महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-166, verse-18

इत्युक्ता राक्षसेन्द्रेण राक्षसा घोरविक्रमाः ।
नैच्छन्त तं भक्षयितुं पापकर्मायमित्युत ॥१८॥

18. ityuktā rākṣasendreṇa rākṣasā ghoravikramāḥ ,
naicchanta taṁ bhakṣayituṁ pāpakarmāyamityuta.

18. iti uktāḥ rākṣasa indreṇa rākṣasāḥ ghora vikramāḥ
na aicchan tam bhakṣayitum pāpakarmā ayam iti uta

18. rākṣasa indreṇa,
iti uktāḥ,
ghora vikramāḥ,
rākṣasāḥ,
pāpakarmā ayam iti uta,
tam,
bhakṣayitum,
na aicchan.

18. Thus addressed by the lord of Rākṣasas, those Rākṣasas of terrible prowess did not wish to devour him, saying, "Indeed, this one is a perpetrator of wicked deeds (karma)."

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing a statement) (thus, so)

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed (spoken, addressed, said)

• राक्षस (rākṣasa) - Rākṣasa (Rākṣasa, demon)

• इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by the lord (by the lord, by the chief)

• राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the Rākṣasas (Rākṣasas, demons)

• घोर (ghora) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

• विक्रमाः (vikramāḥ) - prowess (prowess, valor, might)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ऐच्छन् (aicchan) - they wished (they wished, they desired)

• तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

• भक्षयितुम् (bhakṣayitum) - to devour (to devour, to eat)

• पापकर्मा (pāpakarmā) - a perpetrator of wicked deeds (karma) (of wicked deeds, whose actions are evil)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (this, this one)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing quoted speech) (thus, so)

• उत (uta) - indeed (and, also, indeed)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (introducing a statement) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed (spoken, addressed, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak), irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'rākṣasāḥ'.

राक्षस (rākṣasa) - Rākṣasa (Rākṣasa, demon)

(noun)

singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, demon

Note: First part of a Tatpuruṣa compound 'rākṣasendra'.

इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by the lord (by the lord, by the chief)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of indra

indra - lord, chief, best; god Indra

Note: Second part of a Tatpuruṣa compound 'rākṣasendra' (lord of Rākṣasas).

राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - the Rākṣasas (Rākṣasas, demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa, demon

घोर (ghora) - terrible (terrible, dreadful, fierce)

(adjective)

singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful

Note: First part of a Bahuvrihi compound 'ghoravikrama'.

विक्रमाः (vikramāḥ) - prowess (prowess, valor, might)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikrama

vikrama - prowess, valor, might, courage; step

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Second part of a Bahuvrihi compound 'ghoravikrama' (whose prowess is terrible).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

ऐच्छन् (aicchan) - they wished (they wished, they desired)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 4)

तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भक्षयितुम् (bhakṣayitum) - to devour (to devour, to eat)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form from causative root bhakṣ.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

पापकर्मा (pāpakarmā) - a perpetrator of wicked deeds (karma) (of wicked deeds, whose actions are evil)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpakarma

pāpakarma - evil action, sin; one who performs evil actions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+karma)

• pāpa – evil, bad, wicked, sin
  noun (neuter)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound, describing the person.

अयम् (ayam) - this one (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Pronominal stem 'i-' (masc)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing quoted speech) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - indeed (and, also, indeed)

(indeclinable)