महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-113, verse-14

यावदूर्ध्वमधश्चैव ग्रीवां संक्षिपते पशुः ।
तावत्तेन सदारेण जम्बुकेन स भक्षितः ॥१४॥

14. yāvadūrdhvamadhaścaiva grīvāṁ saṁkṣipate paśuḥ ,
tāvattena sadāreṇa jambukena sa bhakṣitaḥ.

14. yāvat ūrdhvam adhaḥ ca eva grīvām saṃkṣipate
paśuḥ tāvat tena sadāreṇa jambukena saḥ bhakṣitaḥ

14. yāvat paśuḥ ūrdhvam adhaḥ ca eva grīvām saṃkṣipate
tāvat saḥ tena sadāreṇa jambukena bhakṣitaḥ

14. While the animal was shrinking its neck, both upwards and downwards, by that time, he was eaten by that jackal, along with the jackal's wife.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, on high

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below, underneath

• च (ca) - Connects "upwards" and "downwards". (and, also)

• एव (eva) - Emphatic. (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• ग्रीवाम् (grīvām) - neck

• संक्षिपते (saṁkṣipate) - shrinks, contracts, draws in

• पशुः (paśuḥ) - The camel. (animal, beast)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, by that time

• तेन (tena) - Refers to the jackal. (by him, by that)

• सदारेण (sadāreṇa) - Refers to the jackal's wife. (with his wife, accompanied by his wife)

• जम्बुकेन (jambukena) - by the jackal

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to the camel (paśu). (he, that)

• भक्षितः (bhakṣitaḥ) - eaten, devoured

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, on high

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of adjective 'ūrdhva'.

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below, underneath

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - Connects "upwards" and "downwards". (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphatic. (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

ग्रीवाम् (grīvām) - neck

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of grīvā

grīvā - neck, nape of the neck

Note: Direct object of `saṃkṣipate`.

संक्षिपते (saṁkṣipate) - shrinks, contracts, draws in

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṣip

Present Middle Voice

3rd person singular, ātmanepada, root kṣip (6th class) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

पशुः (paśuḥ) - The camel. (animal, beast)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

Note: Subject of `saṃkṣipate`.

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, by that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to `yāvat`.

तेन (tena) - Refers to the jackal. (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Instrumental singular masculine form of `tad`.

सदारेण (sadāreṇa) - Refers to the jackal's wife. (with his wife, accompanied by his wife)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sadāra

sadāra - with one's wife, accompanied by one's wife

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+dāra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `jambukena`.

जम्बुकेन (jambukena) - by the jackal

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jambuka

jambuka - jackal

Note: Agent of the passive verb `bhakṣitaḥ`.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the camel (paśu). (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the passive verb `bhakṣitaḥ`.

भक्षितः (bhakṣitaḥ) - eaten, devoured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakṣita

bhakṣita - eaten, devoured, consumed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhakṣ (to eat)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Predicative adjective, functioning as a passive verb.