महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-28

कान्तारेष्वथ घोरेषु दुर्गेषु गहनेषु च ।
रात्रावहनि संध्यासु चत्वरेषु सभासु च ।
अमांसभक्षणे राजन्भयमन्ते न गच्छति ॥२८॥

28. kāntāreṣvatha ghoreṣu durgeṣu gahaneṣu ca ,
rātrāvahani saṁdhyāsu catvareṣu sabhāsu ca ,
amāṁsabhakṣaṇe rājanbhayamante na gacchati.

28. kāntāreṣu atha ghoreṣu durgeṣu
gahaneṣu ca rātrau ahani sandhyāsu
catvareṣu sabhāsu ca amāṃsabhakṣaṇe
rājan bhayam ante na gacchati

28. rājan kāntāreṣu atha ghoreṣu
durgeṣu gahaneṣu ca rātrau ahani
sandhyāsu catvareṣu sabhāsu ca
amāṃsabhakṣaṇe bhayam ante na gacchati

28. O king, in wildernesses, in terrible and dense, inaccessible places, at night, by day, and at twilight, in squares and public assemblies, fear does not ultimately arise for one who abstains from meat-eating.

Words meanings summery:

• कान्तारेषु (kāntāreṣu) - in forests, in wildernesses

• अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then

• घोरेषु (ghoreṣu) - in terrible, dreadful (places)

• दुर्गेषु (durgeṣu) - in difficult places, in fortresses, in inaccessible places

• गहनेषु (gahaneṣu) - in dense places, in thickets

• च (ca) - and

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

• अहनि (ahani) - by day, during the day

• सन्ध्यासु (sandhyāsu) - at twilights, at junctions of day/night

• चत्वरेषु (catvareṣu) - in crossroads, in squares

• सभासु (sabhāsu) - in assemblies, in gatherings

• च (ca) - and

• अमांसभक्षणे (amāṁsabhakṣaṇe) - in abstaining from meat-eating, in not eating meat

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

• अन्ते (ante) - in the end, finally

• न (na) - not

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, comes, occurs, arises

Words meanings and morphology

कान्तारेषु (kāntāreṣu) - in forests, in wildernesses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kāntāra

kāntāra - forest, wilderness, great forest

अथ (atha) - and, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

घोरेषु (ghoreṣu) - in terrible, dreadful (places)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, formidable, awful

Note: Adjective qualifying 'kāntāreṣu', 'durgeṣu', and 'gahaneṣu'.

दुर्गेषु (durgeṣu) - in difficult places, in fortresses, in inaccessible places

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of durga

durga - difficult to access, impassable; a difficult place, fortress, stronghold

गहनेषु (gahaneṣu) - in dense places, in thickets

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of gahana

gahana - deep, dense, impenetrable; a dense thicket, wilderness

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

अहनि (ahani) - by day, during the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

सन्ध्यासु (sandhyāsu) - at twilights, at junctions of day/night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sandhyā

sandhyā - twilight (morning, evening), junction, transition period

चत्वरेषु (catvareṣu) - in crossroads, in squares

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of catvara

catvara - crossroads, square, public place

सभासु (sabhāsu) - in assemblies, in gatherings

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, gathering, council, public hall

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अमांसभक्षणे (amāṁsabhakṣaṇe) - in abstaining from meat-eating, in not eating meat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of amāṃsabhakṣaṇa

amāṁsabhakṣaṇa - not eating meat, abstinence from meat

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+māṃsabhakṣaṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• māṃsabhakṣaṇa – meat-eating
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative absolute construction, implying 'when there is no meat-eating'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, dread

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

अन्ते (ante) - in the end, finally

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion

Note: Here used adverbially.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, comes, occurs, arises

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)