महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-221, verse-61

बालानां प्रेक्षमाणानां स्वयं भक्षानभक्षयन् ।
तथा भृत्यजनं सर्वं पर्यश्नन्ति च दानवाः ॥६१॥

61. bālānāṁ prekṣamāṇānāṁ svayaṁ bhakṣānabhakṣayan ,
tathā bhṛtyajanaṁ sarvaṁ paryaśnanti ca dānavāḥ.

61. bālānām prekṣamāṇānām svayam bhakṣān abhakṣayan
tathā bhṛtyajanam sarvam paryaśnanti ca dānavāḥ

61. dānavāḥ bālānām prekṣamāṇānām svayam bhakṣān abhakṣayan.
tathā ca sarvam bhṛtyajanam paryaśnanti.

61. While the children watched, they (the Dānavas) themselves consumed the food. And similarly, the Dānavas devour all the servants.

Words meanings summery:

• बालानाम् (bālānām) - of the children

• प्रेक्षमाणानाम् (prekṣamāṇānām) - of those watching, looking on

• स्वयम् (svayam) - themselves, personally, by oneself

• भक्षान् (bhakṣān) - eatables, food

• अभक्षयन् (abhakṣayan) - they ate, they consumed

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

• भृत्यजनम् (bhṛtyajanam) - multitude of servants, servants

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• पर्यश्नन्ति (paryaśnanti) - they devour, they consume completely

• च (ca) - and

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

Words meanings and morphology

बालानाम् (bālānām) - of the children

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young one, boy

प्रेक्षमाणानाम् (prekṣamāṇānām) - of those watching, looking on

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - watching, looking on, observing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root √īkṣ (1st class, Ātmanepada) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - themselves, personally, by oneself

(indeclinable)

भक्षान् (bhakṣān) - eatables, food

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhakṣa

bhakṣa - food, eatable, anything eaten

अभक्षयन् (abhakṣayan) - they ate, they consumed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhakṣ

Imperfect

Root √bhakṣ (1st or 10th class, Parasmaipada, often considered a denominative of bhakṣa). Third person plural Imperfect.

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so

(indeclinable)

भृत्यजनम् (bhṛtyajanam) - multitude of servants, servants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛtyajana

bhṛtyajana - a multitude of servants, the servant class

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhṛtya+jana)

• bhṛtya – servant, dependant, hireling
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From root √bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• jana – person, people, multitude, community
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

पर्यश्नन्ति (paryaśnanti) - they devour, they consume completely

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of aś

Present

Root √aś (9th class, Parasmaipada) with prefix pari-. Third person plural Present tense.

Prefix: pari

Root: aś (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of demons)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, a Dānava (a class of demons or Asuras)