महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-36

इदं तु खलु कौन्तेय श्रुतमासीत्पुरा मया ।
मार्कण्डेयस्य वदतो ये दोषा मांसभक्षणे ॥३६॥

36. idaṁ tu khalu kaunteya śrutamāsītpurā mayā ,
mārkaṇḍeyasya vadato ye doṣā māṁsabhakṣaṇe.

36. idam tu khalu kaunteya śrutam āsīt purā mayā
mārkaṇḍeyasya vadataḥ ye doṣāḥ māṃsabhakṣaṇe

36. kaunteya mayā purā mārkaṇḍeyasya vadataḥ
māṃsabhakṣaṇe ye doṣāḥ idam tu khalu śrutam āsīt

36. O son of Kunti, I indeed heard this before, concerning the faults (doṣa) of eating meat, as spoken by Mārkaṇḍeya.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - addressed to Arjuna (O son of Kunti)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

• मया (mayā) - by me

• मार्कण्डेयस्य (mārkaṇḍeyasya) - of Mārkaṇḍeya

• वदतः (vadataḥ) - speaking, while speaking

• ये (ye) - which, who

• दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults, defects

• मांसभक्षणे (māṁsabhakṣaṇe) - in eating meat, concerning meat-eating

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - addressed to Arjuna (O son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti, Arjuna

Derived from Kunti (mother's name)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known (through hearing)

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter. Used here as part of a passive construction 'was heard by me'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

मार्कण्डेयस्य (mārkaṇḍeyasya) - of Mārkaṇḍeya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - name of a celebrated sage

वदतः (vadataḥ) - speaking, while speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, telling, saying

Present Active Participle

From root vad (to speak, say)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Mārkaṇḍeyasya.

ये (ye) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Refers to `doṣāḥ`.

दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults, defects

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, error, impurity

Root: duṣ (class 4)

मांसभक्षणे (māṁsabhakṣaṇe) - in eating meat, concerning meat-eating

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of māṃsabhakṣaṇa

māṁsabhakṣaṇa - eating of meat, meat-eating

Compound of māṃsa (meat) and bhakṣaṇa (eating)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+bhakṣaṇa)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• bhakṣaṇa – eating, consuming
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhakṣ (to eat) + ana (kṛt suffix for action noun)
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)