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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-290, verse-37

द्वंद्वानां विप्रयोगं च विज्ञाय कृपणं नृप ।
अन्योन्यभक्षणं दृष्ट्वा भूतानामपि चाशुभम् ॥३७॥
37. dvaṁdvānāṁ viprayogaṁ ca vijñāya kṛpaṇaṁ nṛpa ,
anyonyabhakṣaṇaṁ dṛṣṭvā bhūtānāmapi cāśubham.
37. dvandvānām viprayogaṃ ca vijñāya kṛpaṇaṃ nṛpa
anyonyabhakṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūtānām api ca aśubham
37. nṛpa dvandvānām viprayogaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ ca vijñāya
bhūtānām api anyonyabhakṣaṇaṃ aśubham ca dṛṣṭvā
37. O king, understanding the pitiable separation of all dualities (dvandva), and having witnessed the inauspicious mutual consumption of beings...

Words meanings summery:

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  • द्वन्द्वानाम् (dvandvānām) - of pairs, of dualities, of opposites
  • विप्रयोगं (viprayogaṁ) - separation, disjunction, dissociation
  • (ca) - and, also
  • विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood, having discerned
  • कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṁ) - describing the state of separation (viprayoga) (pitiable, miserable, wretched, poor)
  • नृप (nṛpa) - O king
  • अन्योन्यभक्षणं (anyonyabhakṣaṇaṁ) - mutual devouring, reciprocal consumption
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived
  • भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of elements
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, unlucky, evil

Words meanings and morphology

द्वन्द्वानाम् (dvandvānām) - of pairs, of dualities, of opposites
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of dvandva
dvandva - a pair, a couple, a duality, a conflict, a pair of opposites (e.g., pleasure and pain)
विप्रयोगं (viprayogaṁ) - separation, disjunction, dissociation
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of viprayoga
viprayoga - separation, disjunction, absence of union, loss
From vi-pra-yuj + ghañ
Prefixes: vi+pra
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Used here as accusative object of vijñāya.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood, having discerned
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
Prefix vi + jñā (root)
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Formed with suffix -ya after a prefixed root.
कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṁ) - describing the state of separation (viprayoga) (pitiable, miserable, wretched, poor)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛpaṇa
kṛpaṇa - wretched, miserable, poor, lamentable, pitiable, mean, stingy
From kṛp (to lament) + ana
Root: kṛp (class 1)
Note: Agrees with viprayogaṃ in case and number.
नृप (nṛpa) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men
From nṛ (man) + pā (to protect).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pā)
  • nṛ – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • pā – to protect, to guard
    verb
    Root verb used here as agent noun forming the compound.
    Root: pā (class 2)
अन्योन्यभक्षणं (anyonyabhakṣaṇaṁ) - mutual devouring, reciprocal consumption
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonyabhakṣaṇa
anyonyabhakṣaṇa - mutual eating, devouring one another
Compound of anyonya (mutual) and bhakṣaṇa (eating).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (anyonya+bhakṣaṇa)
  • anyonya – mutual, reciprocal, one another
    pronoun
    From anya (another) + anya.
  • bhakṣaṇa – eating, devouring, food
    noun (neuter)
    From root bhakṣ (to eat) + Lyuṭ.
    Root: bhakṣ (class 10)
Note: Accusative object of dṛṣṭvā.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
Formed from root dṛś + ktvā suffix.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures, of elements
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been, past
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be) + kta. Used as a noun.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to sentient beings.
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes 'bhūtānām'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects anyonyabhakṣaṇaṃ and aśubham.
अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, unlucky, evil
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aśubha
aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad, unpropitious
Negation (na) + śubha (auspicious).
Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative particle.
  • śubha – auspicious, fortunate, good, beautiful
    adjective (neuter)
    Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Agrees with anyonyabhakṣaṇaṃ.