महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-144, verse-16

स स्म भुङ्क्ते सहस्राणां बहूनामन्नमेकदा ।
एकदा स्माल्पकं भुङ्क्ते न वैति च पुनर्गृहान् ॥१६॥

16. sa sma bhuṅkte sahasrāṇāṁ bahūnāmannamekadā ,
ekadā smālpakaṁ bhuṅkte na vaiti ca punargṛhān.

16. sa sma bhuṅkte sahasrāṇām bahūnām annam ekadā
ekadā sma alpakam bhuṅkte na vaiti ca punaḥ gṛhān

16. ekadā sa sma bahūnām sahasrāṇām annam bhuṅkte
ekadā sma alpakam bhuṅkte ca punaḥ gṛhān na vaiti

16. At one time he would eat the food of many thousands, and at another time he would eat very little and not return home again.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• स्म (sma) - indeed, always (particle used to indicate past action with present tense verb)

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, enjoys, consumes

• सहस्राणाम् (sahasrāṇām) - of thousands

• बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

• एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time, sometimes

• एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time, sometimes

• स्म (sma) - indeed, always (particle used to indicate past action with present tense verb)

• अल्पकम् (alpakam) - little, small amount

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, enjoys, consumes

• न (na) - not, no

• वैति (vaiti) - goes, returns (goes, knows)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

• गृहान् (gṛhān) - homes, houses

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्म (sma) - indeed, always (particle used to indicate past action with present tense verb)

(indeclinable)

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, enjoys, consumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj

class 7 verbal root (bhuja - pālanābhyavahārayoḥ)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

सहस्राणाम् (sahasrāṇām) - of thousands

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

Note: Agrees with sahasrāṇām.

अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, sustenance

Past passive participle of root ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time, sometimes

(indeclinable)

एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time, sometimes

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - indeed, always (particle used to indicate past action with present tense verb)

(indeclinable)

अल्पकम् (alpakam) - little, small amount

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alpaka

alpaka - little, small, insignificant

suffix -ka added to alpa

Note: Refers to 'annam' (food).

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - eats, enjoys, consumes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhuj

class 7 verbal root (bhuja - pālanābhyavahārayoḥ)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वैति (vaiti) - goes, returns (goes, knows)

(verb)

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

root iṇ (gatau) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: iṇ (class 2)

Note: Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'vi', meaning 'to go away, to return'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

(indeclinable)

गृहान् (gṛhān) - homes, houses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling