महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-289, verse-52

अभक्तमटवीप्रायं दावदग्धमहीरुहम् ।
पन्थानं तस्कराकीर्णं क्षेमेणाभिपतेद्युवा ॥५२॥

52. abhaktamaṭavīprāyaṁ dāvadagdhamahīruham ,
panthānaṁ taskarākīrṇaṁ kṣemeṇābhipatedyuvā.

52. abhaktam aṭavīprāyam dāvadagdhamahīruham
panthānam taskarākīrṇam kṣemeṇa abhipatet yuvā

52. yuvā abhaktam aṭavīprāyam dāvadagdhamahīruham
taskarākīrṇam (vanam) panthānam kṣemeṇa abhipatet

52. A young person could not safely traverse a path in such a forest—a forest that is uncultivated, predominantly wild, with trees scorched by forest fires, and itself infested with robbers.

Words meanings summery:

• अभक्तम् (abhaktam) - uncultivated, desolate, not shared

• अटवीप्रायम् (aṭavīprāyam) - mostly wilderness, resembling a forest

• दावदग्धमहीरुहम् (dāvadagdhamahīruham) - with trees burned by forest fires

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

• तस्कराकीर्णम् (taskarākīrṇam) - infested with robbers, covered with thieves

• क्षेमेण (kṣemeṇa) - safely, securely, in welfare

• अभिपतेत् (abhipatet) - might traverse, might reach, might overcome

• युवा (yuvā) - a young man, youth

Words meanings and morphology

अभक्तम् (abhaktam) - uncultivated, desolate, not shared

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhakta

abhakta - undivided, unshared, uncultivated, desolate

Formed with negation prefix 'a-' and 'bhakta' (divided, cultivated, shared).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+bhakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• bhakta – divided, distributed, cultivated, served
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root bhaj 'to divide, distribute, serve'.
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam' (implied from previous verse).

अटवीप्रायम् (aṭavīprāyam) - mostly wilderness, resembling a forest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṭavīprāya

aṭavīprāya - mostly wilderness, resembling a forest

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (aṭavī+prāya)

• aṭavī – forest, wilderness
  noun (feminine)
• prāya – mostly, abundant, frequent, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Used as a suffix to mean 'mostly' or 'abundant in'.

Note: Agrees with 'vanam' (implied from previous verse).

दावदग्धमहीरुहम् (dāvadagdhamahīruham) - with trees burned by forest fires

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāvadagdhamahīruha

dāvadagdhamahīruha - having trees burned by forest fires

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dāva+dagdha+mahīruha)

• dāva – forest fire, conflagration
  noun (masculine)
• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root dah 'to burn'.
  Root: dah (class 1)
• mahīruha – tree (literally 'earth-growing')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mahī (earth) and ruha (growing).
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam' (implied from previous verse).

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of panthan

panthan - path, road, way

Irregular noun belonging to the 'an' stem class.

Note: Direct object of 'abhipatet'.

तस्कराकीर्णम् (taskarākīrṇam) - infested with robbers, covered with thieves

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taskarākīrṇa

taskarākīrṇa - infested with robbers/thieves, covered with robbers/thieves

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (taskara+ākīrṇa)

• taskara – robber, thief
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – strewn, covered, infested, filled with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ 'to strew' with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'vanam' (implied from previous verse).

क्षेमेण (kṣemeṇa) - safely, securely, in welfare

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣema

kṣema - security, safety, welfare, prosperity

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use meaning 'with safety'.

अभिपतेत् (abhipatet) - might traverse, might reach, might overcome

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of abhipat

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

युवा (yuvā) - a young man, youth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuvan

yuvan - young, youthful; a young man, youth