महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-205, verse-8

ब्राह्मणस्य प्रमत्तस्य हविर्ध्वाङ्क्षैर्विलुप्यते ।
शार्दूलस्य गुहां शून्यां नीचः क्रोष्टाभिमर्शति ॥८॥

8. brāhmaṇasya pramattasya havirdhvāṅkṣairvilupyate ,
śārdūlasya guhāṁ śūnyāṁ nīcaḥ kroṣṭābhimarśati.

8. brāhmaṇasya pramattasya haviḥ dhvāṅkṣaiḥ vilupyate
śārdūlasya guhām śūnyām nīcaḥ kroṣṭā abhimarśati

8. Just as the sacrificial offering (haviḥ) of a careless Brahmin is plundered by crows, so too does a lowly jackal (kroṣṭā) violate the empty cave of a tiger.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin, of a priest

• प्रमत्तस्य (pramattasya) - of a careless one, of a negligent one, of an intoxicated one

• हविः (haviḥ) - oblation, sacrificial offering, ghee

• ध्वाङ्क्षैः (dhvāṅkṣaiḥ) - by crows

• विलुप्यते (vilupyate) - is plundered, is looted, is carried off

• शार्दूलस्य (śārdūlasya) - of a tiger, of a leopard

• गुहाम् (guhām) - cave, cavern

• शून्याम् (śūnyām) - empty, void, deserted

• नीचः (nīcaḥ) - a lowly one, a mean person, low, inferior

• क्रोष्टा (kroṣṭā) - jackal

• अभिमर्शति (abhimarśati) - touches, approaches, violates, investigates

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin, of a priest

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest, belonging to a Brahmin

प्रमत्तस्य (pramattasya) - of a careless one, of a negligent one, of an intoxicated one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pramatta

pramatta - careless, negligent, intoxicated, maddened

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √mad (to be drunk, rejoice, be careless)

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

हविः (haviḥ) - oblation, sacrificial offering, ghee

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of havi

havi - oblation, sacrificial offering, ghee, clarified butter

ध्वाङ्क्षैः (dhvāṅkṣaiḥ) - by crows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhvāṅkṣa

dhvāṅkṣa - crow, raven

विलुप्यते (vilupyate) - is plundered, is looted, is carried off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (lat) of vilup

Present Indicative

Passive voice, 3rd person singular

Prefix: vi

Root: lup (class 6)

शार्दूलस्य (śārdūlasya) - of a tiger, of a leopard

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śārdūla

śārdūla - tiger, leopard

गुहाम् (guhām) - cave, cavern

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern, hiding place

शून्याम् (śūnyām) - empty, void, deserted

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted, absent, null

नीचः (nīcaḥ) - a lowly one, a mean person, low, inferior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīca

nīca - low, inferior, mean, base, humble

क्रोष्टा (kroṣṭā) - jackal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kroṣṭṛ

kroṣṭṛ - jackal, crier

अभिमर्शति (abhimarśati) - touches, approaches, violates, investigates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of abhimarś

Present Indicative

From abhi- + √mṛś (to touch, feel, seize)

Prefix: abhi

Root: mṛś (class 6)