महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-5, verse-3

कश्चिन्महति संसारे वर्तमानो द्विजः किल ।
वनं दुर्गमनुप्राप्तो महत्क्रव्यादसंकुलम् ॥३॥

3. kaścinmahati saṁsāre vartamāno dvijaḥ kila ,
vanaṁ durgamanuprāpto mahatkravyādasaṁkulam.

3. kaścit mahati saṃsāre vartamānaḥ dvijaḥ kila
vanam durgam anuprāptaḥ mahat kravyādasaṅkulam

3. kila kaścit dvijaḥ mahati saṃsāre vartamānaḥ
mahat kravyādasaṅkulam durgam vanam anuprāptaḥ

3. A certain twice-born man (dvija), living in this vast cycle of existence (saṃsāra), arrived at a formidable forest, densely populated by large carnivorous creatures.

Words meanings summery:

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone

• महति (mahati) - in the great, in the vast

• संसारे (saṁsāre) - in existence (saṃsāra), in the cycle of birth and death

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - existing, present, abiding, living

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - twice-born (dvija), Brahmin

• किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as if

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• दुर्गम् (durgam) - difficult to traverse, inaccessible, formidable

• अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - reached, attained, arrived at

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• क्रव्यादसङ्कुलम् (kravyādasaṅkulam) - filled with flesh-eaters, swarming with carnivores

Words meanings and morphology

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, a certain person, any

महति (mahati) - in the great, in the vast

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble

Note: Agrees with 'saṃsāre' (masculine locative singular).

संसारे (saṁsāre) - in existence (saṃsāra), in the cycle of birth and death

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence

From root sṛ (to flow, move) with prefix sam (together)

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - existing, present, abiding, living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, current

Present Active Participle

From root vṛt (to be, exist), with śānac suffix.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dvijaḥ'.

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - twice-born (dvija), Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya; also a bird or a tooth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, as if

(indeclinable)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

दुर्गम् (durgam) - difficult to traverse, inaccessible, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - difficult of access, impenetrable, formidable; a fortress

Compound type : avyayībhāva (dur+gam)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-, hard to
  indeclinable
• gam – going, movement
  noun (neuter)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.

अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - reached, attained, arrived at

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - reached, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes anu and pra.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'dvijaḥ'.

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'kravyādasaṅkulam'.

क्रव्यादसङ्कुलम् (kravyādasaṅkulam) - filled with flesh-eaters, swarming with carnivores

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kravyādasaṅkula

kravyādasaṅkula - crowded with carnivores/flesh-eaters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kravyāda+saṅkula)

• kravyāda – flesh-eater, carnivore
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: kravya (raw flesh) + ada (eater, from root ad- to eat)
• saṅkula – filled with, crowded, swarming, confused
  adjective (neuter)
  From root kul (to collect, crowd) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam'.