महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-66, verse-11

नेमां हिंस्युर्वने बालां क्रव्यादा मांसगृद्धिनः ।
पर्यरक्षन्त तां तत्र शकुन्ता मेनकात्मजाम् ॥११॥

11. nemāṁ hiṁsyurvane bālāṁ kravyādā māṁsagṛddhinaḥ ,
paryarakṣanta tāṁ tatra śakuntā menakātmajām.

11. na imām hiṃsyuḥ vane bālām kravyādāḥ māṃsagṛddhinaḥ
paryarakṣanta tām tatra śakuntāḥ menakātmajām

11. Lest the carnivorous, flesh-greedy animals in the forest harm this child, the birds there protected Menaka's daughter.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (indicating negation of potential harm) (not, no)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (child) (this (feminine))

• हिंस्युः (hiṁsyuḥ) - they might harm (they might harm, they should harm)

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• बालाम् (bālām) - child (girl, young woman, child)

• क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - carnivorous animals (carnivorous, flesh-eaters)

• मांसगृद्धिनः (māṁsagṛddhinaḥ) - greedy for flesh

• पर्यरक्षन्त (paryarakṣanta) - they protected

• ताम् (tām) - her (her, that (feminine))

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• शकुन्ताः (śakuntāḥ) - birds

• मेनकात्मजाम् (menakātmajām) - Menaka's daughter

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (indicating negation of potential harm) (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

इमाम् (imām) - this (child) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

हिंस्युः (hiṁsyuḥ) - they might harm (they might harm, they should harm)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of hiṃs

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person plural.

Root √hiṃs.

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

बालाम् (bālām) - child (girl, young woman, child)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - girl, young woman, child, immature

Feminine form of 'bāla'.

क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - carnivorous animals (carnivorous, flesh-eaters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kravyāda

kravyāda - flesh-eater, carnivorous, scavenger

Compound: 'kravya' (raw flesh) + 'ada' (eater).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kravya+ada)

• kravya – raw flesh, carrion
  noun (neuter)
  From √kru (to kill, hurt).
  Root: kru
• ada – eater, consuming
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √ad (to eat).
  Root: ad (class 2)

मांसगृद्धिनः (māṁsagṛddhinaḥ) - greedy for flesh

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsagṛddhin

māṁsagṛddhin - greedy for flesh, carnivorous

Compound: 'māṃsa' (flesh) + 'gṛddhin' (greedy, covetous).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+gṛddhin)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• gṛddhin – greedy, covetous, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √gṛdh (to be greedy).
  Root: gṛdh (class 4)

पर्यरक्षन्त (paryarakṣanta) - they protected

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of rakṣ

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural.

From prefix 'pari-' and root '√rakṣ'. Augment 'a-' for imperfect. Sandhi 'i + a' to 'y'.

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - her (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + suffix '-tra'.

शकुन्ताः (śakuntāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakunta

śakunta - bird, omen-bird

Synonym of 'śakuna'.

मेनकात्मजाम् (menakātmajām) - Menaka's daughter

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of menakātmajā

menakātmajā - Menaka's daughter

Compound: 'menakā' (Menaka) + 'ātmajā' (daughter).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (menakā+ātmajā)

• menakā – Menaka (name of an Apsara)
  proper noun (feminine)
• ātmajā – daughter, born from oneself
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ātman' (self) + 'jā' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)