महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-51

स कदाचिदरण्ये
क्षुधार्तोऽर्कपत्राण्यभक्षयत् ॥५१॥

51. sa kadācidaraṇye
kṣudhārto'rkapatrāṇyabhakṣayat.

51. saḥ kadācit araṇye kṣudhārtaḥ
arkapatrāṇi abhakṣayat

51. One day, in the forest, afflicted by hunger, he ate arka leaves.

51. יום אחד ביער, מוכה רעב, אכל עלים של צמח האַרְקַה.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

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

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• क्षुधार्तः (kṣudhārtaḥ) - suffering from hunger (afflicted by hunger, hungry)

• अर्कपत्राणि (arkapatrāṇi) - leaves of the Arka plant (milkweed)

• अभक्षयत् (abhakṣayat) - ate, consumed

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

क्षुधार्तः (kṣudhārtaḥ) - suffering from hunger (afflicted by hunger, hungry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣudhārta

kṣudhārta - afflicted by hunger, hungry

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣudhā+ārta)

• kṣudhā – hunger, appetite
  noun (feminine)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

अर्कपत्राणि (arkapatrāṇi) - leaves of the Arka plant (milkweed)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of arkapattra

arkapattra - leaf of the arka plant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arka+pattra)

• arka – sun, sun-god, the plant Calotropis gigantea (milkweed)
  noun (masculine)
• pattra – leaf, feather, letter
  noun (neuter)

अभक्षयत् (abhakṣayat) - ate, consumed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhakṣ

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

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