महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-264, verse-17

तस्य तेन तु भावेन मृगहिंसात्मनस्तदा ।
तपो महत्समुच्छिन्नं तस्माद्धिंसा न यज्ञिया ॥१७॥

17. tasya tena tu bhāvena mṛgahiṁsātmanastadā ,
tapo mahatsamucchinnaṁ tasmāddhiṁsā na yajñiyā.

17. tasya tena tu bhāvena mṛgahimsātmanaḥ tadā
tapaḥ mahat samucchinnam tasmāt hiṃsā na yajñiyā

17. tadā tasya mṛgahimsātmanaḥ tena bhāvena mahat tapaḥ samucchinnam.
tasmāt hiṃsā yajñiyā na.

17. At that time, due to his disposition for killing animals, his great austerity (tapas) was completely destroyed. Therefore, violence is not suitable for a Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• तेन (tena) - by that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• भावेन (bhāvena) - by the disposition, by the nature

• मृगहिम्सात्मनः (mṛgahimsātmanaḥ) - of one whose nature is animal killing

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense

• समुच्छिन्नम् (samucchinnam) - completely destroyed, cut off, annihilated

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury, killing

• न (na) - not, no

• यज्ञिया (yajñiyā) - suitable for a Vedic ritual, sacrificial

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

भावेन (bhāvena) - by the disposition, by the nature

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, disposition, nature, sentiment, existence

Derived from root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

मृगहिम्सात्मनः (mṛgahimsātmanaḥ) - of one whose nature is animal killing

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛgahiṃsātman

mṛgahiṁsātman - one whose nature is animal killing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛga+hiṃsā+ātman)

• mṛga – animal, deer, wild beast
  noun (masculine)
• hiṃsā – injury, harm, violence, killing
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root hiṃs (to injure, kill).
  Root: hiṃs (class 7)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat

Derived from root tap (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

समुच्छिन्नम् (samucchinnam) - completely destroyed, cut off, annihilated

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samucchinnam

samucchinnam - completely destroyed, cut off

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root chid (to cut) with the upasargas sam- and ut-.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: chid (class 7)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of tad, often used as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury, killing

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hiṃsā

hiṁsā - violence, injury, harm, killing

Derived from root hiṃs (to injure, kill).

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यज्ञिया (yajñiyā) - suitable for a Vedic ritual, sacrificial

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yajñiya

yajñiya - suitable for sacrifice, relating to sacrifice, sacrificial

Derived from yajña (Vedic ritual) with the suffix -iya, denoting suitability or relation.