣas) and no longer distressed, repeatedly told the cook, 'Feed him even with human flesh!'

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon, by the evil spirit

• आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - possessed by (a demon) (possessed, entered by, pervaded)

• सूदम् (sūdam) - cook, chef

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• गतव्यथः (gatavyathaḥ) - the king, whose distress was removed (free from distress, having trouble removed)

• अपि (api) - emphasizes the command, suggesting 'even' (even, also, too, moreover)

• एनम् (enam) - (the Brahmin) him (him, this one)

• नरमांसेन (naramāṁsena) - with human flesh

• भोजय (bhojaya) - feed, cause to eat

• इति (iti) - indicates the end of a direct quote (thus, so (quotative particle))

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon, by the evil spirit

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, monster

आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - possessed by (a demon) (possessed, entered by, pervaded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āviṣṭa

āviṣṭa - entered into, pervaded, possessed, seized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root viś (to enter) with the prefix ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

सूदम् (sūdam) - cook, chef

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūda

sūda - cook, chef, confectioner

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of āha

Perfect tense

3rd person singular, Perfect tense (Lit) of the root ah (to say)

Root: ah (class 2)

गतव्यथः (gatavyathaḥ) - the king, whose distress was removed (free from distress, having trouble removed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatavyatha

gatavyatha - one whose trouble or distress is gone; free from anxiety

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+vyathā)

• gata – gone, departed, removed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vyathā – distress, pain, suffering, trouble
  noun (feminine)

अपि (api) - emphasizes the command, suggesting 'even' (even, also, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - (the Brahmin) him (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, him (demonstrative pronoun)

नरमांसेन (naramāṁsena) - with human flesh

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of naramāṃsa

naramāṁsa - human flesh

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+māṃsa)

• nara – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)

भोजय (bhojaya) - feed, cause to eat

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (Lot) of bhojaya

Imperative mood (causative)

2nd person singular, Imperative mood (Lot), active voice of the causative of the root bhuj (to eat, to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

इति (iti) - indicates the end of a direct quote (thus, so (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the reduplicated phrase 'punaḥ punaḥ'

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the reduplicated phrase 'punaḥ punaḥ'