महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-82

कुतः क्षीरोदनं वत्स मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् ।
वने निवसतां नित्यं कन्दमूलफलाशिनाम् ॥८२॥

82. kutaḥ kṣīrodanaṁ vatsa munīnāṁ bhāvitātmanām ,
vane nivasatāṁ nityaṁ kandamūlaphalāśinām.

82. kutaḥ kṣīrodanam vatsa munīnām bhāvitātmanām
vane nivasatām nityam kandamūlaphalāśinām

82. vatsa kutaḥ kṣīrodanam munīnām bhāvitātmanām
nityam vane nivasatām kandamūlaphalāśinām

82. O child, how can there be milk-rice for sages (muni) whose inner self (ātman) is cultivated, who constantly dwell in the forest, subsisting on roots, tubers, and fruits?

Words meanings summery:

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - how can there be? (from where, why, how)

• क्षीरोदनम् (kṣīrodanam) - milk-rice

• वत्स (vatsa) - O child (O child, O calf)

• मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of sages (muni) (of sages, of ascetics)

• भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - whose inner self (ātman) is cultivated (of those whose inner self is cultivated, whose soul is pure)

• वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in a grove)

• निवसताम् (nivasatām) - dwelling, living (of those dwelling, living)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

• कन्दमूलफलाशिनाम् (kandamūlaphalāśinām) - subsisting on roots, tubers, and fruits (of those who eat roots, tubers, and fruits)

Words meanings and morphology

कुतः (kutaḥ) - how can there be? (from where, why, how)

(indeclinable)

क्षीरोदनम् (kṣīrodanam) - milk-rice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣīrodana

kṣīrodana - milk-rice, rice boiled in milk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīra+odana)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• odana – boiled rice, porridge
  noun (masculine)

वत्स (vatsa) - O child (O child, O calf)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, darling

मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of sages (muni) (of sages, of ascetics)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint

भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - whose inner self (ātman) is cultivated (of those whose inner self is cultivated, whose soul is pure)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose mind is purified, cultivated in self-knowledge

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, developed, thought upon
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from causative of √bhū (to be, to become)
  Root: √bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'munīnām'

वने (vane) - in the forest (in the forest, in a grove)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

निवसताम् (nivasatām) - dwelling, living (of those dwelling, living)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ni-√vas

√vas - to dwell, reside, live

Present Active Participle

Formed with upasarga 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: √vas (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'munīnām'

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverb here.

Note: Used adverbially.

कन्दमूलफलाशिनाम् (kandamūlaphalāśinām) - subsisting on roots, tubers, and fruits (of those who eat roots, tubers, and fruits)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kandamūlaphalāśin

kandamūlaphalāśin - eating roots, tubers and fruits

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanda+mūla+phala+āśin)

• kanda – tuber, bulbous root
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, origin, basis
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• āśin – eating, one who eats
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  Derived from √aś (to eat)
  Root: √aś (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'munīnām'