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12,117

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-117, verse-20

स तु श्वा व्याघ्रतां प्राप्य बलवान्पिशिताशनः ।
न मूलफलभोगेषु स्पृहामप्यकरोत्तदा ॥२०॥
20. sa tu śvā vyāghratāṁ prāpya balavānpiśitāśanaḥ ,
na mūlaphalabhogeṣu spṛhāmapyakarottadā.
20. saḥ tu śvā vyāghratām prāpya balavān piśitāśanaḥ
na mūlaphalabhogeṣu spṛhām api akarot tadā
20. saḥ śvā tu balavān piśitāśanaḥ vyāghratām prāpya
tadā mūlaphalabhogeṣu spṛhām api na akarot
20. But that dog, having become a mighty, flesh-eating tiger, then felt no desire even for the enjoyment of roots and fruits.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सः (saḥ) - he, that
  • तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
  • श्वा (śvā) - dog
  • व्याघ्रताम् (vyāghratām) - the state of a tiger, tigerness
  • प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained
  • बलवान् (balavān) - strong, mighty, powerful
  • पिशिताशनः (piśitāśanaḥ) - flesh-eater, carnivorous
  • (na) - not, no
  • मूलफलभोगेषु (mūlaphalabhogeṣu) - in the enjoyments of roots and fruits
  • स्पृहाम् (spṛhām) - desire, longing
  • अपि (api) - even, also, too
  • अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
श्वा (śvā) - dog
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śvan
śvan - dog
व्याघ्रताम् (vyāghratām) - the state of a tiger, tigerness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vyāghratā
vyāghratā - the state of being a tiger, tigerness
derived from 'vyāghra' (tiger) with the suffix '-tā' to form an abstract noun.
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
formed from root 'āp' with prefix 'pra-' and suffix '-ya'
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
बलवान् (balavān) - strong, mighty, powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat
balavat - strong, mighty, powerful
derived from 'bala' (strength) with the possessive suffix '-vat'
पिशिताशनः (piśitāśanaḥ) - flesh-eater, carnivorous
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of piśitāśana
piśitāśana - flesh-eater, carnivorous
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piśita+āśana)
  • piśita – flesh, meat
    noun (neuter)
  • āśana – eating, eater
    noun (masculine)
    Root: aś (class 9)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
मूलफलभोगेषु (mūlaphalabhogeṣu) - in the enjoyments of roots and fruits
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of mūlaphalabhoga
mūlaphalabhoga - enjoyment of roots and fruits
Compound type : dvandva (mūla and phala) + tatpuruṣa (bhoga of mūlaphala) (mūla+phala+bhoga)
  • mūla – root, origin
    noun (neuter)
  • phala – fruit, result
    noun (neuter)
  • bhoga – enjoyment, experience
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhuj (class 7)
स्पृहाम् (spṛhām) - desire, longing
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of spṛhā
spṛhā - desire, longing, eagerness
Root: spṛh (class 10)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)