महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-117, verse-16

क्षत्रियाणां तु यो दृष्टो विधिस्तमपि मे शृणु ।
वीर्येणोपार्जितं मांसं यथा खादन्न दुष्यति ॥१६॥

16. kṣatriyāṇāṁ tu yo dṛṣṭo vidhistamapi me śṛṇu ,
vīryeṇopārjitaṁ māṁsaṁ yathā khādanna duṣyati.

16. kṣatriyāṇām tu yaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ vidhiḥ tam api me śṛṇu
vīryeṇa upārjitam māṃsam yathā khādan na duṣyati

16. tu me kṣatriyāṇām yaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ vidhiḥ tam api śṛṇu
yathā vīryeṇa upārjitam māṃsam khādan na duṣyati

16. Now, also hear from me the rule prescribed for kṣatriyas: just as one does not incur sin by eating meat acquired through one's own prowess.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas

• तु (tu) - but, now, indeed

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, prescribed, laid down

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, method

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• अपि (api) - also, even

• मे (me) - to me, from me

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by prowess

• उपार्जितम् (upārjitam) - acquired, obtained

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in what manner

• खादन् (khādan) - eating, while eating

• न (na) - not, no

• दुष्यति (duṣyati) - does not incur sin (becomes corrupted, is tainted)

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the kṣatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the warrior or ruling class

तु (tu) - but, now, indeed

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, prescribed, laid down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, shown, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, method

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, injunction, method, destiny, fate

From root dhā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, from me

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative, active voice

Root śru, 5th class, active voice

Root: śru (class 5)

वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by prowess

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, prowess, strength, energy, semen

उपार्जितम् (upārjitam) - acquired, obtained

(adjective)

neuter, singular of upārjita

upārjita - acquired, gained, earned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ṛj with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: ṛj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with māṃsam

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat, flesh

(noun)

neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

यथा (yathā) - just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

खादन् (khādan) - eating, while eating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khādat

khādat - eating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root khād (to eat)

Root: khād (class 1)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to 'one who eats'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दुष्यति (duṣyati) - does not incur sin (becomes corrupted, is tainted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of duṣ

present tense, active voice

Root duṣ, 4th class, active voice

Root: duṣ (class 4)