महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-139, verse-55

साध्वन्यमनुपश्य त्वमुपायं प्राणधारणे ।
न मांसलोभात्तपसो नाशस्ते स्यान्महामुने ॥५५॥

55. sādhvanyamanupaśya tvamupāyaṁ prāṇadhāraṇe ,
na māṁsalobhāttapaso nāśaste syānmahāmune.

55. sādhu anyam anupaśya tvam upāyam prāṇadhāraṇe
na māṃsalobhāt tapasaḥ nāśaḥ te syāt mahāmune

55. mahāmune tvam sādhu prāṇadhāraṇe anyam upāyam
anupaśya māṃsalobhāt te tapasaḥ nāśaḥ na syāt

55. O great sage, you should indeed seek another means of sustaining life. Let your austerity (tapas) not be destroyed by a craving for meat.

Words meanings summery:

• साधु (sādhu) - indeed, properly (well, properly, indeed, good)

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another (another, other)

• अनुपश्य (anupaśya) - seek, consider (look at, perceive, consider, seek)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• उपायम् (upāyam) - means (means, way, method)

• प्राणधारणे (prāṇadhāraṇe) - of sustaining life (in sustaining life, for the support of life)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मांसलोभात् (māṁsalobhāt) - due to a craving for meat (from greed for meat, due to desire for flesh)

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of your austerity (tapas) (of austerity, of penance)

• नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction (destruction, loss, ruin)

• ते (te) - your (to you, your)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

Words meanings and morphology

साधु (sādhu) - indeed, properly (well, properly, indeed, good)

(indeclinable)

अन्यम् (anyam) - another (another, other)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Accusative singular masculine, agreeing with upāyam.

अनुपश्य (anupaśya) - seek, consider (look at, perceive, consider, seek)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of anupaśya

Formed from prefix "anu" + root "dṛś" (to see) in present active imperative.

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 4)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

उपायम् (upāyam) - means (means, way, method)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - a means, method, expedient, way

From "upa" + root "i" (to go) + suffix "a".

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of "anupaśya".

प्राणधारणे (prāṇadhāraṇe) - of sustaining life (in sustaining life, for the support of life)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāṇadhāraṇa

prāṇadhāraṇa - sustenance of life, maintaining life

Compound of prāṇa (life-breath) and dhāraṇa (holding, maintaining).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+dhāraṇa)

• prāṇa – breath, vital air, life
  noun (masculine)
  From "pra" (prefix) + root "an" (to breathe) + suffix "a".
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• dhāraṇa – holding, bearing, maintaining
  noun (neuter)
  From root "dhṛ" (to hold) + suffix "ana".
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used here to indicate purpose or context.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

मांसलोभात् (māṁsalobhāt) - due to a craving for meat (from greed for meat, due to desire for flesh)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of māṃsalobha

māṁsalobha - greed for meat, desire for flesh

Tatpurusha compound of māṃsa (meat) and lobha (greed).

Compound type : tatpurusha (māṃsa+lobha)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• lobha – greed, covetousness, desire
  noun (masculine)
  From root "lubh" (to desire) + suffix "a".
  Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause.

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of your austerity (tapas) (of austerity, of penance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - religious austerity, penance, spiritual discipline

From root "tap" (to heat, to perform penance).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Possessive, relating to "nāśaḥ".

नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction (destruction, loss, ruin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss

From root "naś" (to perish) + suffix "a".

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Subject of "syāt".

ते (te) - your (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of genitive singular.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative 3rd person singular of the root "as".

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses a wish or possibility.

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Bahuvrīhi compound: "mahā" (great) + "muni" (sage).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  From root "mah" (to be great).
  Root: mah (class 1)
• muni – sage, ascetic, an inspired one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Addressing Viśvāmitra.