महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-73, verse-4

घातकः खादको वापि तथा यश्चानुमन्यते ।
यावन्ति तस्या लोमानि तावद्वर्षाणि मज्जति ॥४॥

4. ghātakaḥ khādako vāpi tathā yaścānumanyate ,
yāvanti tasyā lomāni tāvadvarṣāṇi majjati.

4. ghātakaḥ khādakaḥ vā api tathā yaḥ ca anumanyate
yāvanti tasyā lomāni tāvat varṣāṇi majjati

4. ghātakaḥ vā api khādakaḥ tathā ca yaḥ anumanyate
tasyā yāvanti lomāni tāvat varṣāṇi majjati

4. The one who slaughters, the one who eats, and likewise whoever approves—each of them sinks (into hell) for as many years as there are hairs on that (female animal).

Words meanings summery:

• घातकः (ghātakaḥ) - killer, slayer

• खादकः (khādakaḥ) - one who eats meat (eater, consumer)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• च (ca) - and

• अनुमन्यते (anumanyate) - approves, consents, sanctions

• यावन्ति (yāvanti) - as many as

• तस्या (tasyā) - of that female animal (of her)

• लोमानि (lomāni) - hairs

• तावत् (tāvat) - for so many (years) (so many, so much, for so long)

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

• मज्जति (majjati) - sinks into hell (sinks, dips, plunges)

Words meanings and morphology

घातकः (ghātakaḥ) - killer, slayer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghātaka

ghātaka - killer, slayer, murderer

from causative of √han (ghātaya-) + -aka suffix

Root: han (class 2)

खादकः (khādakaḥ) - one who eats meat (eater, consumer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khādaka

khādaka - eater, consumer

from √khād + -aka suffix

Root: khād (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अनुमन्यते (anumanyate) - approves, consents, sanctions

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anu-man

Present Middle

3rd singular present middle of √man (class 4) with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

यावन्ति (yāvanti) - as many as

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yāvat

yāvat - as much, as many, as far as, until

Note: Modifies 'lomāni'.

तस्या (tasyā) - of that female animal (of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the female animal being killed/eaten.

लोमानि (lomāni) - hairs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of loman

loman - hair, wool, down

तावत् (tāvat) - for so many (years) (so many, so much, for so long)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially as 'for so long' or 'so many times', here modifying 'varṣāṇi'.

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year, rain, monsoon

Note: Accusative of duration of time.

मज्जति (majjati) - sinks into hell (sinks, dips, plunges)

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd singular present active of √majj (class 6)

Root: majj (class 6)