महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-205, verse-13

यद्वत्कान्तारमातिष्ठन्नौत्सुक्यं समनुव्रजेत् ।
श्रमादाहारमादद्यादस्वाद्वपि हि यापनम् ॥१३॥

13. yadvatkāntāramātiṣṭhannautsukyaṁ samanuvrajet ,
śramādāhāramādadyādasvādvapi hi yāpanam.

13. yadvat kāntāram ātiṣṭhan autsukyam samanuvrajet
śramāt āhāram ādadhyāt asvādu api hi yāpanam

13. yadvat kāntāram ātiṣṭhan autsukyam samanuvrajet
śramāt asvādu api hi yāpanam ādadhyāt

13. Just as one, while traversing a wilderness (kāntāra), should not pursue longings, but rather, out of fatigue, should consume even unpalatable food simply for the sake of survival.

Words meanings summery:

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in which manner, as

• कान्तारम् (kāntāram) - wilderness, forest, difficult path

• आतिष्ठन् (ātiṣṭhan) - standing in, entering, dwelling in, occupying, traversing

• औत्सुक्यम् (autsukyam) - eagerness, longing, desire, curiosity

• समनुव्रजेत् (samanuvrajet) - one should pursue/follow/indulge in

• श्रमात् (śramāt) - from fatigue, due to exhaustion

• आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance, meal

• आदध्यात् (ādadhyāt) - one should take, one should eat, one should consume

• अस्वादु (asvādu) - unpalatable (food) (unpalatable, tasteless, disagreeable)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• यापनम् (yāpanam) - for sustenance, for maintenance, for survival, for passing life

Words meanings and morphology

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, in which manner, as

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'yad' (which) + 'vati' (like) suffix.

कान्तारम् (kāntāram) - wilderness, forest, difficult path

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāntāra

kāntāra - wilderness, forest, difficult path

आतिष्ठन् (ātiṣṭhan) - standing in, entering, dwelling in, occupying, traversing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātiṣṭhat

ātiṣṭhat - standing in, entering, dwelling in, occupying, traversing

Present Active Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

औत्सुक्यम् (autsukyam) - eagerness, longing, desire, curiosity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of autsukya

autsukya - eagerness, longing, desire, curiosity

समनुव्रजेत् (samanuvrajet) - one should pursue/follow/indulge in

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of samanuvraj

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: vraj (class 1)

श्रमात् (śramāt) - from fatigue, due to exhaustion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - fatigue, exhaustion, toil, effort

Root: śram (class 4)

आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance, meal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, sustenance, meal

Root: hṛ (class 1)

आदध्यात् (ādadhyāt) - one should take, one should eat, one should consume

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ādadhyāt

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

अस्वादु (asvādu) - unpalatable (food) (unpalatable, tasteless, disagreeable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asvādu

asvādu - unpalatable, tasteless, disagreeable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+svādu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• svādu – sweet, tasty, agreeable
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'āhāram'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

यापनम् (yāpanam) - for sustenance, for maintenance, for survival, for passing life

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yāpana

yāpana - sustenance, maintenance, passing of time, keeping alive

From root `yā` (to go, to live) + `ana` suffix.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose.