महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-39

यथा रुचिं नावलिहेद्देवेन्द्रो भृगुसत्तम ।
क्रतावुपहितं न्यस्तं हविः श्वेव दुरात्मवान् ॥३९॥

39. yathā ruciṁ nāvaliheddevendro bhṛgusattama ,
kratāvupahitaṁ nyastaṁ haviḥ śveva durātmavān.

39. yathā rucim na avalihet devendraḥ bhṛgusattama
kratau upahitam nyastam haviḥ śvā iva durātmavān

39. bhṛgusattama yathā durātmavān śvā kratau upahitam
nyastam haviḥ rucim na avalihet devendraḥ

39. O best among the Bhṛgus, just as a wicked-minded dog would not lick an oblation placed and offered in a (Vedic ritual) kratu, so should the lord of the gods (Indra) not set his desire (on her).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• रुचिम् (rucim) - desire, relish, pleasure, taste

• न (na) - not, no

• अवलिहेत् (avalihet) - would lick, would taste, should taste/desire

• देवेन्द्रः (devendraḥ) - Indra, the lord of the gods

• भृगुसत्तम (bhṛgusattama) - O best among the Bhṛgus

• क्रतौ (kratau) - in the Vedic ritual (yajna) (in the (Vedic ritual) kratu)

• उपहितम् (upahitam) - placed, offered, deposited

• न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, laid down, deposited

• हविः (haviḥ) - oblation, offering

• श्वा (śvā) - a dog

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• दुरात्मवान् (durātmavān) - wicked-minded, evil-souled

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

रुचिम् (rucim) - desire, relish, pleasure, taste

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ruci

ruci - taste, relish, desire, pleasure, light

Root: ruc (class 7)

Note: Object of avalihet (implied, referring to her or the oblation)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle

अवलिहेत् (avalihet) - would lick, would taste, should taste/desire

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of avalih

root verb lih with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Parasmaipada

देवेन्द्रः (devendraḥ) - Indra, the lord of the gods

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - Indra, lord of the gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+indra)

• deva – god
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)

भृगुसत्तम (bhṛgusattama) - O best among the Bhṛgus

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhṛgusattama

bhṛgusattama - best among the Bhṛgus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+sattama)

• bhṛgu – Bhṛgu (a Rishi clan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat

क्रतौ (kratau) - in the Vedic ritual (yajna) (in the (Vedic ritual) kratu)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, will, power

उपहितम् (upahitam) - placed, offered, deposited

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upahita

upahita - placed, offered, deposited

Past Passive Participle

from root dhā (to place) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies haviḥ

न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed, laid down, deposited

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nyasta

nyasta - placed, laid down, deposited

Past Passive Participle

from root as (to throw, lay) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Qualifies haviḥ

हविः (haviḥ) - oblation, offering

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of havis

havis - oblation, offering (for gods)

Note: Object of avalihet (implied in the comparison)

श्वा (śvā) - a dog

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

Note: Subject of the comparison

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

दुरात्मवान् (durātmavān) - wicked-minded, evil-souled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durātmanvat

durātmanvat - possessed of an evil (ātman), wicked-minded

from durātman + possessive suffix matup

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies śvā. The 'vat' suffix makes it a possessive adjective.