महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-149, verse-14

ध्वाङ्क्षाभ्रसमवर्णस्तु बिलान्निःसृत्य जम्बुकः ।
गच्छमानान्स्म तानाह निर्घृणाः खलु मानवाः ॥१४॥

14. dhvāṅkṣābhrasamavarṇastu bilānniḥsṛtya jambukaḥ ,
gacchamānānsma tānāha nirghṛṇāḥ khalu mānavāḥ.

14. dhvāṅkṣābhrasamavarṇaḥ tu bilāt niḥsṛtya jambukaḥ
gacchamānān sma tān āha nirghṛṇāḥ khalu mānavāḥ

14. dhvāṅkṣābhrasamavarṇaḥ jambukaḥ bilāt niḥsṛtya
gacchamānān tān sma āha tu mānavāḥ khalu nirghṛṇāḥ

14. A jackal, dark-colored like a crow or a cloud, emerged from its burrow. He then addressed those who were departing, exclaiming, "Indeed, humans are heartless!"

Words meanings summery:

• ध्वाङ्क्षाभ्रसमवर्णः (dhvāṅkṣābhrasamavarṇaḥ) - of the color of a crow or a cloud, dark-colored like a crow or a cloud

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

• बिलात् (bilāt) - from its burrow (from a burrow, from a hole, from a cave)

• निःसृत्य (niḥsṛtya) - having emerged (having come out, having emerged)

• जम्बुकः (jambukaḥ) - jackal

• गच्छमानान् (gacchamānān) - those who were departing (those who are going, those who are departing)

• स्म (sma) - indicates past tense (particle used to indicate past tense or emphasis)

• तान् (tān) - them (referring to the departing people) (them (masculine plural))

• आह (āha) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• निर्घृणाः (nirghṛṇāḥ) - heartless (merciless, heartless, cruel)

• खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans (human beings, men)

Words meanings and morphology

ध्वाङ्क्षाभ्रसमवर्णः (dhvāṅkṣābhrasamavarṇaḥ) - of the color of a crow or a cloud, dark-colored like a crow or a cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhvāṅkṣābhrasamavarṇa

dhvāṅkṣābhrasamavarṇa - of the color of a crow or a cloud, dark-colored like a crow or a cloud

Compound meaning 'one whose color is similar to a crow and a cloud'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhvāṅkṣa+abhra+sama+varṇa)

• dhvāṅkṣa – crow
  noun (masculine)
• abhra – cloud
  noun (neuter)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective
• varṇa – color, appearance, caste, class
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

बिलात् (bilāt) - from its burrow (from a burrow, from a hole, from a cave)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bila

bila - burrow, hole, cave, cavity

निःसृत्य (niḥsṛtya) - having emerged (having come out, having emerged)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'sṛ' (to move) with prefix 'nis' (out, forth).

Prefix: nis

Root: sṛ (class 1)

जम्बुकः (jambukaḥ) - jackal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jambuka

jambuka - jackal

गच्छमानान् (gacchamānān) - those who were departing (those who are going, those who are departing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, departing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used substantively to mean "those who are going".

स्म (sma) - indicates past tense (particle used to indicate past tense or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them (referring to the departing people) (them (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आह (āha) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, irregular form

Often considered a root verb in itself, only occurs in perfect forms.

Root: ah

निर्घृणाः (nirghṛṇāḥ) - heartless (merciless, heartless, cruel)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirghṛṇa

nirghṛṇa - merciless, heartless, cruel, unfeeling

Formed with prefix 'nis' (without) and 'ghṛṇā' (pity, compassion).

खलु (khalu) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans (human beings, men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, human being, descendant of Manu

Derived from 'manu'.