महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-117, verse-18

व्याघ्रं दृष्ट्वा क्षुधाभग्नं दंष्ट्रिणं वनगोचरम् ।
द्वीपी जीवितरक्षार्थमृषिं शरणमेयिवान् ॥१८॥

18. vyāghraṁ dṛṣṭvā kṣudhābhagnaṁ daṁṣṭriṇaṁ vanagocaram ,
dvīpī jīvitarakṣārthamṛṣiṁ śaraṇameyivān.

18. vyāghram dṛṣṭvā kṣudhābhagnam daṃṣṭriṇam vanagocaram
| dvīpī jīvitarakṣārtham ṛṣim śaraṇam eyivān

18. Seeing the fanged tiger, distressed by hunger and roaming the forest, the leopard sought refuge with the sage to protect its life.

Words meanings summery:

• व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - tiger

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• क्षुधाभग्नम् (kṣudhābhagnam) - distressed by hunger, broken by hunger

• दंष्ट्रिणम् (daṁṣṭriṇam) - one having fangs, fanged

• वनगोचरम् (vanagocaram) - roaming in the forest, forest-dweller

• द्वीपी (dvīpī) - the leopard, the panther

• जीवितरक्षार्थम् (jīvitarakṣārtham) - for the sake of protecting life

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage, the seer

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• एयिवान् (eyivān) - went, resorted to, approached

Words meanings and morphology

व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - tiger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

क्षुधाभग्नम् (kṣudhābhagnam) - distressed by hunger, broken by hunger

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣudhābhagna

kṣudhābhagna - distressed by hunger, broken by hunger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣudhā+bhagna)

• kṣudhā – hunger
  noun (feminine)
• bhagna – broken, defeated, distressed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root 'bhañj' (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

दंष्ट्रिणम् (daṁṣṭriṇam) - one having fangs, fanged

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṃṣṭrin

daṁṣṭrin - having fangs/tusks, fanged; a fanged animal

possessive suffix -in

वनगोचरम् (vanagocaram) - roaming in the forest, forest-dweller

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanagocara

vanagocara - roaming in the forest, forest-dweller

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+gocara)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• gocara – moving, roaming, sphere of action
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: go
  Root: car (class 1)

द्वीपी (dvīpī) - the leopard, the panther

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvīpin

dvīpin - leopard, panther

जीवितरक्षार्थम् (jīvitarakṣārtham) - for the sake of protecting life

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+rakṣā+artha)

• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• rakṣā – protection, guarding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake
  noun (masculine)

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage, the seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, home

एयिवान् (eyivān) - went, resorted to, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eyivas

i - to go

Perfect Active Participle

derived from root 'i' (class 2, parasmaipada)

Root: i (class 2)