महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-115, verse-9

मनोवाचि तथास्वादे दोषा ह्येषु प्रतिष्ठिताः ।
न भक्षयन्त्यतो मांसं तपोयुक्ता मनीषिणः ॥९॥

9. manovāci tathāsvāde doṣā hyeṣu pratiṣṭhitāḥ ,
na bhakṣayantyato māṁsaṁ tapoyuktā manīṣiṇaḥ.

9. manovāci tathā āsvāde doṣāḥ hi eṣu pratiṣṭhitāḥ
na bhakṣayanti ataḥ māṃsam tapoyuktāḥ manīṣiṇaḥ

9. hi doṣāḥ manovāci tathā āsvāde eṣu pratiṣṭhitāḥ.
ataḥ tapoyuktāḥ manīṣiṇaḥ māṃsam na bhakṣayanti.

9. Indeed, defects are established in the mind, speech, and taste. Therefore, the wise (manīṣiṇaḥ) who are endowed with austerity (tapas) do not consume meat.

Words meanings summery:

• मनोवाचि (manovāci) - in mind and speech

• तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and, also)

• आस्वादे (āsvāde) - in taste (in taste, in enjoyment, in relish)

• दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - defects, faults (faults, defects, sins, vices)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• एषु (eṣu) - in these (referring to mind, speech, and taste) (in these (masc/neut))

• प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - established, reside (established, founded, residing, existing)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भक्षयन्ति (bhakṣayanti) - they consume (they eat, they consume, they devour)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, for this reason (therefore, hence, from this)

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat (meat, flesh)

• तपोयुक्ताः (tapoyuktāḥ) - endowed with austerity (tapas) (endowed with austerity, engaged in asceticism)

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise (manīṣiṇaḥ) (the wise, discerning, intelligent)

Words meanings and morphology

मनोवाचि (manovāci) - in mind and speech

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of manovāc

manovāc - mind and speech

Dvandva compound of `manas` and `vāc`.

Compound type : Dvandva (manas+vāc)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: It represents 'in mind and speech'.

तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आस्वादे (āsvāde) - in taste (in taste, in enjoyment, in relish)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āsvāda

āsvāda - taste, flavor, enjoyment, relish, perception

From prefix ā- and root `svad`.

Prefix: ā

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: Refers to the pleasure or act of tasting.

दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - defects, faults (faults, defects, sins, vices)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, sin, evil

Root: duṣ (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing affirmation or cause.

एषु (eṣu) - in these (referring to mind, speech, and taste) (in these (masc/neut))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers back to the list of `manas`, `vāc`, `āsvāda`.

प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - established, reside (established, founded, residing, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, based, existing, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

भक्षयन्ति (bhakṣayanti) - they consume (they eat, they consume, they devour)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhakṣ

Present Active

Causative of √bhaj, or denominative from `bhakṣa` (food). 10th class equivalent. 3rd person plural.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, for this reason (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas from idam/eṣa.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat (meat, flesh)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: Object of `bhakṣayanti`.

तपोयुक्ताः (tapoyuktāḥ) - endowed with austerity (tapas) (endowed with austerity, engaged in asceticism)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapoyukta

tapoyukta - endowed with austerity, engaged in penance

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tapas+yukta)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• yukta – joined, united, endowed with, engaged in, appropriate
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √yuj.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Compound adjective.

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise (manīṣiṇaḥ) (the wise, discerning, intelligent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, discerning, a sage, a thinker

From `manīṣā` (intellect) + suffix -in.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of `bhakṣayanti`.