महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-11

सप्तर्षयो वालखिल्यास्तथैव च मरीचिपाः ।
अमांसभक्षणं राजन्प्रशंसन्ति मनीषिणः ॥११॥

11. saptarṣayo vālakhilyāstathaiva ca marīcipāḥ ,
amāṁsabhakṣaṇaṁ rājanpraśaṁsanti manīṣiṇaḥ.

11. saptarṣayaḥ vālakhyāḥ tathā eva ca marīcipāḥ
amāṃsabhakṣaṇam rājan praśaṃsanti manīṣiṇaḥ

11. rājan saptarṣayaḥ vālakhyāḥ tathā eva ca
marīcipāḥ manīṣiṇaḥ amāṃsabhakṣaṇam praśaṃsanti

11. O King, the seven sages (saptarṣi), the Vālakhilyas, and likewise the Marīcipas – these wise ones praise the non-consumption of meat.

Words meanings summery:

• सप्तर्षयः (saptarṣayaḥ) - the seven sages

• वालख्याः (vālakhyāḥ) - the Vālakhilyas (a class of dwarf sages)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise, similarly

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• मरीचिपाः (marīcipāḥ) - the Marīcipas (a class of ancestors or sages)

• अमांसभक्षणम् (amāṁsabhakṣaṇam) - non-consumption of meat, vegetarianism

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones, intelligent persons

Words meanings and morphology

सप्तर्षयः (saptarṣayaḥ) - the seven sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saptarṣi

saptarṣi - the seven sages (a revered group of Vedic seers); the constellation Ursa Major

Compound noun referring to a specific group of seven revered sages.

Compound type : dvigu (saptan+ṛṣi)

• saptan – seven
  numeral (adjective)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic hymn composer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ

वालख्याः (vālakhyāḥ) - the Vālakhilyas (a class of dwarf sages)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vālakhyā

vālakhyā - the Vālakhilyas (a specific class of 60,000 tiny sages, born from the thumb of Brahmā)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, likewise, similarly

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मरीचिपाः (marīcipāḥ) - the Marīcipas (a class of ancestors or sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of marīcipa

marīcipa - drinker of rays of light; a class of ancestors or divine beings

Compound formed from 'marīci' (ray of light) and 'pa' (drinker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (marīci+pa)

• marīci – ray of light, sunbeam
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √pā 'to drink' or 'to protect'.
  Root: pā (class 1)

अमांसभक्षणम् (amāṁsabhakṣaṇam) - non-consumption of meat, vegetarianism

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amāṃsabhakṣaṇa

amāṁsabhakṣaṇa - non-eating of meat, abstaining from meat

Compound formed from 'a-' (negation), 'māṃsa' (meat), and 'bhakṣaṇa' (eating/consumption).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+māṃsa+bhakṣaṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (a- is used before consonants, an- before vowels).
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• bhakṣaṇa – eating, consuming, feeding
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun (lyuṭ affix) derived from the desiderative/denominative root √bhakṣ (to eat).
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pra√śaṃs

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise ones, intelligent persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious; an intelligent person, a sage