महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-3

जातो नः संशयो धर्मे मांसस्य परिवर्जने ।
दोषो भक्षयतः कः स्यात्कश्चाभक्षयतो गुणः ॥३॥

3. jāto naḥ saṁśayo dharme māṁsasya parivarjane ,
doṣo bhakṣayataḥ kaḥ syātkaścābhakṣayato guṇaḥ.

3. jātaḥ naḥ saṃśayaḥ dharme māṃsasya parivarjane
doṣaḥ bhakṣayataḥ kaḥ syāt kaḥ ca abhakṣayataḥ guṇaḥ

3. naḥ dharme māṃsasya parivarjane saṃśayaḥ jātaḥ
bhakṣayataḥ kaḥ doṣaḥ syāt ca abhakṣayataḥ kaḥ guṇaḥ

3. A doubt has arisen in us regarding the natural law (dharma) concerning the abstention from meat. What fault would there be for one who consumes it, and what merit for one who does not consume it?

Words meanings summery:

• जातः (jātaḥ) - arisen (born, produced, arisen, happened)

• नः (naḥ) - in us (to us, our, of us)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, perplexity)

• धर्मे (dharme) - in the natural law (dharma) (in the natural law, in duty, in righteousness, in religious ordinance)

• मांसस्य (māṁsasya) - of meat (of meat, flesh)

• परिवर्जने (parivarjane) - concerning the abstention (in the abandonment, in the avoidance, in the abstention)

• दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, sin, error)

• भक्षयतः (bhakṣayataḥ) - for one who consumes (meat) (of one who eats, by one who eats, for one who eats)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would there be (may be, should be, would be)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अभक्षयतः (abhakṣayataḥ) - for one who does not consume (meat) (of one who does not eat, by one who does not eat)

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - merit (quality, virtue, merit, excellence, advantage)

Words meanings and morphology

जातः (jātaḥ) - arisen (born, produced, arisen, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, become, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born) with the suffix -ta.

Root: jan (class 4)

नः (naḥ) - in us (to us, our, of us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: The context implies 'in us' or 'to us'.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, perplexity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From sam-śī (to lie together, to hesitate).

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'has arisen'.

धर्मे (dharme) - in the natural law (dharma) (in the natural law, in duty, in righteousness, in religious ordinance)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, constitution, religious or moral ordinance, virtue, conduct

From root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: 'concerning' or 'in the matter of'.

मांसस्य (māṁsasya) - of meat (of meat, flesh)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: Genitive indicating possession or relation to 'parivarjane'.

परिवर्जने (parivarjane) - concerning the abstention (in the abandonment, in the avoidance, in the abstention)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parivarjana

parivarjana - abandonment, avoidance, abstention, giving up

From prefix pari- + root vṛj (to avoid, abandon) + suffix -ana (noun of action).

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Locative of purpose or subject matter.

दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault (fault, defect, sin, error)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, error, wrong

From root duṣ (to be bad, spoil).

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of the clause.

भक्षयतः (bhakṣayataḥ) - for one who consumes (meat) (of one who eats, by one who eats, for one who eats)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhakṣayat

bhakṣayat - eating, consuming

Present Active Participle

Derived from the causative of root bhakṣ (to eat) + -at suffix.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Genitive of agent or reference.

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used adverbially or as adjective to 'doṣaḥ'.

स्यात् (syāt) - would there be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used adverbially or as adjective to 'guṇaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two questions.

अभक्षयतः (abhakṣayataḥ) - for one who does not consume (meat) (of one who does not eat, by one who does not eat)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhakṣayat

abhakṣayat - not eating, not consuming

Present Active Participle

From prefix a- (negation) + causative of root bhakṣ (to eat) + -at suffix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhakṣayat)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhakṣayat – eating, consuming
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the causative of root bhakṣ (to eat) + -at suffix.
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Genitive of agent or reference.

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - merit (quality, virtue, merit, excellence, advantage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, excellence, advantage, property

Note: Subject of the clause, implied syāt.