महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-61, verse-18

खादन्नेको जपन्नेकः सर्पन्नेको युधिष्ठिर ।
एकस्मिन्नेव आचार्ये शुश्रूषुर्मलपङ्कवान् ॥१८॥

18. khādanneko japannekaḥ sarpanneko yudhiṣṭhira ,
ekasminneva ācārye śuśrūṣurmalapaṅkavān.

18. khādan ekaḥ japan ekaḥ sarpan ekaḥ yudhiṣṭhira
ekasmin eva ācārye śuśrūṣuḥ mala-paṅkavān

18. yudhiṣṭhira ekaḥ khādan ekaḥ japan ekaḥ sarpan
ekasmin eva ācārye śuśrūṣuḥ mala-paṅkavān

18. O Yudhiṣṭhira, one (disciple) is eating, another is chanting, and another is crawling; likewise, one desiring to serve a single teacher (ācārya) may be covered in dirt and mud.

Words meanings summery:

• खादन् (khādan) - one who is eating (eating)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one (disciple) (one, a certain (person))

• जपन् (japan) - one who is chanting (mantras) (muttering, chanting)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - another (disciple) (one, a certain (person))

• सर्पन् (sarpan) - one who is crawling (crawling, moving slowly)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - yet another (disciple) (one, a certain (person))

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (as addressed in the Mahābhārata) (O Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper noun, name of a king))

• एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in a single, common (in one, in a single)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing 'single' (one and the same) (only, indeed, just, very)

• आचार्ये (ācārye) - to a (spiritual) teacher (ācārya) (in/to the teacher, preceptor)

• शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - one who desires to serve (desiring to hear, desiring to serve, a servant)

• मल-पङ्कवान् (mala-paṅkavān) - covered in dirt and mud (referring to the external state of the disciple) (having dirt and mud, covered in filth)

Words meanings and morphology

खादन् (khādan) - one who is eating (eating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khādat

khādat - eating, one who eats

Present Active Participle

derived from root √khād (to eat)

Root: khād (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ekaḥ`.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one (disciple) (one, a certain (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Subject for `khādan`.

जपन् (japan) - one who is chanting (mantras) (muttering, chanting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of japat

japat - muttering, chanting, one who chants

Present Active Participle

derived from root √jap (to mutter, chant)

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ekaḥ`.

एकः (ekaḥ) - another (disciple) (one, a certain (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Subject for `japan`.

सर्पन् (sarpan) - one who is crawling (crawling, moving slowly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpat

sarpat - crawling, moving

Present Active Participle

derived from root √sṛp (to creep, crawl)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ekaḥ`.

एकः (ekaḥ) - yet another (disciple) (one, a certain (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Subject for `sarpan`.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (as addressed in the Mahābhārata) (O Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper noun, name of a king))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira ('steadfast in battle')

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm, steady).

Compound type : aluk-ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  locative of yudh (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Addressed directly.

एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in a single, common (in one, in a single)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Agrees with `ācārye`.

एव (eva) - emphasizing 'single' (one and the same) (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

आचार्ये (ācārye) - to a (spiritual) teacher (ācārya) (in/to the teacher, preceptor)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to a spiritual teacher.

शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - one who desires to serve (desiring to hear, desiring to serve, a servant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣu

śuśrūṣu - desirous of hearing, desirous of serving

Desiderative form

derived from the desiderative stem of √śru (to hear), implying a desire to listen or serve.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Subject of the last clause.

मल-पङ्कवान् (mala-paṅkavān) - covered in dirt and mud (referring to the external state of the disciple) (having dirt and mud, covered in filth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mala-paṅkavat

mala-paṅkavat - having dirt and mud

Possessive adjective formed with -vat suffix on the compound mala-paṅka.

Compound type : dvandva (mala+paṅka)

• mala – dirt, impurity, filth
  noun (neuter)
• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `śuśrūṣuḥ`.