महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-117, verse-38

शरभोऽप्यतिसंदुष्टो नित्यं प्राणिवधे रतः ।
फलमूलाशनं शान्तं नैच्छत्स पिशिताशनः ॥३८॥

38. śarabho'pyatisaṁduṣṭo nityaṁ prāṇivadhe rataḥ ,
phalamūlāśanaṁ śāntaṁ naicchatsa piśitāśanaḥ.

38. śarabhaḥ api ati-sanduṣṭaḥ nityam prāṇi-vadhe rataḥ
phala-mūla-aśanam śāntam na aicchat saḥ piśita-aśanaḥ

38. śarabhaḥ api ati-sanduṣṭaḥ nityam prāṇi-vadhe rataḥ
saḥ piśita-aśanaḥ śāntam phala-mūla-aśanam na aicchat

38. The śarabha, being extremely wicked and constantly engrossed in the killing of creatures, did not desire a peaceful diet of fruits and roots, as he was a flesh-eater.

Words meanings summery:

• शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - the śarabha (mythical beast)

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• अति-सन्दुष्टः (ati-sanduṣṭaḥ) - extremely wicked, very vicious

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

• प्राणि-वधे (prāṇi-vadhe) - in the killing of creatures/animals

• रतः (rataḥ) - delighting in, engrossed in, devoted to

• फल-मूल-अशनम् (phala-mūla-aśanam) - food of fruits and roots, eating fruits and roots

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

• न (na) - not, no

• ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - he desired, he wished

• सः (saḥ) - he

• पिशित-अशनः (piśita-aśanaḥ) - flesh-eater, carnivorous

Words meanings and morphology

शरभः (śarabhaḥ) - the śarabha (mythical beast)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarabha

śarabha - a mythical eight-legged beast (often a lion-killer), a kind of antelope

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

अति-सन्दुष्टः (ati-sanduṣṭaḥ) - extremely wicked, very vicious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ati-sanduṣṭa

ati-sanduṣṭa - very wicked, extremely bad, vicious

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+sanduṣṭa)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix: ati
• sanduṣṭa – wicked, corrupt, vicious, thoroughly bad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `duṣ` (to be bad) with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as neuter singular accusative.

प्राणि-वधे (prāṇi-vadhe) - in the killing of creatures/animals

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prāṇi-vadha

prāṇi-vadha - killing of living beings, slaughter of animals

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇin+vadha)

• prāṇin – living being, creature, animal
  noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Noun derived from root `han` (to strike, kill), with `vadh` as a substitute for the root in some forms.
  Root: han (class 2)

रतः (rataḥ) - delighting in, engrossed in, devoted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - delighted, pleased, attached to, engrossed in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `ram` (to delight, enjoy).

Root: ram (class 1)

फल-मूल-अशनम् (phala-mūla-aśanam) - food of fruits and roots, eating fruits and roots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala-mūla-aśana

phala-mūla-aśana - eating of fruits and roots, food consisting of fruits and roots

Compound type : tatpurusha (phala+mūla+aśana)

• phala – fruit, produce, result
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  Noun derived from root `aś` (to eat) with suffix `-ana`.
  Root: aś (class 9)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, peaceful, tranquil, quiet

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `śam` (to be calm, to cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - he desired, he wished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पिशित-अशनः (piśita-aśanaḥ) - flesh-eater, carnivorous

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piśita-aśana

piśita-aśana - flesh-eater, carnivorous

Compound type : tatpurusha (piśita+aśana)

• piśita – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• aśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (neuter)
  Noun derived from root `aś` (to eat) with suffix `-ana`.
  Root: aś (class 9)