महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-173, verse-8

स कदाचित्क्षुधाविष्टो मृगयन्भक्षमात्मनः ।
ददर्श सुपरिक्लिष्टः कस्मिंश्चिद्वननिर्झरे ।
ब्राह्मणीं ब्राह्मणं चैव मैथुनायोपसंगतौ ॥८॥

8. sa kadācitkṣudhāviṣṭo mṛgayanbhakṣamātmanaḥ ,
dadarśa suparikliṣṭaḥ kasmiṁścidvananirjhare ,
brāhmaṇīṁ brāhmaṇaṁ caiva maithunāyopasaṁgatau.

8. sa kadācit kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ mṛgayan
bhakṣam ātmanaḥ dadarśa suparikliṣṭaḥ
kasmiṃścit vananirjhare brāhmaṇīm
brāhmaṇam ca eva maithunāya upasaṅgatau

8. One day, he, greatly distressed and afflicted by hunger, while searching for his own (ātman) food, saw a Brāhmaṇa woman and a Brāhmaṇa engaged in sexual intercourse at a certain forest spring.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• क्षुधाविष्टः (kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ) - afflicted by hunger

• मृगयन् (mṛgayan) - searching, hunting

• भक्षम् (bhakṣam) - food, eating, prey

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, his own, soul, self

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• सुपरिक्लिष्टः (suparikliṣṭaḥ) - greatly distressed

• कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in a certain, in some

• वननिर्झरे (vananirjhare) - in a forest spring/waterfall

• ब्राह्मणीम् (brāhmaṇīm) - Brāhmaṇa woman

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brāhmaṇa

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• मैथुनाय (maithunāya) - for sexual intercourse

• उपसङ्गतौ (upasaṅgatau) - engaged in sexual intercourse (approached, engaged (in))

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

क्षुधाविष्टः (kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ) - afflicted by hunger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣudhāviṣṭa

kṣudhāviṣṭa - afflicted by hunger, hungry

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣudhā+āviṣṭa)

• kṣudhā – hunger, appetite
  noun (feminine)
• āviṣṭa – entered, possessed, afflicted, engrossed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root viś with upasarga ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

मृगयन् (mṛgayan) - searching, hunting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgayat

mṛgayat - searching, hunting, pursuing

Present Active Participle

formed from root mṛg

Root: mṛg (class 10)

भक्षम् (bhakṣam) - food, eating, prey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhakṣa

bhakṣa - food, eating, prey, anything eaten

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, his own, soul, self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, essence, breath

Root: an (class 2)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect tense

3rd person singular, active voice, perfect tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सुपरिक्लिष्टः (suparikliṣṭaḥ) - greatly distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suparikliṣṭa

suparikliṣṭa - greatly distressed, very much troubled

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+pari+kliṣṭa)

• su – good, well, very, greatly
  indeclinable
  prefix
• pari – around, completely, exceedingly
  indeclinable
  prefix
• kliṣṭa – distressed, troubled, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root kliś
  Root: kliś (class 4)

कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in a certain, in some

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - a certain, some, any

compound of ka (who/what) and cid (particle)

वननिर्झरे (vananirjhare) - in a forest spring/waterfall

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vananirjhara

vananirjhara - forest spring, mountain cascade, waterfall in a forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+nirjhara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• nirjhara – waterfall, cascade, mountain spring
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: jhar (class 1)

ब्राह्मणीम् (brāhmaṇīm) - Brāhmaṇa woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī

brāhmaṇī - a Brāhmaṇa woman, wife of a Brāhmaṇa

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brāhmaṇa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brāhmaṇa, belonging to a Brāhmaṇa

Root: bṛh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

मैथुनाय (maithunāya) - for sexual intercourse

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of maithuna

maithuna - sexual intercourse, copulation, coupling, union

Root: mith (class 1)

उपसङ्गतौ (upasaṅgatau) - engaged in sexual intercourse (approached, engaged (in))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of upasaṅgata

upasaṅgata - approached, met, joined, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

formed from root gam with upasargas upa and sam

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: gam (class 1)