महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-62

अथ वा मासमप्येकं सर्वमांसान्यभक्षयन् ।
अतीत्य सर्वदुःखानि सुखी जीवेन्निरामयः ॥६२॥

62. atha vā māsamapyekaṁ sarvamāṁsānyabhakṣayan ,
atītya sarvaduḥkhāni sukhī jīvennirāmayaḥ.

62. atha vā māsam api ekam sarva-māṃsāni abhakṣayan
| atītya sarva-duḥkhāni sukhī jīvet nirāmayaḥ

62. atha vā ekam api māsam sarva-māṃsāni abhakṣayan
(saḥ) sarva-duḥkhāni atītya sukhī nirāmayaḥ jīvet

62. Alternatively, whoever abstains from eating all meats for even a single month, overcoming all sorrows, lives happily and free from disease.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• मासम् (māsam) - month

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• सर्व-मांसानि (sarva-māṁsāni) - all meats

• अभक्षयन् (abhakṣayan) - not eating, abstaining from eating

• अतीत्य (atītya) - having overcome, having passed beyond

• सर्व-दुःखानि (sarva-duḥkhāni) - all sorrows, all sufferings

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful (one)

• जीवेत् (jīvet) - should live, may one live

• निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from disease, healthy

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, or

(indeclinable)

Inceptive or conjunctive particle

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

Disjunctive particle

Note: Used with 'atha' to mean 'or else, alternatively'.

मासम् (māsam) - month

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month, moon

Note: Object of time duration for the implied action.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes 'ekam māsam' (even one month).

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'māsam'.

सर्व-मांसानि (sarva-māṁsāni) - all meats

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva-māṃsa

sarva-māṁsa - all kinds of meat

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+māṃsa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'abhakṣayan'.

अभक्षयन् (abhakṣayan) - not eating, abstaining from eating

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of a-bhakṣayat

a-bhakṣayat - not eating, abstaining from food

Present Active Participle (negative)

Present active participle of root 'bhakṣ' (to eat) with negative prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhakṣayat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bhakṣayat – eating
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'bhakṣ' (to eat), class 10
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (whoever).

अतीत्य (atītya) - having overcome, having passed beyond

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ati'

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive, indicating prior action.

सर्व-दुःखानि (sarva-duḥkhāni) - all sorrows, all sufferings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva-duḥkha

sarva-duḥkha - all sorrows, all sufferings

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+duḥkha)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective
• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, unhappiness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'atītya'.

सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful (one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, comfortable

Derived from 'sukha' (happiness)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

जीवेत् (jīvet) - should live, may one live

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of jīv

Optative mood, active voice

Third person singular active optative from root 'jīv' (class 1, 'jīvati')

Root: jīv (class 1)

निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from disease, healthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from sickness, healthy, well

Compound: 'nir-' (without) + 'āmaya' (sickness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āmaya)

• nis – out, forth, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix for negation/absence
• āmaya – sickness, disease, illness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.