महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-221, verse-62

पायसं कृसरं मांसमपूपानथ शष्कुलीः ।
अपाचयन्नात्मनोऽर्थे वृथामांसान्यभक्षयन् ॥६२॥

62. pāyasaṁ kṛsaraṁ māṁsamapūpānatha śaṣkulīḥ ,
apācayannātmano'rthe vṛthāmāṁsānyabhakṣayan.

62. pāyasam kṛsaram māṃsam apūpān atha śaṣkulīḥ
apācayan ātmanaḥ arthe vṛthā māṃsāni abhakṣayan

62. te ātmanaḥ arthe pāyasam kṛsaram māṃsam apūpān atha śaṣkulīḥ apācayan.
(te) vṛthā māṃsāni abhakṣayan.

62. They cooked milk-rice, a rice-and-sesame dish, meat, cakes, and fried cakes for themselves. And they consumed forbidden meats.

Words meanings summery:

• पायसम् (pāyasam) - milk-rice, porridge

• कृसरम् (kṛsaram) - a dish of rice and sesame, gruel

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

• अपूपान् (apūpān) - cakes, bread

• अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then

• शष्कुलीः (śaṣkulīḥ) - fried cakes, sweetmeats

• अपाचयन् (apācayan) - they cooked

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for oneself, of oneself

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• वृथा (vṛthā) - improperly, forbidden (meat not offered in ritual) (uselessly, in vain, improperly, forbidden)

• मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

• अभक्षयन् (abhakṣayan) - they ate, they consumed

Words meanings and morphology

पायसम् (pāyasam) - milk-rice, porridge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāyasa

pāyasa - milk-rice, porridge, a dish of milk, rice, and sugar

कृसरम् (kṛsaram) - a dish of rice and sesame, gruel

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛsara

kṛsara - a dish of rice and sesame, gruel, a kind of porridge

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

अपूपान् (apūpān) - cakes, bread

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of apūpa

apūpa - cake, bread, pancake

अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

शष्कुलीः (śaṣkulīḥ) - fried cakes, sweetmeats

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śaṣkulī

śaṣkulī - a kind of fried cake, a sweetmeat

अपाचयन् (apācayan) - they cooked

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root √pac (1st class, Parasmaipada), causative stem (pācaya-). Third person plural Imperfect active.

Root: pac (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for oneself, of oneself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Used here with arthe to indicate purpose or benefit for oneself, functionally like a dative.

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of artha, used as a postposition to mean 'for the sake of'.

वृथा (vṛthā) - improperly, forbidden (meat not offered in ritual) (uselessly, in vain, improperly, forbidden)

(indeclinable)

मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

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 active.

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)