महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-236, verse-12

दन्तोलूखलिनः केचिदश्मकुट्टास्तथापरे ।
शुक्लपक्षे पिबन्त्येके यवागूं क्वथितां सकृत् ॥१२॥

12. dantolūkhalinaḥ kecidaśmakuṭṭāstathāpare ,
śuklapakṣe pibantyeke yavāgūṁ kvathitāṁ sakṛt.

12. dantolūkhalinaḥ kecit aśmakuṭṭāḥ tathā apare
śuklapakṣe pibanti eke yavāgūm kvathitām sakṛt

12. kecit dantolūkhalinaḥ tathā apare aśmakuṭṭāḥ
eke śuklapakṣe kvathitām yavāgūm sakṛt pibanti

12. Some use their teeth as a mortar (for grinding), while others pound their food with stones. Some drink boiled barley gruel only once during the bright half of the lunar fortnight.

Words meanings summery:

• दन्तोलूखलिनः (dantolūkhalinaḥ) - those who use their teeth as a mortar

• केचित् (kecit) - some (of them); certain ones

• अश्मकुट्टाः (aśmakuṭṭāḥ) - those who pound with stones

• तथा (tathā) - likewise; in the same way; and

• अपरे (apare) - others

• शुक्लपक्षे (śuklapakṣe) - in the bright fortnight (of the lunar month)

• पिबन्ति (pibanti) - they drink

• एके (eke) - some (of them)

• यवागूम् (yavāgūm) - barley gruel

• क्वथिताम् (kvathitām) - boiled; cooked

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - once; a single time

Words meanings and morphology

दन्तोलूखलिनः (dantolūkhalinaḥ) - those who use their teeth as a mortar

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dantolūkhali

dantolūkhali - one who uses their teeth as a mortar (for grinding food)

Bahuvrīhi compound with 'in' suffix indicating possession.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (danta+ulūkhala)

• danta – tooth; tusk
  noun (masculine)
• ulūkhala – mortar
  noun (masculine)

केचित् (kecit) - some (of them); certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - someone; something; any; some

अश्मकुट्टाः (aśmakuṭṭāḥ) - those who pound with stones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśmakuṭṭa

aśmakuṭṭa - one who pounds with stones

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśman+kuṭṭa)

• aśman – stone; rock; thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
• kuṭṭa – pounded; crushed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root kuṭṭ (to pound, crush)
  Root: kuṭṭ (class 10)

तथा (tathā) - likewise; in the same way; and

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other; another; subsequent; western

शुक्लपक्षे (śuklapakṣe) - in the bright fortnight (of the lunar month)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śuklapakṣa

śuklapakṣa - the bright fortnight (waxing moon period) of a lunar month

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śukla+pakṣa)

• śukla – white; bright; clear
  adjective (masculine)
• pakṣa – fortnight; wing; side; party
  noun (masculine)

पिबन्ति (pibanti) - they drink

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pā

Root: pā (class 1)

एके (eke) - some (of them)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one; single; some; alone

यवागूम् (yavāgūm) - barley gruel

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yavāgū

yavāgū - barley gruel; porridge

क्वथिताम् (kvathitām) - boiled; cooked

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kvathita

kvathita - boiled; cooked; decocted

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root kvath

Root: kvath (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yavāgūm

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once; a single time

(indeclinable)