महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-63, verse-8

आर्द्रायां कृसरं दत्त्वा तैलमिश्रमुपोषितः ।
नरस्तरति दुर्गाणि क्षुरधारांश्च पर्वतान् ॥८॥

8. ārdrāyāṁ kṛsaraṁ dattvā tailamiśramupoṣitaḥ ,
narastarati durgāṇi kṣuradhārāṁśca parvatān.

8. ārdrāyām kṛsaram dattvā tailamiśram upoṣitaḥ
naraḥ tarati durgāṇi kṣuradhārān ca parvatān

8. ārdrāyām tailamiśram kṛsaram dattvā upoṣitaḥ
naraḥ durgāṇi ca kṣuradhārān parvatān tarati

8. Having fasted and given kṛsara (a dish of rice and sesame/beans) mixed with oil during the Ārdrā (nakṣatra), a man overcomes difficulties and mountains with razor-sharp edges.

Words meanings summery:

• आर्द्रायाम् (ārdrāyām) - in Ārdrā (constellation/nakṣatra)

• कृसरम् (kṛsaram) - kṛsara (a dish of rice and sesame or beans)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• तैलमिश्रम् (tailamiśram) - mixed with oil

• उपोषितः (upoṣitaḥ) - having fasted; one who has fasted

• नरः (naraḥ) - man; human being

• तरति (tarati) - he crosses; he overcomes

• दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties (difficulties; fortresses; inaccessible places)

• क्षुरधारान् (kṣuradhārān) - mountains with razor-sharp edges (razor-edged; having razor-sharp edges)

• च (ca) - and

• पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains

Words meanings and morphology

आर्द्रायाम् (ārdrāyām) - in Ārdrā (constellation/nakṣatra)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ārdrā

ārdrā - wet, moist, fresh; name of a nakṣatra (constellation)

कृसरम् (kṛsaram) - kṛsara (a dish of rice and sesame or beans)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛsara

kṛsara - a dish of rice and sesame, or rice and lentils/beans, gruel

Note: Object of 'dattvā'.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √dā (to give), suffix -tvā

Root: dā (class 3)

तैलमिश्रम् (tailamiśram) - mixed with oil

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tailamiśra

tailamiśra - mixed with oil

Compound of taila (oil) + miśra (mixed)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taila+miśra)

• taila – oil, sesame oil
  noun (neuter)
• miśra – mixed, blended, combined
  adjective (masculine)
  From √miśr (to mix)
  Root: miśr (class 10)

उपोषितः (upoṣitaḥ) - having fasted; one who has fasted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upoṣita

upoṣita - fasted, abstained from food; one who has fasted

Past Passive Participle

From upa- + √vas (to dwell, to fast)

Prefix: upa

Root: vas (class 4)

Note: Describes 'naraḥ'.

नरः (naraḥ) - man; human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Note: Subject of 'tarati'.

तरति (tarati) - he crosses; he overcomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of tṝ

Present Indicative

3rd person singular, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: tṝ (class 1)

दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties (difficulties; fortresses; inaccessible places)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of durga

durga - difficult, hard to pass; fortress, difficulty, distress

Compound of dur- (bad, difficult) + ga (going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+ga)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ga – going, moving, what goes
  adjective (masculine)
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'tarati'.

क्षुरधारान् (kṣuradhārān) - mountains with razor-sharp edges (razor-edged; having razor-sharp edges)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣuradhāra

kṣuradhāra - razor-edged, having a razor's edge

Compound of kṣura (razor) + dhārā (edge)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣura+dhārā)

• kṣura – razor
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – edge, current, stream
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: Object of 'tarati'.