महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-166, verse-31

यस्मादभोज्यमन्नं मे ददाति स नराधिपः ।
तस्मात्तस्यैव मूढस्य भविष्यत्यत्र लोलुपा ॥३१॥

31. yasmādabhojyamannaṁ me dadāti sa narādhipaḥ ,
tasmāttasyaiva mūḍhasya bhaviṣyatyatra lolupā.

31. yasmāt abhojyam annam me dadāti saḥ narādhipaḥ
tasmāt tasya eva mūḍhasya bhaviṣyati atra lolupā

31. Since that king gives me food that is unfit to be eaten, therefore, that foolish one himself will develop a craving (lolupā) for it.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, since (because, since, from which, from whom)

• अभोज्यम् (abhojyam) - not to be eaten, unfit for food, uneatable

• अन्नम् (annam) - the food offered by the king's cook (food, grain, cooked rice)

• मे (me) - to me (the brāhmaṇa) (to me, for me, my)

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives, offers, grants

• सः (saḥ) - that specific king (he, that (masculine))

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - the king who ordered the food (king, lord of men)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, as a consequence (therefore, on that account, from that)

• तस्य (tasya) - of the king (of him, of that (masculine))

• एव (eva) - only, emphasizing 'tasya' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the foolish king (of the foolish, of the bewildered, of the ignorant)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen, will exist

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (of eating human flesh) (here, in this place, in this matter)

• लोलुपा (lolupā) - craving for human flesh (greedy desire, craving, intense longing)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, since (because, since, from which, from whom)

(indeclinable)

Note: Originally the ablative singular of 'yad', used adverbially.

अभोज्यम् (abhojyam) - not to be eaten, unfit for food, uneatable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhojya

abhojya - not to be eaten, unfit for food

Gerundive (negative)

negative prefix 'a' + Gerundive of root bhuj (to eat, enjoy)

Prefix: a

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अन्नम् (annam) - the food offered by the king's cook (food, grain, cooked rice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Note: It functions as the object of `dadāti` (accusative) but agrees in form with `abhojyam` (nominative/accusative neuter singular).

मे (me) - to me (the brāhmaṇa) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Enclitic form of asmad.

ददाति (dadāti) - gives, offers, grants

(verb)

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

present (laṭ)

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root dā

Root: dā (class 3)

सः (saḥ) - that specific king (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - the king who ordered the food (king, lord of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, as a consequence (therefore, on that account, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Originally the ablative singular of 'tad', used adverbially.

तस्य (tasya) - of the king (of him, of that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only, emphasizing 'tasya' (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the foolish king (of the foolish, of the bewildered, of the ignorant)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, bewildered, ignorant, stupid

Past Passive Participle

from root muh (to be bewildered, confused)

Root: muh (class 4)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will happen, will exist

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

future (lṛṭ)

Future tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (of eating human flesh) (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

लोलुपा (lolupā) - craving for human flesh (greedy desire, craving, intense longing)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lolupā

lolupā - greedy desire, craving, intense longing