महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-170, verse-3

अब्रवीन्मां पुरा कश्चिद्ब्राह्मणस्त्यागमास्थितः ।
क्लिश्यमानः कुदारेण कुचैलेन बुभुक्षया ॥३॥

3. abravīnmāṁ purā kaścidbrāhmaṇastyāgamāsthitaḥ ,
kliśyamānaḥ kudāreṇa kucailena bubhukṣayā.

3. abravīt mām purā kaścid brāhmaṇaḥ tyāgam āsthitaḥ
kliśyamānaḥ kudāreṇa kucailena bubhukṣayā

3. purā kaścid tyāgam āsthitaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ kliśyamānaḥ
kudāreṇa kucailena bubhukṣayā mām abravīt

3. Formerly, a certain Brahmin, dedicated to renunciation (tyāga), spoke to me. He was suffering due to a poor axe/tool (kudāra), poor clothes, and hunger.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• कश्चिद् (kaścid) - a certain, someone

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, member of the priestly class

• त्यागम् (tyāgam) - renunciation, abandonment

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - residing in, devoted to, practicing

• क्लिश्यमानः (kliśyamānaḥ) - suffering, distressed, being tormented

• कुदारेण (kudāreṇa) - by a poor axe/tool (implying difficulty in livelihood) (by a poor axe/tool, by bad wood, by a miserable dwelling)

• कुचैलेन (kucailena) - by poor clothes, by bad garments

• बुभुक्षया (bubhukṣayā) - by hunger, by desire to eat

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect

root 'brū', imperfect third person singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

कश्चिद् (kaścid) - a certain, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimcid

kimcid - someone, something, a certain (indefinite pronoun)

Derived from 'kim' (what) and 'cid' (a particle forming indefinite pronouns)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, member of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the highest caste, priest, theologian

त्यागम् (tyāgam) - renunciation, abandonment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tyāga

tyāga - renunciation, abandonment, sacrifice, giving up

derived from root 'tyaj' (to abandon)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - residing in, devoted to, practicing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - placed, fixed, devoted to, standing by, practicing

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ā-'

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

क्लिश्यमानः (kliśyamānaḥ) - suffering, distressed, being tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kliśyamāna

kliś - to suffer, to be distressed, to torment

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

derived from root 'kliś', present participle, nominative singular masculine

Root: kliś (class 4)

कुदारेण (kudāreṇa) - by a poor axe/tool (implying difficulty in livelihood) (by a poor axe/tool, by bad wood, by a miserable dwelling)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kudāra

kudāra - bad axe/tool, bad wood, miserable dwelling

Compound of 'ku' (bad) and 'dāra' (axe/tool/wood)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+dāra)

• ku – bad, evil, deficient, contemptible (prefix)
  indeclinable
  a prefix indicating 'badness' or 'difficulty'
• dāra – wood, splitting, a hole, a tool (like an axe)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dṛ (class 4)

कुचैलेन (kucailena) - by poor clothes, by bad garments

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kucaila

kucaila - poor clothes, bad garments

Compound of 'ku' (bad) and 'caila' (garment)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+caila)

• ku – bad, evil, deficient, contemptible (prefix)
  indeclinable
  a prefix indicating 'badness' or 'difficulty'
• caila – garment, cloth, attire
  noun (neuter)

बुभुक्षया (bubhukṣayā) - by hunger, by desire to eat

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bubhukṣā

bubhukṣā - hunger, desire to eat

Desiderative noun

derived from the desiderative stem of root 'bhuj' (to eat/enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)