महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-346, verse-5

षष्ठो हि दिवसस्तेऽद्य प्राप्तस्येह तपोधन ।
न चाभिलषसे किंचिदाहारं धर्मवत्सल ॥५॥

5. ṣaṣṭho hi divasaste'dya prāptasyeha tapodhana ,
na cābhilaṣase kiṁcidāhāraṁ dharmavatsala.

5. ṣaṣṭhaḥ hi divasaḥ te adya prāptasya iha tapodhana
na ca abhilaṣase kiṃcit āhāram dharmavatsala

5. tapodhana dharmavatsala adya iha prāptasya te hi
ṣaṣṭhaḥ divasaḥ ca kiṃcit āhāram na abhilaṣase

5. O ascetic (tapasvin), it is indeed the sixth day since you arrived here today, yet you do not desire any food, O lover of righteousness (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• षष्ठः (ṣaṣṭhaḥ) - sixth

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• दिवसः (divasaḥ) - day

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• अद्य (adya) - today

• प्राप्तस्य (prāptasya) - for you who have arrived (of one who has arrived, for the arrived one)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - addressing the brahmin as an ascetic (O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity)

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - yet (and)

• अभिलषसे (abhilaṣase) - you desire

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

• आहारम् (āhāram) - food, diet

• धर्मवत्सल (dharmavatsala) - addressing the brahmin as one devoted to (dharma) (O lover of righteousness (dharma), O devoted to dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

षष्ठः (ṣaṣṭhaḥ) - sixth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṣṭha

ṣaṣṭha - sixth

Note: Qualifies 'divasaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

दिवसः (divasaḥ) - day

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Can also be genitive ('of you'). Here, 'for you'.

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तस्य (prāptasya) - for you who have arrived (of one who has arrived, for the arrived one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp- (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied pronoun (e.g., 'you').

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

तपोधन (tapodhana) - addressing the brahmin as an ascetic (O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism/austerity, an ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, asceticism, heat, penance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to the brahmin.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - yet (and)

(indeclinable)

अभिलषसे (abhilaṣase) - you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhilaṣ

Present Middle Indicative, 2nd Person Singular

Derived from root laṣ- (to desire, wish) with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: laṣ (class 1)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - anything, something, a little

Note: Qualifies 'āhāram'.

आहारम् (āhāram) - food, diet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, diet, taking in, eating

Derived from root hṛ- (to take, carry) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abhilaṣase'.

धर्मवत्सल (dharmavatsala) - addressing the brahmin as one devoted to (dharma) (O lover of righteousness (dharma), O devoted to dharma)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmavatsala

dharmavatsala - affectionate towards (dharma), devoted to (dharma), lover of (dharma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vatsala)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vatsala – affectionate, tender, loving, fond of
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from vatsa (calf, child).

Note: Addressed to the brahmin.