महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-24, verse-7

भक्षयन्तं तु तं दृष्ट्वा शङ्खो भ्रातरमब्रवीत् ।
कुतः फलान्यवाप्तानि हेतुना केन खादसि ॥७॥

7. bhakṣayantaṁ tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā śaṅkho bhrātaramabravīt ,
kutaḥ phalānyavāptāni hetunā kena khādasi.

7. bhakṣayantam tu tam dṛṣṭvā śaṅkhaḥ bhrātaram
abravīt kutaḥ phalāni avāptāni hetunā kena khādasi

7. tu śaṅkhaḥ tam bhakṣayantam dṛṣṭvā bhrātaram abravīt - "kutaḥ
hetunā kena phalāni avāptāni (santi)? khādasi (tvam)?"

7. But Shankha, seeing him eating, said to his brother, "From where did you get these fruits? By what reason are you eating them?"

Words meanings summery:

• भक्षयन्तम् (bhakṣayantam) - him who was eating (eating, consuming (him))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• तम् (tam) - him (Likita) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - Shankha

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - (his) brother (Likita) (brother)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (spoke, said)

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, whence; why)

• फलानि (phalāni) - fruits

• अवाप्तानि (avāptāni) - obtained (obtained, gained, acquired)

• हेतुना (hetunā) - by what reason, by what right (by reason, by cause, by means of)

• केन (kena) - by what (reason) (by whom, by what (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

• खादसि (khādasi) - are you eating (you eat, you consume)

Words meanings and morphology

भक्षयन्तम् (bhakṣayantam) - him who was eating (eating, consuming (him))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhakṣayat

bhakṣayat - eating, consuming

Present Active Participle

From root bhakṣ- 'to eat' (causative of bhaja). Present active participle, masculine, singular, accusative.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies tam.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks a contrast or continuation.

तम् (tam) - him (Likita) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Likita.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root dṛś- 'to see' with -tvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - Shankha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha

śaṅkha - conch-shell; a proper name 'Shankha'

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - (his) brother (Likita) (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Likita.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

Third person singular imperfect active (from root vac/brū)

Root: brū (class 2)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where (from where, whence; why)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base kim (what) with -tas suffix

फलानि (phalāni) - fruits

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward

Note: Subject of avāptāni.

अवाप्तानि (avāptāni) - obtained (obtained, gained, acquired)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of avāpta

avāpta - obtained, gained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From root āp- 'to obtain' with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies phalāni.

हेतुना (hetunā) - by what reason, by what right (by reason, by cause, by means of)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive

केन (kena) - by what (reason) (by whom, by what (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Qualifies hetunā.

खादसि (khādasi) - are you eating (you eat, you consume)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of khād

Present Indicative

Second person singular present active

Root: khād (class 1)

Note: Refers to Likita.