महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-21, verse-8

सा चामृतरसप्रख्यमृषेरन्नमुपाहरत् ।
तस्य स्वादुतयान्नस्य न प्रभूतं चकार सः ।
व्यगमच्चाप्यहःशेषं ततः संध्यागमत्पुनः ॥८॥

8. sā cāmṛtarasaprakhyamṛṣerannamupāharat ,
tasya svādutayānnasya na prabhūtaṁ cakāra saḥ ,
vyagamaccāpyahaḥśeṣaṁ tataḥ saṁdhyāgamatpunaḥ.

8. sā ca amṛtarasaprakhyam ṛṣeḥ annam
upāharat tasya svādutayā annasya na
prabhūtam cakāra saḥ vyagamat ca api
ahaḥśeṣam tataḥ sandhyā agamat punaḥ

8. sā ca ṛṣeḥ amṛtarasaprakhyam annam
upāharat tasya annasya svādutayā saḥ
prabhūtam na cakāra ahaḥśeṣam ca api
vyagamat tataḥ punaḥ sandhyā agamat

8. She offered the sage food that tasted like nectar. Due to the deliciousness of that food, he did not eat much. The remainder of the day also passed, and then evening came again.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अमृतरसप्रख्यम् (amṛtarasaprakhyam) - resembling the taste of nectar, nectar-like in taste

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

• उपाहरत् (upāharat) - she offered, brought

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• स्वादुतया (svādutayā) - by deliciousness, due to deliciousness

• अन्नस्य (annasya) - of the food

• न (na) - not

• प्रभूतम् (prabhūtam) - a large quantity (of food) (much, abundant, excessive)

• चकार (cakāra) - he consumed/ate (implied in context of food) (he made, did)

• सः (saḥ) - the sage (he, that (masculine singular))

• व्यगमत् (vyagamat) - passed away, elapsed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अहःशेषम् (ahaḥśeṣam) - remainder of the day

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - evening (as a time of day) (evening, twilight, juncture)

• अगमत् (agamat) - arrived, came (evening came) (came, went)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अमृतरसप्रख्यम् (amṛtarasaprakhyam) - resembling the taste of nectar, nectar-like in taste

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛtarasaprakhya

amṛtarasaprakhya - resembling the taste of nectar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+rasa+prakhya)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
  From a- + mṛta (past participle of mṛ 'to die')
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• rasa – taste, juice, essence, emotion
  noun (masculine)
• prakhya – resembling, appearing like
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra- + khyā (to be known, appear)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'annam'

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, cooked rice, grain

Past Passive Participle

From root ad (to eat) + Kta suffix

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Object of 'upāharat'

उपाहरत् (upāharat) - she offered, brought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of upahṛ

From upa- + ā- + hṛ

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to 'annam' (food)

स्वादुतया (svādutayā) - by deliciousness, due to deliciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svādutā

svādutā - deliciousness, sweetness

From svādu (sweet, delicious) + -tā (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns)

Note: Denotes cause/reason

अन्नस्य (annasya) - of the food

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, cooked rice, grain

Past Passive Participle

From root ad (to eat) + Kta suffix

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'svādutayā' (deliciousness of the food)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

प्रभूतम् (prabhūtam) - a large quantity (of food) (much, abundant, excessive)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prabhūta

prabhūta - abundant, much, ample, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + bhū (to be, become)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as an object to 'cakāra' (did not make much, i.e., did not consume much of it)

चकार (cakāra) - he consumed/ate (implied in context of food) (he made, did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - the sage (he, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Subject of 'cakāra'

व्यगमत् (vyagamat) - passed away, elapsed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of vyāgam

From vi- + ā- + gam

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अहःशेषम् (ahaḥśeṣam) - remainder of the day

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahaḥśeṣa

ahaḥśeṣa - remainder of the day, rest of the day

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahar+śeṣa)

• ahar – day
  noun (neuter)
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, end
  noun (masculine)
  From śiṣ (to leave, remain)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Object of 'vyagamat'

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from tad

सन्ध्या (sandhyā) - evening (as a time of day) (evening, twilight, juncture)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sandhyā

sandhyā - evening, twilight, junction (of day and night), juncture

From sam- + dhā (to place, join)

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'agamat'

अगमत् (agamat) - arrived, came (evening came) (came, went)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)