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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-217, verse-23

तुषभक्षं तु मां ज्ञात्वा प्रविविक्तजने गृहे ।
बिभ्रतं गार्दभं रूपमादिश्य परिगर्हसे ॥२३॥
23. tuṣabhakṣaṁ tu māṁ jñātvā praviviktajane gṛhe ,
bibhrataṁ gārdabhaṁ rūpamādiśya parigarhase.
23. tuṣabhakṣam tu mām jñātvā praviviktajane gṛhe
bibhratam gārdabham rūpam ādiśya parigarhase
23. tu praviviktajane gṛhe tuṣabhakṣam gārdabham
rūpam bibhratam mām jñātvā ādiśya parigarhase
23. But having recognized me as one who subsists on chaff (tuṣabhakṣam), and who has assumed the form of a donkey in a secluded house, you condemn me by labeling me as such.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तुषभक्षम् (tuṣabhakṣam) - one who subsists on chaff (one who eats chaff, one who lives on husk)
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)
  • माम् (mām) - me
  • ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having recognized (having known, having understood, recognizing)
  • प्रविविक्तजने (praviviktajane) - in a secluded house/place (in a secluded place/house/among secluded people)
  • गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home
  • बिभ्रतम् (bibhratam) - bearing, assuming (a form) (bearing, carrying, holding, supporting)
  • गार्दभम् (gārdabham) - of a donkey (donkey-like, of a donkey)
  • रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance (form, appearance, shape, nature)
  • आदिश्य (ādiśya) - having labeled / designated (me as such) (having ordered, having commanded, having designated, having specified)
  • परिगर्हसे (parigarhase) - you condemn (you blame, you censure, you reproach)

Words meanings and morphology

तुषभक्षम् (tuṣabhakṣam) - one who subsists on chaff (one who eats chaff, one who lives on husk)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tuṣabhakṣa
tuṣabhakṣa - one who eats chaff/husk, an ascetic or poor person
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tuṣa+bhakṣa)
  • tuṣa – chaff, husk
    noun (masculine)
  • bhakṣa – eating, food, eater
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhakṣ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'mām'.
तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Object of 'jñātvā'.
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having recognized (having known, having understood, recognizing)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
root jñā, absolutive suffix -tvā
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Expresses a prior action by the subject of the main verb ('parigarhase').
प्रविविक्तजने (praviviktajane) - in a secluded house/place (in a secluded place/house/among secluded people)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of praviviktajana
praviviktajana - secluded person, a person in a solitary place
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (pravivikta+jana)
  • pravivikta – secluded, solitary, separated
    adjective (masculine)
    past passive participle
    from pra-√vic
    Prefix: pra
    Root: vic (class 7)
  • jana – person, people, man
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to a place where few people are. Often used with 'gṛhe'.
गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
Note: Location.
बिभ्रतम् (bibhratam) - bearing, assuming (a form) (bearing, carrying, holding, supporting)
(participle)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bibhrat
bibhrat - bearing, carrying, supporting, wearing
present active participle
root bhṛ (reduplicated form bibhṛ), parasmaipada, present tense, active voice, participle, accusative singular masculine
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: Qualifies 'mām'.
गार्दभम् (gārdabham) - of a donkey (donkey-like, of a donkey)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gārdabha
gārdabha - belonging to a donkey, donkey-like, stupid
derived from gardabha (donkey)
Note: Adjective for 'rūpam'.
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance (form, appearance, shape, nature)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature
Note: Object of 'bibhratam'.
आदिश्य (ādiśya) - having labeled / designated (me as such) (having ordered, having commanded, having designated, having specified)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
root diś, absolutive suffix -ya (after upasarga)
Prefix: ā
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Expresses a prior action by the subject of the main verb ('parigarhase').
परिगर्हसे (parigarhase) - you condemn (you blame, you censure, you reproach)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of garh
present middle
root garh (from gṛh), ātmanepada, present tense, middle voice, 2nd person singular
Prefix: pari
Root: garh (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.