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.

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)