महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-54

ऋषिभिः संशयं पृष्टो वसुश्चेदिपतिः पुरा ।
अभक्ष्यमिति मांसं स प्राह भक्ष्यमिति प्रभो ॥५४॥

54. ṛṣibhiḥ saṁśayaṁ pṛṣṭo vasuścedipatiḥ purā ,
abhakṣyamiti māṁsaṁ sa prāha bhakṣyamiti prabho.

54. ṛṣibhiḥ saṃśayam pṛṣṭaḥ vasuḥ cedipatiḥ purā
abhakṣyam iti māṃsam saḥ prāha bhakṣyam iti prabho

54. prabho purā ṛṣibhiḥ saṃśayam pṛṣṭaḥ cedipatiḥ
vasuḥ saḥ abhakṣyam iti māṃsam bhakṣyam iti prāha

54. O Lord, formerly, King Vasu, the lord of Chedi, when questioned by the sages on a matter of doubt, declared meat to be edible (bhakṣya), even though it was considered inedible (abhakṣya).

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages

• संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt, question

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• वसुः (vasuḥ) - King Vasu, also known as Uparicara Vasu. (Vasu (name of a king))

• चेदिपतिः (cedipatiḥ) - lord of Chedi, king of Chedi

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• अभक्ष्यम् (abhakṣyam) - not to be eaten, inedible, unfit for consumption

• इति (iti) - serves as a quotation marker or introduces a concept/description (thus, in this way)

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

• सः (saḥ) - refers to King Vasu (that, he)

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, declared

• भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - to be eaten, edible, fit for consumption

• इति (iti) - serves as a quotation marker for the declaration (thus, in this way)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt, question

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, question, dilemma

From 'sam-' + root 'śī' (to doubt)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'prach' (to ask), participle suffix -ta.

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'vasuḥ'.

वसुः (vasuḥ) - King Vasu, also known as Uparicara Vasu. (Vasu (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, treasure, excellence; a benevolent deity; name of a king

चेदिपतिः (cedipatiḥ) - lord of Chedi, king of Chedi

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cedipati

cedipati - lord of the Chedis, king of the Chedi country

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cedi+pati)

• cedi – Chedi (name of an ancient country and its people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

अभक्ष्यम् (abhakṣyam) - not to be eaten, inedible, unfit for consumption

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhakṣya

abhakṣya - not to be eaten, inedible, unfit for consumption

Gerundive

From 'a' (negation) + 'bhakṣya' (gerundive of 'bhakṣ' 'to eat')

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

इति (iti) - serves as a quotation marker or introduces a concept/description (thus, in this way)

(indeclinable)

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

सः (saḥ) - refers to King Vasu (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्राह (prāha) - he said, declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect 3rd singular with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - to be eaten, edible, fit for consumption

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - to be eaten, edible, fit for consumption

Gerundive

Gerundive of root 'bhakṣ' (to eat)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

इति (iti) - serves as a quotation marker for the declaration (thus, in this way)

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful, capable