महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-21, verse-13

अल्पावशेषो हि कृतो महात्मा शरीरभक्षैः परिभक्षयद्भिः ।
द्रष्टुं न संप्रीतिकरः शशीव कृष्णश्य पक्षस्य चतुर्दशाहे ॥१३॥

13. alpāvaśeṣo hi kṛto mahātmā; śarīrabhakṣaiḥ paribhakṣayadbhiḥ ,
draṣṭuṁ na saṁprītikaraḥ śaśīva; kṛṣṇaśya pakṣasya caturdaśāhe.

13. alpaavaśeṣaḥ hi kṛtaḥ mahātmā
śarīrabhakṣaiḥ paribhakṣayadbhīḥ
draṣṭum na samprītikaḥ śaśī iva
kṛṣṇasya pakṣasya caturdaśa ahe

13. hi śarīrabhakṣaiḥ paribhakṣayadbhīḥ
mahātmā alpaavaśeṣaḥ kṛtaḥ
kṛṣṇasya pakṣasya caturdaśa ahe
śaśī iva draṣṭum na samprītikaḥ

13. Indeed, the great soul (ātman) (Karṇa) has been left with very little, devoured by those (predators) that consumed his body parts. He is not pleasant to behold, just like the moon on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight.

Words meanings summery:

• अल्पअवशेषः (alpaavaśeṣaḥ) - having little remainder, with only a little left

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - Refers to Karṇa, implying his inherent greatness despite his current state. (great soul, noble-minded person)

• शरीरभक्षैः (śarīrabhakṣaiḥ) - by scavengers or predators that consume flesh (by those who devour the body)

• परिभक्षयद्भीः (paribhakṣayadbhīḥ) - by scavengers who are consuming his body (by those who are devouring completely)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

• न (na) - not, no

• सम्प्रीतिकः (samprītikaḥ) - causing pleasure, pleasant, agreeable

• शशी (śaśī) - moon

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of the dark (fortnight) (of the dark, of the black)

• पक्षस्य (pakṣasya) - of the fortnight (of the moon cycle) (of the fortnight, of the wing, of the side)

• चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteenth (day) (fourteen, fourteenth)

• अहे (ahe) - on the day, in the day

Words meanings and morphology

अल्पअवशेषः (alpaavaśeṣaḥ) - having little remainder, with only a little left

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpaavaśeṣa

alpaavaśeṣa - having a small remainder, with little left, little remaining

Bahuvrīhi compound, from 'alpa' (little) and 'avaśeṣa' (remainder)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+avaśeṣa)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• avaśeṣa – remainder, residue, what is left
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - Refers to Karṇa, implying his inherent greatness despite his current state. (great soul, noble-minded person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, magnanimous

Karmadhāraya compound: 'mahā' (great) + 'ātman' (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Karṇa

शरीरभक्षैः (śarīrabhakṣaiḥ) - by scavengers or predators that consume flesh (by those who devour the body)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śarīrabhakṣa

śarīrabhakṣa - body-devourer, cannibal (often refers to scavengers)

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śarīra+bhakṣa)

• śarīra – body, corporeal frame
  noun (neuter)
• bhakṣa – eating, consuming; one who eats or devours
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhakṣ (to eat)
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Refers to scavengers like vultures and jackals.

परिभक्षयद्भीः (paribhakṣayadbhīḥ) - by scavengers who are consuming his body (by those who are devouring completely)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paribhakṣayat

paribhakṣayat - devouring, consuming completely

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √bhakṣ (to eat) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `śarīrabhakṣaiḥ`

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रीतिकः (samprītikaḥ) - causing pleasure, pleasant, agreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprītika

samprītika - causing pleasure, agreeable, pleasant

Compound formed from 'samprīti' (pleasure) and '-ka' (causing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samprīti+ka)

• samprīti – pleasure, delight, satisfaction
  noun (feminine)
• ka – causing, making
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix -ka often forms adjectives indicating 'causing' or 'producing'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

शशी (śaśī) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon, hare-marked

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of the dark (fortnight) (of the dark, of the black)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - dark, black; Kṛṣṇa

पक्षस्य (pakṣasya) - of the fortnight (of the moon cycle) (of the fortnight, of the wing, of the side)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pakṣa

pakṣa - fortnight, wing, side, party

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteenth (day) (fourteen, fourteenth)

(numeral)

Note: Implies 'caturdaśame' but the short form is used. Agrees with 'ahe'.

अहे (ahe) - on the day, in the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day