महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-117, verse-33

ये भक्षयन्ति मांसानि भूतानां जीवितैषिणाम् ।
भक्ष्यन्ते तेऽपि तैर्भूतैरिति मे नास्ति संशयः ॥३३॥

33. ye bhakṣayanti māṁsāni bhūtānāṁ jīvitaiṣiṇām ,
bhakṣyante te'pi tairbhūtairiti me nāsti saṁśayaḥ.

33. ye bhakṣayanti māṃsāni bhūtānām jīvitaiṣiṇām |
bhakṣyante te api taiḥ bhūtaiḥ iti me na asti saṃśayaḥ

33. Those who consume the flesh of beings desiring to live will also be consumed by those very beings; I have no doubt about this.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• भक्षयन्ति (bhakṣayanti) - they eat, they consume

• मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• जीवितैषिणाम् (jīvitaiṣiṇām) - of those desiring life, of those wishing to live

• भक्ष्यन्ते (bhakṣyante) - they are eaten, they are consumed

• ते (te) - they

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them, by those

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by beings, by creatures

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

भक्षयन्ति (bhakṣayanti) - they eat, they consume

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhakṣ

denominative verb derived from bhakṣa (food) or causative of bhaj (to divide, partake)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

मांसानि (māṁsāni) - meats, flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost (past participle of bhū)

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

जीवितैषिणाम् (jīvitaiṣiṇām) - of those desiring life, of those wishing to live

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīvitaiṣin

jīvitaiṣin - desirous of life, wishing to live

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jīvita+eṣin)

• jīvita – life, existence, livelihood
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• eṣin – desiring, seeking, wishing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root iṣ (to wish, desire) with suffix -in
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūtānām'.

भक्ष्यन्ते (bhakṣyante) - they are eaten, they are consumed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of bhakṣ

denominative verb derived from bhakṣa (food) or causative of bhaj (to divide, partake)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to those who consume meat.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - by them, by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'bhūtaiḥ' (beings).

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by beings, by creatures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost (past participle of bhū)

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Equivalent to mama.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

root verb

Root: as (class 2)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

from root śī (to lie) with prefix saṃ (together) and verbal suffix -aya

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)