महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-7, verse-10

आमिषे गृध्यमानानामशुनां नः शुनामिव ।
आमिषं चैव नो नष्टमामिषस्य च भोजिनः ॥१०॥

10. āmiṣe gṛdhyamānānāmaśunāṁ naḥ śunāmiva ,
āmiṣaṁ caiva no naṣṭamāmiṣasya ca bhojinaḥ.

10. āmiṣe gṛdhyamānānām aśunām naḥ śunām iva
āmiṣam ca eva naḥ naṣṭam āmiṣasya ca bhojinaḥ

10. aśunām naḥ āmiṣe gṛdhyamānānām śunām iva naḥ
āmiṣam ca eva naṣṭam āmiṣasya bhojinaḥ ca

10. Like swift predators greedily desiring our prey, that prey of ours is indeed lost, and we are no longer its enjoyers.

Words meanings summery:

• आमिषे (āmiṣe) - on prey (on an object of desire, on meat, on prey)

• गृध्यमानानाम् (gṛdhyamānānām) - of those greedily desiring (of those desiring greedily, hankering, coveting)

• अशुनाम् (aśunām) - of swift predators (of swift ones, of carnivores, of predatory animals)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, of us, to us)

• शुनाम् (śunām) - of dogs

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

• आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - prey (prey, meat, object of desire)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, of us)

• नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost (lost, destroyed, ruined)

• आमिषस्य (āmiṣasya) - of the prey (of the prey, of the object of desire, of the meat)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भोजिनः (bhojinaḥ) - enjoyers (eaters, enjoyers, consumers)

Words meanings and morphology

आमिषे (āmiṣe) - on prey (on an object of desire, on meat, on prey)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - meat, prey, object of desire, sensual object

गृध्यमानानाम् (gṛdhyamānānām) - of those greedily desiring (of those desiring greedily, hankering, coveting)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gṛdhyamāna

gṛdhyamāna - greedily desiring, hankering, coveting

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root `gṛdh` (to covet, desire greedily) + `śānac` (middle participle ending).

Root: gṛdh (class 4)

Note: Used here adjectivally.

अशुनाम् (aśunām) - of swift predators (of swift ones, of carnivores, of predatory animals)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of aśu

aśu - swift, quick; (as a noun) a swift one, a carnivore, a dog (poetic)

Note: Used here in comparison with `śunām`.

नः (naḥ) - our (our, of us, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also can be dative/accusative plural. Here genitive, modifying `āmiṣe`.

शुनाम् (śunām) - of dogs

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śvan

śvan - dog

Note: Used in a simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - prey (prey, meat, object of desire)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - meat, prey, object of desire, sensual object

Note: Also accusative singular, but here it's the subject.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our (our, of us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also dative/accusative plural. Here genitive, modifying `āmiṣam`.

नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - lost (lost, destroyed, ruined)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, ruined, perished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `naś` (to perish, be lost) + `kta` (past passive participle suffix).

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Used here predicatively, implying "is lost".

आमिषस्य (āmiṣasya) - of the prey (of the prey, of the object of desire, of the meat)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - meat, prey, object of desire, sensual object

Note: Modifies `bhojinaḥ`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भोजिनः (bhojinaḥ) - enjoyers (eaters, enjoyers, consumers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhojin

bhojin - eater, enjoyer, consumer, partaker

Derived from root `bhuj` (to eat, enjoy) + `ini` suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Implies "we, the enjoyers (of it, but now unable to be so)".