महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-139, verse-27

स कदाचित्परिपतञ्श्वपचानां निवेशनम् ।
हिंस्राणां प्राणिहन्तॄणामाससाद वने क्वचित् ॥२७॥

27. sa kadācitparipatañśvapacānāṁ niveśanam ,
hiṁsrāṇāṁ prāṇihantṝṇāmāsasāda vane kvacit.

27. sa kadācit paripatan śvapacānām niveśanam
hiṃsrāṇām prāṇihantṝṇām āsasāda vane kvacit

27. sa kadācit kvacit vane hiṃsrāṇām prāṇihantṝṇām
śvapacānām niveśanam paripatan āsasāda

27. Once, as he wandered, he came upon the dwelling of outcaste dog-eaters, who were violent animal-killers, somewhere in a forest.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (referring to the male subject of the narrative) (he, that)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once (indicating a point in the past) (once, sometimes, at some time)

• परिपतन् (paripatan) - wandering (moving about and coming across something) (falling, approaching, wandering)

• श्वपचानाम् (śvapacānām) - of outcaste dog-eaters (of dog-eaters, of outcastes, of Chandālas)

• निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - dwelling (dwelling, abode, house)

• हिंस्राणाम् (hiṁsrāṇām) - of violent (ones) (of violent ones, of cruel ones, of harmful ones)

• प्राणिहन्तॄणाम् (prāṇihantṝṇām) - of animal-killers (of animal-killers, of those who kill living beings)

• आससाद (āsasāda) - he came upon (he reached, he attained, he approached)

• वने (vane) - in a forest (in the forest, in the wood)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere (somewhere, in some place, at some time)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (referring to the male subject of the narrative) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine nominative singular of 'tad'

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once (indicating a point in the past) (once, sometimes, at some time)

(indeclinable)

परिपतन् (paripatan) - wandering (moving about and coming across something) (falling, approaching, wandering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paripat

paripat - to fall around, wander, approach

Present Active Participle

derived from prefix 'pari-' and root 'pat'

Prefix: pari

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: modifies 'sa'

श्वपचानाम् (śvapacānām) - of outcaste dog-eaters (of dog-eaters, of outcastes, of Chandālas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śvapaca

śvapaca - dog-eater, outcaste, Chandāla

Compound type : tatpurusha (śvan+paca)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• paca – cooker, eater
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root 'pac' (to cook)
  Root: pac (class 1)

निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - dwelling (dwelling, abode, house)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niveśana

niveśana - dwelling, abode, house

derived from root 'viś' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: object of 'āsasāda'

हिंस्राणाम् (hiṁsrāṇām) - of violent (ones) (of violent ones, of cruel ones, of harmful ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of hiṃsra

hiṁsra - violent, cruel, harmful

derived from root 'hiṃs'

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

Note: modifies 'śvapacānām'

प्राणिहन्तॄणाम् (prāṇihantṝṇām) - of animal-killers (of animal-killers, of those who kill living beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇihantṛ

prāṇihantṛ - animal-killer, killer of living beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇin+hantṛ)

• prāṇin – living being, animal
  noun (masculine)
• hantṛ – killer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root 'han'
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: modifies 'śvapacānām'

आससाद (āsasāda) - he came upon (he reached, he attained, he approached)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āsasād

perfect tense (lit) of root 'sad' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

वने (vane) - in a forest (in the forest, in the wood)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere (somewhere, in some place, at some time)

(indeclinable)