महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-27

तेनानुचरता तस्मिन्वने विश्वस्तचारिणा ।
भक्षं विचरमाणेन नचिराद्दृष्टमामिषम् ॥२७॥

27. tenānucaratā tasminvane viśvastacāriṇā ,
bhakṣaṁ vicaramāṇena nacirāddṛṣṭamāmiṣam.

27. tena anucaratā tasmin vane viśvastacāriṇā
bhakṣam vicaramāṇena na cirāt dṛṣṭam āmiṣam

27. tena anucaratā tasmin vane viśvastacāriṇā
bhakṣam vicaramāṇena na cirāt āmiṣam dṛṣṭam

27. As he (Palita) was wandering in that forest, moving confidently and searching for food, meat was seen by him not long thereafter.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by him (Palita) (by him, by that)

• अनुचरता (anucaratā) - wandering (wandering, following)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• वने (vane) - in that forest (in the forest, in the woods)

• विश्वस्तचारिणा (viśvastacāriṇā) - moving confidently (moving confidently, roaming trustingly)

• भक्षम् (bhakṣam) - food (food, prey)

• विचरमाणेन (vicaramāṇena) - by him searching (for food) (by him searching, by him wandering)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time (for a long time, after a long time)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - was seen (seen, beheld)

• आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - meat (meat, flesh, prey)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him (Palita) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent in passive construction.

अनुचरता (anucaratā) - wandering (wandering, following)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anucarat

anucarat - following, wandering, going after

Present Active Participle

From root car with prefix anu-, present active participle suffix -śatṛ (declined as instrumental singular masculine).

Prefix: anu

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Corresponds to the agent 'tena'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'vane'.

वने (vane) - in that forest (in the forest, in the woods)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Root: van (class 1)

Note: Place of action.

विश्वस्तचारिणा (viśvastacāriṇā) - moving confidently (moving confidently, roaming trustingly)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśvastacārin

viśvastacārin - moving with confidence, roaming trustingly

Compound. From 'viśvasta' (trusted, confident) + 'cārin' (moving, wandering).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (viśvasta+cārin)

• viśvasta – trusted, confident, fearless
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śvas (to breathe) with prefix vi-, kta suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• cārin – moving, wandering, practicing, behaving
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From root car + suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the agent 'tena'.

भक्षम् (bhakṣam) - food (food, prey)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhakṣa

bhakṣa - food, prey, eating, a mouthful

From root bhakṣ (to eat).

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of the activity expressed by 'vicaramāṇena'.

विचरमाणेन (vicaramāṇena) - by him searching (for food) (by him searching, by him wandering)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicaramāṇa

vicaramāṇa - wandering, roaming, moving about, searching

Present Middle Participle

From root car with prefix vi-, present middle participle suffix -śānac (declined as instrumental singular masculine).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Corresponds to the agent 'tena'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'cirāt'.

चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time (for a long time, after a long time)

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially. Ablative case can indicate 'from/after a time'.

Note: With 'na', implies 'soon'.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - was seen (seen, beheld)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived, appeared

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see), with kta suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb equivalent in passive construction.

आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - meat (meat, flesh, prey)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - meat, flesh, prey, food

Note: Subject of 'dṛṣṭam'.