महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-94, verse-21

अपक्वमेव तन्मांसमभूत्तेषां च धीमताम् ।
अथ हित्वा ययुः सर्वे वनमाहारकाङ्क्षिणः ॥२१॥

21. apakvameva tanmāṁsamabhūtteṣāṁ ca dhīmatām ,
atha hitvā yayuḥ sarve vanamāhārakāṅkṣiṇaḥ.

21. apakvam eva tat māṃsam abhūt teṣām ca dhīmatām
atha hitvā yayuḥ sarve vanam āhārakāṅkṣiṇaḥ

21. Indeed, that meat of those intelligent ones remained uncooked. Then, all of them, desiring food, abandoned it and went to the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• अपक्वम् (apakvam) - uncooked (uncooked, raw, unripe)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat (meat, flesh)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - remained (was, became, existed)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (of them, their)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the intelligent ones (of the intelligent, of the wise, of the sensible)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned (it) (having abandoned, having left, having given up)

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, everyone)

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest, wood, grove)

• आहारकाङ्क्षिणः (āhārakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring food (desiring food, hungry)

Words meanings and morphology

अपक्वम् (apakvam) - uncooked (uncooked, raw, unripe)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apakva

apakva - uncooked, raw, unripe, immature

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'pakva' (cooked)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pakva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• pakva – cooked, ripe, mature
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pac' (to cook)
  Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'māṃsam'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'māṃsam'.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat (meat, flesh)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

Note: This could also be accusative, but nominative makes sense with `abhūt`.

अभूत् (abhūt) - remained (was, became, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Tense

3rd person singular aorist active of 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the people.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins 'teṣām' and 'dhīmatām'.

धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the intelligent ones (of the intelligent, of the wise, of the sensible)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, sensible, sagacious

From 'dhī' (intellect) + '-mat' suffix

Note: Modifies 'teṣām'.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks sequence of events.

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned (it) (having abandoned, having left, having given up)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root 'hā' (to leave)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: An absolutive is an indeclinable verbal form.

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect Tense

3rd person plural perfect active of 'yā'

Root: yā (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with the implied subject of 'yayuḥ'.

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove; water, array

Note: Indicates destination.

आहारकाङ्क्षिणः (āhārakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring food (desiring food, hungry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhārakāṅkṣin

āhārakāṅkṣin - desiring food, hungry

Compound of 'āhāra' (food) and 'kāṅkṣin' (desiring)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āhāra+kāṅkṣin)

• āhāra – food, diet, sustenance
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā-' (towards) + root 'hṛ' (to carry, take)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing, longing for
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / Adjective from verb
  From root 'kāṅkṣ' (to desire)
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarve'.