महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-48, verse-24

चण्डालात्पुल्कसं चापि खराश्वगजभोजिनम् ।
मृतचेलप्रतिच्छन्नं भिन्नभाजनभोजिनम् ॥२४॥

24. caṇḍālātpulkasaṁ cāpi kharāśvagajabhojinam ,
mṛtacelapraticchannaṁ bhinnabhājanabhojinam.

24. caṇḍālāt pulkasam ca api khara-aśva-gaja-bhojinam
mṛta-cela-praticchannam bhinna-bhājana-bhojinam

24. pulkasam caṇḍālāt ca api khara-aśva-gaja-bhojinam
mṛta-cela-praticchannam bhinna-bhājana-bhojinam

24. From a caṇḍāla, a pulkasa is also (born), characterized by eating donkeys, horses, and elephants, wearing clothes of the dead, and eating from broken vessels.

Words meanings summery:

• चण्डालात् (caṇḍālāt) - from an outcaste, from a caṇḍāla

• पुल्कसम् (pulkasam) - a specific type of outcaste, described in this verse (a pulkasa (outcaste))

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• खर-अश्व-गज-भोजिनम् (khara-aśva-gaja-bhojinam) - an identifying characteristic of the pulkasa (one who eats donkeys, horses, and elephants)

• मृत-चेल-प्रतिच्छन्नम् (mṛta-cela-praticchannam) - an identifying characteristic of the pulkasa (covered with the clothes of the dead)

• भिन्न-भाजन-भोजिनम् (bhinna-bhājana-bhojinam) - an identifying characteristic of the pulkasa, implying extreme poverty and impurity (one who eats from broken vessels)

Words meanings and morphology

चण्डालात् (caṇḍālāt) - from an outcaste, from a caṇḍāla

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of caṇḍāla

caṇḍāla - an outcaste, one of the lowest mixed castes

पुल्कसम् (pulkasam) - a specific type of outcaste, described in this verse (a pulkasa (outcaste))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pulkasa

pulkasa - an outcaste, one of the lowest mixed castes, especially a caṇḍāla born from a kṣatriya or a śūdra male and kṣatriya female

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

खर-अश्व-गज-भोजिनम् (khara-aśva-gaja-bhojinam) - an identifying characteristic of the pulkasa (one who eats donkeys, horses, and elephants)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khara-aśva-gaja-bhojin

khara-aśva-gaja-bhojin - one who eats donkeys, horses, and elephants

Compound formed from 'khara' (donkey), 'aśva' (horse), 'gaja' (elephant) and 'bhojin' (eater).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khara+aśva+gaja+bhojin)

• khara – donkey
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• bhojin – eater, one who eats
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root BHUJ (to eat, enjoy) with suffix -in.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'pulkasam'.

मृत-चेल-प्रतिच्छन्नम् (mṛta-cela-praticchannam) - an identifying characteristic of the pulkasa (covered with the clothes of the dead)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛta-cela-praticchanna

mṛta-cela-praticchanna - covered with the clothes of the dead

Compound formed from 'mṛta' (dead), 'cela' (garment) and 'praticchanna' (covered).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛta+cela+praticchanna)

• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root MṚ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• cela – garment, cloth
  noun (neuter)
• praticchanna – covered, concealed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root CHAD (to cover) with prefix PRATI.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'pulkasam'.

भिन्न-भाजन-भोजिनम् (bhinna-bhājana-bhojinam) - an identifying characteristic of the pulkasa, implying extreme poverty and impurity (one who eats from broken vessels)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhinna-bhājana-bhojin

bhinna-bhājana-bhojin - one who eats from broken vessels

Compound formed from 'bhinna' (broken), 'bhājana' (vessel) and 'bhojin' (eater).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhinna+bhājana+bhojin)

• bhinna – broken, shattered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root BHID (to break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• bhājana – vessel, pot, dish
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root BHĀJ (to divide, share).
  Root: bhāj (class 1)
• bhojin – eater, one who eats
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root BHUJ (to eat, enjoy) with suffix -in.
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'pulkasam'.