महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-29

आर्द्रपादस्तु भुञ्जीत नार्द्रपादस्तु संविशेत् ।
आर्द्रपादस्तु भुञ्जानो वर्षाणां जीवते शतम् ॥२९॥

29. ārdrapādastu bhuñjīta nārdrapādastu saṁviśet ,
ārdrapādastu bhuñjāno varṣāṇāṁ jīvate śatam.

29. ārdrapādaḥ tu bhuñjīta na ārdrapādaḥ tu saṃviśet
ārdrapādaḥ tu bhuñjānaḥ varṣāṇām jīvate śatam

29. ārdrapādaḥ tu bhuñjīta na tu ārdrapādaḥ saṃviśet
ārdrapādaḥ tu bhuñjānaḥ varṣāṇām śatam jīvate

29. One should eat with wet feet, but one should not go to sleep with wet feet. Indeed, a person who eats with wet feet lives for a hundred years.

Words meanings summery:

• आर्द्रपादः (ārdrapādaḥ) - one with wet feet

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - one should eat, he should eat

• न (na) - not, no

• आर्द्रपादः (ārdrapādaḥ) - one with wet feet

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• संविशेत् (saṁviśet) - one should lie down, he should sleep

• आर्द्रपादः (ārdrapādaḥ) - one with wet feet

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• भुञ्जानः (bhuñjānaḥ) - one eating, while eating

• वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

• जीवते (jīvate) - lives, he lives

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

Words meanings and morphology

आर्द्रपादः (ārdrapādaḥ) - one with wet feet

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārdrapāda

ārdrapāda - one with wet feet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārdra+pāda)

• ārdra – wet, moist
  adjective (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies an implied person.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - one should eat, he should eat

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhuj

optative mood

7th class verb, parasmaipada, optative, 3rd person singular. Here, ātmanepada form is used (bhuj-ate), and the root has multiple meanings. In this context, "eat" is most suitable.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Implies a general recommendation.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of negation.

आर्द्रपादः (ārdrapādaḥ) - one with wet feet

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārdrapāda

ārdrapāda - one with wet feet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārdra+pāda)

• ārdra – wet, moist
  adjective (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies an implied person.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

संविशेत् (saṁviśet) - one should lie down, he should sleep

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of saṃviś

optative mood

Root `viś` (6th class) with prefix `sam-`. Optative, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: viś (class 6)

आर्द्रपादः (ārdrapādaḥ) - one with wet feet

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārdrapāda

ārdrapāda - one with wet feet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārdra+pāda)

• ārdra – wet, moist
  adjective (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies an implied person.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

भुञ्जानः (bhuñjānaḥ) - one eating, while eating

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuñjāna

bhuñjāna - eating, enjoying

present active participle

From root `bhuj` (to eat, enjoy) with `śānac` suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies an implied agent.

वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain

Note: Used to express duration or quantity.

जीवते (jīvate) - lives, he lives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

present tense

1st class verb, ātmanepada, present tense, 3rd person singular. Vedic usage of ātmanepada for active meaning.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: The subject is the implied person (one who eats with wet feet).

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(numeral)

Note: Accusative in the sense of 'for a hundred (years)'.